The first workshop in Georgia Tech-Savannah’s “Leading Well” series will focus on leadership fundamentals such as critical thinking and emotional intelligence, and be held September 22-23 on the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus.
 
“This course is the first in a series that was designed with input from business leaders in the Savannah community,” said Diane Lee, director of Georgia Tech-Savannah. “We have developed a curriculum to address their specific goals and to deliver the most relevant information in the most impactful format.”
 
Middle- and upper-management professionals as well as those who are about to transition to management roles will benefit from “The Foundation of Leadership: Relating to Others.” The two-day workshop explores matching various management styles to meet the challenges and needs of changing environments; the best ways to communicate with employees, senior leaders, and peers; and challenges such as leading multi-generational workforces and managing former peers. It also teaches students through hands-on exercises how to lead versus manage, conduct successful coaching conversations, and avoid “analysis paralysis” – a common frustration for executives.
 
The workshop, which costs $895, will be led by strategy and leadership development expert Ned Ellington. Ellington, a former research faculty member at Georgia Tech, has a long history in executive education, having developed and delivered seminars and workshops on the topics of leadership fundamentals, transformation management, innovation management, lean enterprise thinking, leading change and total quality management.
 
For more information on the workshop, contact Bill Astary at 912-963-6976 or visit https://pe.gatech.edu/MNGTPE01.