EMU is offering a series of seven seminars designed to help persons sharpen their leadership and conflict management skills.
EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), MA in business administration program and the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) have teamed up with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce and the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center to focus on topics ranging from negotiation skills for a “win-win outcome” to dealing with various personality types in the office.
The seminars will begin late January, meeting 9 a.m. for noon on seven Fridays in classroom 211/212 of the University Commons. (See campus map.)
‘People-Handling Skills’
“In my 30 years in business, I’ve noted that the vast majority of middle and senior managers are highly competent in their fields of expertise, but some lack the people-handling skills they need to be fully successful,” said Allon Lefever, director of EMU’s MBA program and entrepreneur. “This seminar series will offer practical help in this arena.”
“It’s been a wonderful opportunity for EMU to work more closely with organizations like the Chamber and SBDC to add the element of the ‘people-side’ of business to their existing and excellent array of services,” said Susan Landes Beck, a CJP administrator and initiator of the series. “With these joint efforts, the Valley has a practical package of training opportunities for local persons who want to grow in all areas of their leadership, business, entrepreneurship and management skills,” she added.
Costs, Schedule and Registration
The cost is $59 per seminar or $349 for the entire series, with a 10 percent discount for Chamber members.
Instructors are seasoned faculty members from EMU’s CJP, ADCP and STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilence) programs as well as from James Madison University and the Wharton, Aldhizer and Weaver law firm.
The schedule follows:
- Jan. 25: Leading Healthy Organizations in a Changing Environment;
- Feb. 1: Building Your Business and Your Integrity;
- Feb. 22, Cultural Awareness Matters: Effective Communication in Today’ s Diverse Workplace;
- Feb. 29: Personality and Communication Styles at Work;
- Mar. 28, Practical Leadership: Using Your Style to Effectively Lead;
- Apr. 11: Transforming Conflict Among Team Members;
- Apr. 25: Negotiation Skills for Leaders.
Persons attending the entire series will receive a certificate in organizational leadership.
To register or for more information, visit http://www.emu.edu/seminarseries or call 540-432-4651 or e-mail pi@emu.edu.