Own Your Leadership Journey

Description

Effectively managing and leading project teams is crucial to successfully delivering engineering projects; however, the skills neccessary to accomplish this are rarely taught in a traditional engineering education. This workshop series aims to provide participants with the knowledge and tools to improve their abilities to delegate, oversee the work of others, and budget resources to promote efficient team performance. Hands on activities and role playing will be incorporated in the sessions to facilitate the transplantationof new skills to the workplace. Enterprise level topics including strategic planning, finances, and human resources will also be covered to help participants understand how they can positively impact global firm operations.

This leadership program is targeted towards engineers who are gaining responsibility for managing projects and leading small teams. Participants will be expected to attend all sessions and embrace a collaborative commitment to improving leadership in the engineering community.

Instructor:
Courses will be taught by University of St. Thomas  professors including the series' main instructor, Dr. Nicole Zwieg Daly. As Director for Education & Programming at the Center for Etical Organizations at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. Nicole earned her B.A. from the UNiveristy of St. St. Thomas (UST) with a double-major in Business Management and Journalism-Public Relations. In 2018, she earned her doctorate degree in Organization Development & Change frome UST. Nicole has nearly 20 years of business management, relationship management, and organization development experience. Full bio here.

Parking:
Harmon Ramp
25 South 11th Street (Entrance/exit on 11th Avenue)
Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Harmon Ramp is connected to UST campus by skyway. Parking vouchers will be avaialble for workship participants.

Workshop Schedule:
February 5: Management vs. Leadership
March 5: Soft Skills: Not for the Light-Hearted
April 2: Uncouncscious Bias
May 7: Engineering Ingenuity & The Law
June 4: Effective Delegation & Empowerment = High Collaborative Culture
July 9: What Really Is Stratgic Planning?
August 6: Business Operations
September 3: Thinking Ahead: Are You Positioning Yourself for Where You Want to Be?
October 1: How to Effectively Influence Behavior
November 5: Professional Development: The Finished Project
December 3: Reflection & Reaction: What's Next?

**For full workshop flyer that includes descriptions for each session, click here.