Three new training programs facilitated by Human Resource Services will give emerging leaders at Washington State University the opportunity to enhance their skills and form meaningful connections with colleagues across the system.
From supervisors in their first few years overseeing employees to established department heads and managers, each new training will be carried out over the course of a year as a facilitated networking group.
“We have massively engaged individuals here at WSU who we want as future leaders, and so we want to maintain that passion and creativity and work to grow people from within, so we see these offerings as a fantastic opportunity to do that,” Laura Hamilton, a manager with HRS’ Learning and Organization Development, said.
Each training program is geared towards managers and supervisors at specific points in their careers:
Leadership Transitions, Leader of Self
Launching this fall, the training will focus on giving supervisors looking to supplement their skillsets en route to higher level roles later in their careers.Leadership Foundations, Leader of Business
Targeted at managers three to five years’ experience leading teams, this training series launching in January 2024 will give them skills in things like networking and executive presence to move into more prominent roles.Leadership Mastery, Leader of Teams
Established managers looking to lead larger units as directors will gain skills in cross-cultural leadership as well as building and leading teams as part of this program, set to launch in January 2024.
Each training will be led by a HRS facilitator and will require participants to take new classes via Precipio, engage with coursework, and discuss key concepts and topics with their fellow managers and supervisors. Facilitating dialogues and building relationships between individuals on campuses across the WSU system is another major goal of the program.
“It’s a significant time commitment, but one of my big hopes is that we’ll bring groups from throughout the university together so they are able to network in a unique way that’s not currently available,” Hamilton said. “We haven’t had cohorts with common goal going through programs together in the past, and as an educational institution, we recognize how important that can be and how relationships can be built and last through a person’s career.
Applications for all three training programs as well as more information on each is available on HRS’s website.
