Leadership Academy for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section desired to build a pipeline of future leaders at their annual Leadership Academy. Hand-selected attendees representing local chapters nationwide would profit from sharpening leadership, decision-making and communication skills while enhancing personal networks. An added benefit would be igniting buzz back at their chapters to engage future participants.
Off to Antarctica for a Year – a study in team preparation for the National Science Foundation
A small group of scientists and support staff were readying to live and work in a remote location for a year. They needed to spend intensive time together to develop a robust foundation of teamwork including Integration and orientation to each other personally and professionally and building a strong sense of team identity.
Efficiently On-boarding Plant Managers at Milgard Manufacturing
Quickly onboarding a new plant manager, if done well, means that the plant leadership team gets to know him and vice versa. Because the senior staff all juggle many responsibilities they wanted to agree on solid team norms and prioritize their commitment to this particular team.
Millennial Consultants Build Peer Network and Leadership Skills at IBM
Recent business school graduates spend 2 years learning about their Fortune 50 IT firm’s culture and expectations while simultaneously getting to know other consultants from around the country and adding to their project management toolkit. This session needs to keep their interest and provide skills that are quickly transferrable to work.
Improving trust and Building Morale within divisions of the US Department of State
Two divisions under the Planning & Program Support Office of Passport Services were looking to improve trust while laying the groundwork for future offsites and further staff development. Our initial team evaluation revealed that team effectiveness, trust, and morale were areas that could use some focus. Moreover, overcoming resource shortages was another factor that the team was trying to solve through better communication.
Laying the groundwork for a collaborative endeavor between two teams at Genentech
Faced with a collaborative endeavor between a User Team and Engineering Team, with both groups sharing accountabilities, getting to know one another and solidifying communication practices was of utmost importance. The two teams needed to ensure smooth cooperation on their project such that good manufacturing practices and commercial production were maintained and improved upon.