anzy Lawhorn is the senior director of diversity, inclusion, and organizational development at Sargento Foods Inc. and is the current vice chair of the Center for Advanced Studies in Business board of directors, of which the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development is a part.
Leadership
Designing Your Organization with Thoughtful Intent
A poorly designed organization is going to encounter trouble in the marketplace. Smart leaders realize that their organization’s culture either helps or hinders progress towards mission and strategy.
Professional Development in the New Year: Webinar Resources
Online professional development has never been more accessible. Here is a list of webinar resources for professionals who are ready for more.
They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know: Your Frontline Managers Need Process Management Skills [Webinar Recap]
In the webinar “They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know: Your Frontline Managers Need Process Management Skills,” author and instructor Steve King explained how you can help your frontline managers connect people management and process management to better support your organization.
75 Stories – Tracy Borchert, Senior Director of Information Technology
Tracy Borchert joined the team at the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development in October 2020 as the senior director of information technology.
Managing Team Dynamics in an Online Environment
Optimizing team performance will help align your team, and knowing how to manage group dynamics from a virtual space will help you, as a manager, and your teams thrive.
Three Reasons to Get a Professional Development Certificate
A professional development certificate will help you prepare for what’s next while giving you the competitive advantage you’ve been looking to find.
Optimizing Team Performance: Managing the Individual and Managing the Team [Webinar Recording]
While managing individuals has stayed relatively normal, making sure the whole team is optimized and still working together while physically apart is a bigger challenge than it was before. How can managers navigate the differences between managing individuals and managing teams in this new reality?
Building Endurance: Leading Without a Playbook [Webinar Recording]
Leaders are working through massive changes without a playbook, and with considerable change comes leadership fatigue. How can you survive and continue to lead effectively through all these changes? Here are a few actionable tips to acknowledge and handle the fatigue going forward.
75 Stories – Kat Shanahan, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing
Kat Shanahan has been a member of the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development team since 2018. She is currently CPED’s senior director of strategic marketing.