Management Development Academy
Schedule
Class Thirteen Session Two - Oct 23-25, 2023
Charlotte, North Carolina
Day One: MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023
Welcome to MDA, Session Activities and MDA News

Introductions and Opening Orientation

Social and Dinner
Restaurant TBD
DAY TWO: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023
Breakfast
Topic One:
Professional Development and Networking for the Metalforming Industry
- Moving outward and onward—developing my career
- Emotional intelligence—what is it and why it matters
- The value of networking, certification and continuing education
- Staying focused with a talent roadmap
Lunch and Break
Topic Two :
People Centric Leadership
Begin a journey of discovery into leadership behaviors and skills required to create an engaged culture. Learn and practice the four foundational skills for effective people-centric leadership: knowing your “why,” setting clear priorities, engaging team members and implementing change. Achieve specific leadership tasks by deploying a problem-solving discussion method to lead meetings and empower others.
- Use introspective techniques to drive personal development.
- Deploy a problem-solving method to set goals and implement change.
- Base discussions about performance on behaviors and not attitudes.
- Recognize and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of the team.
Talking Points:
- Values: personal and business intertwined
- Vision or “why” personally or for your department
- Drive change and promote collaboration through goal setting
- Servant leadership behaviors
- A coach approach to difficult conversations
Dinner
Restaurant TBD
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023
Breakfast
Topic Three :
Diversity in the Workplace
First-line supervisors and managers seek to run their operations as smoothly as possible to meet production goals. The notion of ‘diversity’ is seen by some as a help in the workplace and seen as a hinderance by others. This seminar is intended to provide factual information and to provide a forum of discussion and collaboration on how to make diversity an asset in operations. The seminar topics include:
- What is diversity and do we need it in the workplace?
- How changes in ethnicity and generations in the workforce affect you.
- How the federal nine ‘protected classes’ protects everyone.
- How to identify unconscious bias and what to do about it.
- What is a ‘hostile work environment’ and how to avoid it.
- How to make a more ‘inclusive’ environment for higher productivity
Conclusion of Session
Wrap-up, next steps and program evaluation