Management Development Program

Session I - October 5, 12, 16-20, 2023
Session II - November 2, 6-10 2023
Virtual Program
*THIS IS A SAMPLE SCHEDULE. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND TOPICS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.*
MDP Kickoff!

Thursday, October 5, 2023 (11:00 - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Skills-Assessment Activity

Facilitators: Jenny Drescher and Ellen Feldman Ornato, Founding Partners – Bolder Company Inc.

On October 5, you will participate in a Management Development Program orientation as well as a pre-game session with the Bolder Company to get introduced to your cohort members and get an introduction to the Management Development Program.  

SKILLS ASSESSMENT SESSION (PART I)

Thursday, October 12, 2023 (11:00 - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Skills-Assessment Activity

Facilitators: Jenny Drescher and Ellen Feldman Ornato, Founding Partners – Bolder Company Inc.

On October 12 and November 2, you will participate in two workshops designed to help you understand yourself and others through the lens of personality. Unlock the personal perspectives, motivations, and preferences that make you who and how you are. Then turn the lens outwards to learn how to understand and manage others. This brief introduction to the language of DiSC will include conversations, a personalized report, and fun with your new friends in the MDP program.  

SESSION I

Monday, October 16, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Opening Session/The Importance of Professional Development and Your Leadership Journey

Facilitators: Virginia Harn, Principal, Manufacturing and Distribution - CLA; Allison Grealis, President and Founder - Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) and Education Foundation (WiMEF)

  • In this session, you'll be welcomed to the Women in Manufacturing's Management Development Program (MDP) by Allison Grealis, President and Founder - Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) and Education Foundation (WiMEF) and Virginia Harn, Principal, Manufacturing and Distribution - CLA

Tuesday, October 17 , 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Fundamentals of Leadership and Management

Facilitator: Amy Forehand, Owner, Leadership Consultant and Coach - The Forehand Company 

  • Prepare to build skills that enhance your development as a leader
  • Identify the skills needed for management and leadership success
  • Understand how to make the transition into management
  • Target the leadership and management skills you most want to improve

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)

Effective Business Communications

Facilitator: Lynn Kier, Communications Leader / Storyteller / Brand Evangelist / DEI Advocate

  • In this session, you'll learn the basics of effective professional communication. We will walk through stories and examples and tease out insights to help you communicate with power, precision and poise in your role
  • Getting your message across
  • Emails, list serves, LinkedIn, and social media
  • Construct and express clear and concise messages in both written and spoken communication
  • Utilize an empowering and dynamic communication process to increase team members’ motivation and commitment
  • Deliver messages that address the interests of the listener
  • Make verbal and nonverbal communication congruent to reinforce the intent of messages
  • Use reflecting, supporting, advising to demonstrate active listening to others
  • Provide the rationale for your feedback, whether to reinforce or improve performance

Thursday, October 19, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)

Objective Setting, Delegation and Performance Management

Facilitator: Stacey Schroeder, President & Founder - EVelop

"If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there." – Lewis Carroll

  • People look to their leaders to help them determine what to work on, how to prioritize their activities, and take action when things don't go as expected.
  • In this session, you will learn how to set clear, actionable objectives, translate and breakdown those objectives into smaller components for your team members, and provide feedback in regards to performance.
  • Come prepared with questions and examples from your current role, and get ready to learn from your instructor and each other!

 

Friday, October 20, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)

Finance for the Non-Financial Manager

Facilitator: Daniele Caserta, Principal, Manufacturing and Distribution - CLA

In this session, you will:

  • Gain an understanding of how personal finances correlate to business finances
  • Develop a basic understanding of how the company finances work
  • Create ways to identify how actions you take at work impact your company's performance
SKILLS ASSESSMENT SESSION (PART II)

Thursday, November 2, 2023 (11:00 - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Skills-Assessment Activity

Facilitators: Jenny Drescher and Ellen Feldman Ornato, Founding Partners – Bolder Company Inc.

On October 12 and November 2, you will participate in two workshops designed to help you understand yourself and others through the lens of personality. Unlock the personal perspectives, motivations, and preferences that make you who and how you are. Then turn the lens outwards to learn how to understand and manage others. This brief introduction to the language of DiSC will include conversations, a personalized report, and fun with your new friends in the MDP program.  

SESSION II

Monday, November 6, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Planning Strategies and Business Models

Facilitator: Jd Marhevko, Vice President of Quality, ZF Division U. Electronics & ADAS - ZF Group

  • In this session, you'll gain awareness of the basic steps that go into strategic planning
  • Strategic planning is the continuous process of making decisions systematically while considering the future, systematically organizing the efforts needed to carry out these decisions, and measuring the results of these decisions against the expectations through organized, systematic feedback
  • You will learn a structured, portable methodology to aid you in strategic planning efforts within your team and your organization

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)
Managing & Developing Human Resources to Attract, Retain and Engage Talent

Facilitator: Diane McNally, Founder and President - Diane McNally Consulting LLC

  • In this session, you will gain understanding of why attracting, retaining and engaging employees is important to your organization.
  • Get familiar with your role as a supervisor or manager in recognizing talent and how you can help to develop your employees through engagement and development.
  • Lastly, you will learn a few key metrics and why they are important to help with attracting, retaining and engaging your talent.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)

The Importance of Networking and Building Your Personal Brand

Facilitator: Sara Shookman

Thursday, November 9, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)

The Power of Negotiation

Facilitator: Nicole Kosmowski - GE Healthcare

  • Opening exercise, topic introduction & orientation
  • The four stages of negotiation
  • The importance of planning and target setting
  • Body language and word choice can make or break your results
  • Tips, tricks and pitfalls during tough negotiations

Friday, November 10, 2023 (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET)

Diversity in the Workplace

Facilitator: Freya Huffman