75 Stories – Sara Rossman-DeNisco, Solutions Coordinator 

Sara Rossman-DeNisco joined the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development team in March 2022 as a Solutions Coordinator.  Sara will work with the Solutions Advisors to create customized sales plans, provide support to drive client relationships and growth, identify additional business opportunities, and support lead generation and nurturing.

C-Suite Are Enablers of Digital Transformation 

There’s no denying that we are living in a new digital reality. Technology continues to evolve and innovate business, which presents both challenges and opportunities. It is also changing the way we must think about …

Change Efforts Fail If Managers Are Poorly Prepared 

Frontline managers often feel responsible for doing the heavy lifting of organizational change efforts. This “manager’s dilemma” is not a guarantee of failure. When managers embrace four specific roles related to change efforts, they can be more successful in moving a change forward.

Are You A “Boss” Or A “Leader”? 

Is your leadership style outdated, or are you well prepared to manage the evolving workforce? If you define yourself as a leader, you operate on trust and believe that people want to work, enjoy their work, and will do their best work in an environment of trust and accountability.

The Challenge of Coaching Hybrid Teams

Managing well, whether in-person or at a distance, requires the same skillset. You’ll need to coach, give timely and actionable feedback, set priorities, clarify expectations, protect your team’s time, and use one-on-ones to increase engagement, certainty, autonomy, meaning, progress, and social inclusion.  

75 Stories – Paul Kern, Director of Products and Services

Paul Kern is a learning professional with experience spanning K-12 education, post-secondary education, and tenured leadership of Learning and Development teams within the financial and health care business sectors. He joins CPED as the To celebrate 75 years of CPED, we’re publishing 75 Stories about our community. Paul Kern joined the team at the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development in February 2022 as Director of Products and Services.