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SUMMARY:ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE TRAINING - Closing the Skills Gap
DESCRIPTION:The Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce Foundation is proud to present the first in a series of workforce training sessions developed to build and enhance skills needed to become high-performance individual\, team\, and organization. \n\n\n\nOur training programs are designed and facilitated from a business perspective. Who better to partner with than The Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce who are a catalyst of business growth and success\, a convener of leaders and influencers\, and a champion of the business community? Your success is truly our success!\n\n\n\nCourse Description\n\n\n\nBuilding High Performance Teams:\n\n\n\nA team is a group\, but a group is not necessarily a team.\n\n\n\nIn this course you will learn the vital elements and characteristics of high-performing teams. Participants will gain the skills and confidence to pursue excellence through shared goals\, open communication\, clear expectations\, and a strong sense of accountability among their teams.\n\n\n\nThis course is offered in two half day sessions.\n\n\n\nSpace is limited\, Register Today!\n\n\n\nWe are offering this training on a low or no cost model. We accomplish this by acting as your liaison to secure Federal Incumbent Workforce Training (IWT) grant funds available through the Coconino County Workforce Development Board. This will provide qualified organizations with 50-90% reimbursement for fees on any training we provide.\n\n\n\nPresented by:\n\n	Bruce Sobczak Principal Consultant with SOBO Associates LLC is a transformational leader experienced in organizational leadership\, engineering\, production\, quality\, and workforce training operations doing business in Asia\, Europe\, Mexico and across the US. Notable positions include Director of Manufacturing Engineering\, Director of Production Engineering\, Director of Workforce Training\, Director of Economic Development\, Principal Consultant\, Adjunct Faculty\, Keynote Speaker\, and Conference Panelist. Community service includes numerous board memberships and committee chairmanships for the Virginia Department of Education\, Virginia Career Works Workforce Development Board\, Virginia Department of Corrections\, Coconino County Workforce Development Board\, and the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce. \n\n\n\n	Patricia Sobczak\, Ph.D.  Principal Consultant with SOBO Associates LLC specializes in organizational and leadership development. She has a doctorate in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University\, Santa Barbara\, CA. Patricia has been actively researching and teaching leadership development in a variety of settings and disciplines for almost 25 years. Her dissertation analyzed how adult players of a commercial-off-the-shelf massively multiplayer online video game (MMOG) used the leadership skills gained in the game to inform their leadership development in the workplace. From this study\, a new approach to leadership development\, ephemeral leadership emerged. Dr. Sobczak also has an MBA and graduate degrees in Library Science and Human and Organizational Systems. Prior to her career in academia\, Dr. Sobczak worked in private industry as a program manager\, industrial and manufacturing engineer\, and a sales/account executive.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce Foundation is proud to present the first in a series of workforce training sessions developed to build and enhance skills needed to become high-performance individual\, team\, and organization.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nOur training programs are designed and facilitated from a business perspective. Who better to partner with than The Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce who are a catalyst of business growth and success\, a convener of leaders and influencers\, and a champion of the business community? Your success is truly our success!<br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>Course Description</strong></u><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Building High Performance Teams:</strong><br />\n<br />\nA team is a group\, but a group is not necessarily a team.<br />\n<br />\nIn this course you will learn the vital elements and characteristics of high-performing teams. Participants will gain the skills and confidence to pursue excellence through&nbsp\;shared goals\, open communication\, clear expectations\, and a strong sense of accountability&nbsp\;among their teams.<br />\n<br />\nThis course is offered in two half day sessions.<br />\n<br />\nSpace is limited\, Register Today!<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">We are offering this training on a low or no cost model. We accomplish this by acting as your liaison to secure Federal Incumbent Workforce Training (IWT) grant funds available through the Coconino County Workforce Development Board. This will provide qualified organizations with 50-90% reimbursement for fees on any training we provide.</span></strong></span><br />\n<br />\nPresented by:\n<ul>\n	<li><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"><strong>Bruce Sobczak</strong> Principal Consultant with SOBO Associates LLC is a transformational leader experienced in organizational leadership\, engineering\, production\, quality\, and workforce training operations doing business in Asia\, Europe\, Mexico and across the US. Notable positions include Director of Manufacturing Engineering\, Director of Production Engineering\, Director of Workforce Training\, Director of Economic Development\, Principal Consultant\, Adjunct Faculty\, Keynote Speaker\, and Conference Panelist. Community service includes numerous board memberships and committee chairmanships for the Virginia Department of Education\, Virginia Career Works Workforce Development Board\, Virginia Department of Corrections\, Coconino County Workforce Development Board\, and the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce. </span></em></li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Patricia Sobczak\, Ph.D.&nbsp\;</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Principal Consultant with SOBO Associates LLC specializes in organizational and leadership development. She has a doctorate in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University\, Santa Barbara\, CA. Patricia has been actively researching and teaching leadership development in a variety of settings and disciplines for almost 25 years. Her dissertation analyzed how adult players of a commercial-off-the-shelf massively multiplayer online video game (MMOG) used the leadership skills gained in the game to inform their leadership development in the workplace. From this study\, a new approach to leadership development\, ephemeral leadership emerged. Dr. Sobczak also has an MBA and graduate degrees in Library Science and Human and Organizational Systems. Prior to her career in academia\, Dr. Sobczak worked in private industry as a program manager\, industrial and manufacturing engineer\, and a sales/account executive. </span></em></li>\n</ul>\n
LOCATION:Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce Boardroom 101 W Route 66 Flagstaff\, AZ 86001
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URL:https://business.flagstaffchamber.com/events/details/organizational-excellence-training-closing-the-skills-gap-28134
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