ProLEAD Certificate Program
Becoming a great leader takes an entirely different skill set from where you started as an entry-level employee. Unless you have been taken under the wing of a great mentor or participated in an immersive training program at your organization, you're learning to swim in an ocean of uncharted waters with unpredictable challenges and definite obstacles every day.
The ProLEAD program is designed for those with basic managerial skills who are seeking more guidance and insight on tough topics that keep them up at night, such as terminating employees and confronting difficult people in threatening situations.
Who Should Attend?
This program is the next step for leaders who have attended Hawkeye's LEAD Certificate Program or other comprehensive management or leadership training or have an associate or bachelor's degree in business management. These leaders must also have at least one year of experience with someone reporting directly to them.
ProLEAD Certificate Program Classes
The ProLEAD Certificate program includes ten four-hour classes, two one-hour individual coaching sessions with a professional business coach, and a one-hour Habit Builder Webinar.
To earn the ProLEAD certificate, participants must attend at least seven of the ten classes, dial in to both individual coaching calls, and attend the required one-hour Habit Builder seminar.
* Required
Feb13Uncovering Leadership Blind Spots
In this workshop, you'll learn to identify common leadership blind spots that may be sabotaging your success. Learn how you, as a leader, can impact organizational performance, employee satisfaction, and retention.
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Michelle Gnida
Michelle Gnida is a Master Trainer and Global Award-winning Regional Manager for Dale Carnegie. For 22 years, she's assisted organizations in developing their people to grow their organizations faster — making a profound impact on their careers and their happiness at home.
Because evolving takes guts, Michelle creates a safe environment, with intense coaching and practice, so organizations, teams and Individuals can practice the hard stuff, the things that get in our way and the skills that really matter.
Michelle lives near Solon with her husband, Andy, and three kids, Louis, Zeb and Eleanor. She is a graduate of Solon High School and the University of Iowa with a degree in Business. In her spare time, she enjoys water skiing and competing in local triathlons. She also teaches Sunday school at Solon United Methodist Church for junior high students.
Habit Builder Webinar *
In this introductory webinar, leadership coach Joel Bennett will help participants identify leadership behaviors they would like to improve throughout the certificate program. Using an individualized process and the Habit Builder tool, each participant will implement these new behaviors into their daily work habits.
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Time: 9:00–10:00am
Facilitator: Joel Bennett
Joel Bennett has more than 20 years of human resource experience and excels at building organizational capacity by providing customized consulting, training, and coaching services to growth focused businesses. His expertise in leadership and organizational development, performance management, and recruiting allow him to assist leaders in tackling challenging personnel and organizational issues. Joel has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, service, education, and healthcare.
Joel graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography, and a Master's in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix. He is also a certified practitioner of the DISC assessment and an Actionable Consulting Partner for the Actionable Conversations line of leadership development tools.
Maximizing Your Productivity
Are you stressed because you spend all day working and, at the end of it, really have nothing to show for it? In this session, gain insight when your peak performance time is during the day and what activities you should be doing during that time. Also, find solutions for time wasters, review tips for utilizing work resources, and examine how super productive people get it done.
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Terry Whitson
Terry Whitson is an independent training and development consultant with more than 25 years of experience in corporate training. She earned a master's degree in training and development from Drake University and an undergraduate degree in business with a marketing emphasis from the University of Iowa. Terry has been an adjunct faculty member at Kirkwood Community College since 1988 and Mount Mercy University since 2010. She has worked as a training manager and corporate trainer for several large companies. She also gained valuable insight into customer communications from her early work experience as a customer service manager.
Individual Coaching Call *
You will conduct a one-hour, one-to-one coaching call with leadership coach Joel Bennett. During this time, you will reflect on what you are learning in the program and target new leadership behaviors you want to practice. This is a wonderful opportunity to get personalized coaching, integrate key learnings from the program into your daily leadership habits, and build a plan to measure the impact your efforts are having.
Date: April 20–24, 2020
Facilitator: Joel Bennett
Joel Bennett has more than 20 years of human resource experience and excels at building organizational capacity by providing customized consulting, training, and coaching services to growth-focused businesses. His expertise in leadership and organizational development, performance management, and recruiting allow him to assist leaders in tackling challenging personnel and organizational issues. Joel has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, service, education, and healthcare.
Joel graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography, and a Master's in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix. He is also a certified practitioner of the DISC assessment and an Actionable Consulting Partner for the Actionable Conversations line of leadership development tools.
Team Engagement Through Leadership Conversations
According to the 80/20 principle, 80% of the work gets done by 20% of your employees. It's very likely those employees are probably the most engaged at the company, which is why they are the most productive. What if you, as the leader, knew what to do to get more employees engaged? This class will share the key conversations leaders need to have with their teams to impact their company culture and give them a competitive edge.
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Joel Bennett
Joel Bennett has more than 20 years of human resource experience and excels at building organizational capacity by providing customized consulting, training, and coaching services to growth focused businesses. His expertise in leadership and organizational development, performance management, and recruiting allow him to assist leaders in tackling challenging personnel and organizational issues. Joel has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, service, education, and healthcare.
Joel graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography, and a Master's in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix. He is also a certified practitioner of the DISC assessment and an Actionable Consulting Partner for the Actionable Conversations line of leadership development tools.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Money talks. If you don't know the language to participate in those budgeting discussions, you are lost. In this session, gain a solid understanding of key financial terms, concepts, and metrics used in budgeting and accounting. Learn how to read financial statements and budget reports along with identifying problems spots and the questions to ask. Build confidence in your business acumen so you are able to track expenses, justify purchase requests, and forecast annual budgets.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Mitch Roose
Mitch Roose's passion for helping others led him to teaching assignments at three different colleges – Hawkeye Community College, Kirkwood Community College, and Wartburg College. Mitch teaches business and mathematics, and draws on a wealth of knowledge he's gained from his education and previous experience. Mitch has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Iowa, as well as a bachelor's in electrical engineering, and has worked as a financial analyst for Northrop Corporation.
Trust, Respect and Ethics
More than ever people are looking for leaders who they can trust and respect. This is built on a foundation of ethics. This class will challenge and inspire you to be that kind of leader we all need now and in the future.
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Heather Woody
Heather L. Woody is a success coach who assists individuals personally and professionally to help them experience their greatness. She has a passion for working with people as they pursue their own road to success, goal achievement and fulfilled lives.
Heather is a master certified coach through the Certified Coach Federation and a graduate of Coach Inc., one of the largest international training organizations for professional coaches. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Communications from the University of Northern Iowa. She is also a FranklinCovey consultant/facilitator and certified in The 5 Choices, The 7 Habits Signature, and Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results Leadership.
Skillful Negotiation
Managers negotiate every day – from convincing a direct report to come in on Saturday to reaching a starting salary for a new hire. In this class, you'll discover how to approach different situations, ask better questions, frame the discussions, and analyze the risks along with weighing the various options. You will practice your new negotiation skills in a safe environment with positive feedback from the instructor and other class participants.
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Dr. Celina Peerman
Dr. Celina Peerman serves as an organizational psychologist with over 25 years of experience from front line to senior level positions, in a wide range of industries and organizations. She is passionate about engaging our human resources in innovative ways to achieve even better organizational results.
While she does some traveling for nationally and internationally, Celina is focused on helping Iowa first. Making sure we are well prepared to recruit and keep the best people and companies right here is priority. Celina’s passion is for how people behave at work; the good, the bad and the worst. Her style has been described as dynamic noting the ability to draw in even the most resistant attendees through real life examples and humor.
Celina lives in Waverly with her husband David of 27 years and two teenage daughters, and a really needy dog.
Practicing Difficult Conversations
Dealing with difficult people and conducting those conversations is one of the most challenging tasks leaders perform. The only way to make this easier is to simply practice it. This class session is devoted to that. After reviewing the guidelines, several practice scenarios will be arranged and you will practice your skills with direct feedback from the instructor and other class participants. It's true; practice makes perfect.
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Heather Woody
Heather L. Woody is a success coach who assists individuals personally and professionally to help them experience their greatness. She has a passion for working with people as they pursue their own road to success, goal achievement and fulfilled lives.
Heather is a master certified coach through the Certified Coach Federation and a graduate of Coach Inc., one of the largest international training organizations for professional coaches. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Communications from the University of Northern Iowa. She is also a FranklinCovey consultant/facilitator and certified in The 5 Choices, The 7 Habits Signature, and Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results Leadership.
Individual Coaching Call *
You will conduct a one-hour, one-to-one coaching call with leadership coach Joel Bennett. During this time, you will reflect on what you are learning in the program and target new leadership behaviors you want to practice. This is a wonderful opportunity to get personalized coaching, integrate key learnings from the program into your daily leadership habits, and build a plan to measure the impact your efforts are having.
Date: September 21–25, 2020
Facilitator: Joel Bennett
Joel Bennett has more than 20 years of human resource experience and excels at building organizational capacity by providing customized consulting, training, and coaching services to growth-focused businesses. His expertise in leadership and organizational development, performance management, and recruiting allow him to assist leaders in tackling challenging personnel and organizational issues. Joel has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, service, education, and healthcare.
Joel graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography, and a Master's in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix. He is also a certified practitioner of the DISC assessment and an Actionable Consulting Partner for the Actionable Conversations line of leadership development tools.
Effective Performance Reviews
Are your performance reports making a difference? By the end of this class, you will be better equipped to write and deliver performance reviews that are filled with evidence and value that direct reports appreciate and specifically know what to work on to improve their work performance. Class will practice phrasing sticky scenarios and will be exposed to tools to assist them in the future.
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Terry Whitson
Making Teams Better: Win with Advanced Management Strategies
In this session, a variety of challenging management situations will be discussed along with employee performance management strategy solutions. The topics will include: onboarding new employees, supervising remote staff members, respecting team members, helping employees improve performance, mediating team conflicts, managing in a collective bargaining environment, and making the decision to terminate.
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Lisa Powell
Lisa Powell has been the Human Resources Director for Linn County since 2006. She leans on her human resources management experience, expertise in the public sector, and communication skills to lead a department that manages recruitment, labor relations, leadership training, and more for county employees. She is the former president of the Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association and serves as the director of two boards – the National Public Labor Relations Association and the Iowa Public Employer Labor Relations Association.
Developing Self-Managing and Emotionally Intelligent Direct Reports
The ultimate goal for a manager is to have self-sufficient, mature employees who are proactive, trusted role models in the organization and community. This is a long road of development that progresses at different speeds and takes different routes depending on the employee. In this session, will be challenged to raise the bar of expectations for their staff and themselves, and leave with ideas on how to do this.
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2020
Time: 8:00am–12:00pm
Facilitator: Heather Woody
Heather L. Woody is a success coach who assists individuals personally and professionally to help them experience their greatness. She has a passion for working with people as they pursue their own road to success, goal achievement and fulfilled lives.
Heather is a master certified coach through the Certified Coach Federation and a graduate of Coach Inc., one of the largest international training organizations for professional coaches. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Communications from the University of Northern Iowa. She is also a FranklinCovey consultant/facilitator and certified in The 5 Choices, The 7 Habits Signature, and Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results Leadership.
Registration
Classes meet on Hawkeye Community College's Main Campus in Buchanan Hall in the Advanced Technology and Business Center.
Cost: The ProLEAD Certificate Program is $1,795 per person for the first three employees and $1,595 for each additional employee. Participants will receive class materials in one complete binder for future reference.
To register, complete the ProLEAD Registration form [pdf] and email the completed form to Corporate and Business Solutions.
A staff member will contact you to confirm registration and answer any questions. We will invoice your company for the total number of seats to the ProLEAD Certificate Program.
Request more information about the ProLEAD Certificate Program
Contact Corporate and Business Solutions at 319-296-4223 or complete the form below for more information.