The first workshop in Georgia Tech-Savannah’s “Leading Well” series of 2016 will focus on leadership fundamentals such as critical thinking and emotional intelligence and be held January 27-28 on the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus.
 
“Between the knowledge from Georgia Tech-Savannah professors and the invaluable input from leading industry professionals, we have created a one-of-a-kind series of leadership courses to better equip management professionals for changing workplace environments,” said Diane Lee, director of Georgia Tech-Savannah. “Through this specific Leading Well workshop, we know that participants will leave with a better understanding of what it really means to be a leader versus a manager.”
 
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.