UCF Professional Development Workshop Series   

What makes an effective manager?  They know what employees need to work effectively, stay productive and contribute to a thrilled customer experience and a harmonious workplace. How to accomplish these goals is the challenging part! It takes teamwork, communication, performance management and conflict negotiation. Sometimes, all at the same time!

The skills you’ll learn and practice are essential for creating value and can be applied in any setting - government agencies, universities, not-for-profits, corporations, small businesses, and startups. Being a manager will make you a high-impact professional sought after by employers, colleagues, and customers.  

Led by Lauryn De George, EdD, MBA, this workshop gives you exposure and practice applying core management skills to successfully navigate various situations and settings, through a combination of instruction, personal-reflection and group activities, case study, and interactive classroom discussion. Get ready to learn!

Most organizations struggle to address the “generational crisis.” For organizations, generational differences in the workplace can cause conflict, dissent, and decreased productivity. However, when approached positively, a multigenerational workplace can promote innovation and increase profits.

The multigenerational workplace is complicated by an ever-increasing complicated work environment. As work-related tasks become more complex, the need and demand for high-impact teams that perform at the highest levels is greater than ever. During this workshop led by Dr. Micheal Strawser, attendees will evaluate their own leadership style, assess their own team’s performance, and understand high-performing teams and threats to teamwork and collaborative problem solving through a generational lens.

Those who aspire to lead others at the next level or above and have proven themselves in the skills of basic supervision. Also, those already leaders of departments, units or significant groups of people that are interested in enhancing their leadership awareness and impact on organization performance

In developing effective leaders in today’s rapidly changing world, developing perspective and focus is critical to a leader’s long-term success. Focus in many organizations is directed toward immediate performance goals and not necessarily inclusive of longer-term individual leadership development goals.