Overview
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Organizational Development has collaborated with Daniels Executive Education to create monthly opportunities to continue your leadership and professional growth. These opportunities are an important focus for the Leadership Team, and they represent part of the succession plan for CPW As such, there is an expectation that alumni attend two classes a year
All sessions take place virtually over Zoom from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Each session includes:
A 90-minute virtual session hosted by a DU Faculty
A mix of new content and breakout sessions
Wrap up
Schedule
High Performing Teams with Jenny Dobmeier
Thursday, July 13, 2023 and Tuesday, January 9, 2024
We all know there are specific leadership attributes that separate the good from the great How can you recognize or develop these traits within yourself? Through context, emotional intelligence, and authenticity, we strive to be the best leaders in our work This program will help you assess your current leadership skills and develop plans to improve as a leader
Building Your Resilience with Kellie Jenkins
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Thriving in the Changing World of Work: Developing Personal Strategies to Build Your Resilience. This session will shine a light on some of the reasons behind the overwhelm that many leaders are feeling and offer some suggestions for resilience-building habits that can support sustainable performance Participants will have the opportunity to craft their own personalized rituals from a “menu” of habits They will leverage the support of their peers to ensure that they are set up for success as they implement their new routines
Love + Work with Kerry Plemmons
Thursday, August 17, 2023
How might we build a place where people want to work? What’s love got to do with it? When we are in love, we build resilience against the forces that bring us down. This session will provide tools to engage your teams to build circles of true excellence, true engagement and fun! We joined CPW because of our love of natural resources in the outdoor environment. This session will help you build resilience through focus on the 20% of your daily/weekly week that you love.
Difficult Conversations with Mia Elizardi
Thursday, September 7, 2023 and Tuesday, February 6, 2024
While inevitable, difficult conversations can be one of the most challenging aspects of a leader’s job, and avoiding them can be costly for organizations, resulting in absenteeism, poor performance, turnover, and even litigation This session will help you to achieve the best outcome for all parties using a conversation blueprint to make conversations easier and help you stay in control
Negotiation with Pieter Van Ry
Thursday, October 12, 2023 and Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Negotiation is an activity that every leader engages in on a daily basis, whether it is something significant like a multi-year contract agreement, or something simpler like securing adequate staffing resources for a project This session will use Insights color energies, influence and concepts outlined in the book "Getting to Yes" to help you become more effective at negotiation and develop win/win solutions
Coaching and Feedback with Mia Elizardi
Thursday, November 9, 2023 and Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Employee engagement has a direct relationship to employee retention and team success Employees that are more engaged are more likely to perform better and are less likely to leave This session will provide you with actionable strategies for developing employees through coaching and feedback
Embracing Failure with Brandon Daruna
Thursday, December 7, 2023 and Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Reframing failure as a catalyst for growth and innovation creates nimble, antifragile organizations that thrive in our unpredictable world In this session, you will learn about how a failure-positive culture fosters resilience, creativity and a growth mindset, and you will explore frameworks for building this kind of culture in your team and organization
Registration
For the 2023-2024 academic year, registration for the Alumni Development Program will take place via the online course platform NovoEd.
STEP 1 Locate your Welcome Email, a systemgenerated email from NovoEd which includes your login information
STEP 2 Log in to NovoEd using your credentials
STEP 3 Click the blue "Start Your Journey Now" button
STEP 4
STEP 5
Roll over any session and then click the blue "Learn More" button to learn more about the session and enroll when you're ready. Sessions in which you are already enrolled show "In Progress" instead of "Learn More"
Click the blue "Enroll" button to enroll in the session
STEP 6
If your plans change and you no longer wish to attend a session, click the three dots in the lower corner of the session on the main Learning Journey screen to withdraw
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