Join WTS and APWA for a one-day Rising Stars Training class targeting emerging professionals in the public and private sectors who recently transitioned into a management/leadership role or intend to move into a leadership role the next few years. Attendees will be joined by Jackie Loewe, Sheridan Park Consulting; Jennifer ‘Sis’ Killen, Cook County DOTH; TaNesheha Marshall, Chicago Transit Authority; Rocco Zucchero, Metro Strategies Group; Niki Nutter, PMCS; Katie Bell, Cook County DOTH; and Matt Lehan, Michael Baker International. Agenda topics include:
- Working with different personality types / learning how personality type affects leadership style
- Communicating and building relationship skills
- Running an effective meeting
- Managing time and delegating
- Approaching difficult conversations
- Q&A with industry leaders
- Networking with peers
This is the first of two planned trainings this year. This first event on May 15th is offered at Cook County’s office in downtown Chicago and the second event is anticipated to take place in the fall at a suburban Chicago location.