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Making the Shift from Technical Expert to Organizational Leader

 
When contemplating transitions in their careers, most individuals are uncertain about how to move beyond roles based primarily on their expertise into those with broader exposure and organizational impact.
Get a roadmap for the skills, competencies and experiences needed to transition successfully from a position or status as a content/technical expert into a leadership position.

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Objectives:
§ Describe the four major leadership roles
§ Assess your current skills and competencies against those of the successful organizational leader
§ Create a plan for how to increase your credibility, visibility and value in your current position in order to position yourself for career advancement

Course highlights:
§ Why leadership is a unique set of skills that cannot be acquired simply through technical expertise
§ How to build a base of credibility and trust
§ How to use effective influence and relationship building techniques
§ How to get support for your ideas and increase your impact on the organization
§ The importance of strategic thinking and business acumen in making career transitions

Designed for:
§ Individual contributors in such roles as R&D, IT, Engineering, Finance where there is an emphasis on technical/ content-specific expertise

§ Managers and Directors in technically-based organizations

§ New Managers looking to build their credibility and influence

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Benefits and Learning Outcomes

  • Describe the four major leadership roles
  • Assess your current skills and competencies against those of the successful organizational leader
  • Create a plan for how to increase your credibility, visibility and value in your current position in order to position yourself for career advancement

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This program can be applied toward the:

For Credit:
Recommended Credit Hours: .65 Hours
 
  Sessions  
Tue., Sept. 10
8:30am-4:00pm
Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions)
Instructor: Alan M. Patterson, President, Mentore, Fond du Lac, WI
Fee: $395
Discount Information
CEUs: 0.7/PDUs: 7
Enrollment Limit: 40
Program No. 5050-5835
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For more information, contact:
  Jan Allen, Director, Business & Management, allen3@uwm.edu, 414-227-3219, 888-947-9947
 

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