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🔍 Exploring C-Level Certification and Training Practices! 🔍 Hello, LinkedIn community! Have you ever wondered about the strategies organizations implement for C-Level certifications and training? 🌐 Are surety bonds a part of the equation? Let's dive into the dynamic world of professional development at the highest echelons. What's your take on this? Are you aware of any companies that emphasize C-Level certifications and offer training to their top executives? 🏢📈 Choose an option below and share your insights: Option 1: Absolutely! I know of organizations that prioritize C-Level certifications and provide specialized training programs for their top executives. 🌟 Option 2: I'm curious about this too! I'd love to learn more about how companies approach C-level certifications and executive training. 🧐 Option 3: I haven't come across this practice yet. It's intriguing to think about the impact of C-Level certifications on executive performance. 🤔 Option 4: Surety bonds in C-Level certifications? This is new to me. I'm eager to hear more about how this works in professional development. Share your preferred option in the comments, or feel free to provide your unique insights! Let's exchange knowledge and foster a robust conversation on how organizations empower their C-level executives through continuous learning and certifications. 💡 #CLevel #Certification #Training #ProfessionalDevelopment #Learning #Leadership #LinkedInCommunity #WhatsAppGroup #Discussion #ExecutiveDevelopment

Introducing the VCCAR Leadership Academy: A Journey of Growth and Empowerment Join us for sessions that cover essential topics, including spokesperson training, tackling tough conversations, parliamentary procedures, and becoming a great leader. Through interactive workshops and expert-led presentations, you'll gain valuable insights, build essential leadership qualities, and foster meaningful connections with fellow participants. Session 2 (of 9): Spokesperson Training The VCCAR Leadership Academy: Spokesperson Training Course is a comprehensive and dynamic event designed to equip you with the essential skills to become an effective and persuasive spokesperson. Whether representing yourself, your broker, or your association, this course aims to cultivate confident, articulate, and media-savvy communicators. Benefits of Attending: By the end of the spokesperson training course, you will gain confidence and proficiency in effectively delivering messages, managing media interactions, and successfully handling crises. You will emerge as an influential and compelling communicator, ready to represent your organizations with finesse and credibility. Image Takeaway: The VCCAR Leadership Academy: Spokesperson Training Course promises to transform you into an adept spokesperson who can engage audiences, maintain your brand reputation, and effectively convey your organization's vision in the public eye. Learn more about the VCCAR Leadership Academy, educational sessions, and application. https://lnkd.in/gfXppqsY Application deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, September 1, 2023 

Are you working with knowledge on a daily basis? Perhaps at an IT service desk? And do you believe that your organization has an untapped potential for managing knowledge in a more structured way? If yes, we definitely have a course that you'll find interesting. In the course, you'll get an understanding of the methodologies and principles behind the innovative Knowledge Management practice; Knowledge-Centered Service®. The course is also ideal for those already familiar with Knowledge-Centered Service® but in need of a refresher. Read more and register for the KCS Overview & Fundamental Certification and KCS Leadership on February 27-28-29 (5 hours per day) here: https://lnkd.in/d6mhMBjf  Skeptical about knowledge management? Check out Sander's insights on why every organization should embrace a knowledge management practice: https://lnkd.in/ekQGyk8n Consortium for Service Innovation #KCS #knowledgecenteredservice #knowledgemanagement #itservicedesk #servicedesk

SPD Managers have a massive weight on their shoulders, ensuring that surgical departments operate smoothly and efficiently. Developing the critical leadership skills that empower Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Managers is crucial to their success. Our blog explores strategies for fostering innovation, implementing mentorship programs, and nurturing a unified vision to transform SPD managers into successful, visionary leaders.

Dr. Debonair Oates-Primus is a dynamic and effective DEI strategist who I had the privilege to work with when I was a member of my university’s DEI Council. I learned so much from her. In her words, the keys to a successful DEI strategy: “I ensure I have the three elements needed for a successful DEI strategy before I get started: executive commitment, executive engagement, and executive sponsorship.” Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

SPD Managers have a massive weight on their shoulders, ensuring that surgical departments operate smoothly and efficiently. Developing the critical leadership skills that empower Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Managers is crucial to their success. Our blog explores strategies for fostering innovation, implementing mentorship programs, and nurturing a unified vision to transform SPD managers into successful, visionary leaders.

For the leaders out here who are curious about knowledge sharing practices, here is a great intro course to KCS.

Congratulations to the 25 graduates of Red Hat APAC Leadership Expansion Program (ALEP)! Building the next generation of Red Hat leaders is vital to our continued growth and success. I was honored to be on the ALEP steering committee as well as part of the judging panel for the final presentations. I have been fortunate enough to have worked with mentors and leaders who pushed me to think beyond any boundaries I’d set for myself. They always gave me a different perspective on my ideas and assumptions - this helped me broaden my view on what was possible and making the impossible possible.  From my mentors and leaders, I learned that asking the right questions is more important than being right, especially when we are exploring new ideas. In ALEP, it was very important for me to purposefully lead the graduates into discussion, debate, and dialogue – only when there is back and forth, can we learn together. Given the rapid changes in technology and the world, we must all realize that this is a two-way street. While mentors add value from experience, mentees bring new thinking and fresh approaches to the table. The ALEP initiative is grueling. For nine months, these future leaders are put through the wringer in terms of additional work, above and beyond their daily roles. When the graduates realize that this tight framework is by design – the penny drops. Leadership is hard. Being a leader means that you will never have enough time, will always be making crunch decisions, and having to choose between priorities. ALEP’s framework prepares you for this daily reality. I want to congratulate all the graduates and especially my team member, Naina Parhar, on their hard work and perseverance. I am sure all of you will make great strides and I cannot wait to engage with you in the future. 

SPD Managers have a massive weight on their shoulders, ensuring that surgical departments operate smoothly and efficiently. Developing the critical leadership skills that empower Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Managers is crucial to their success. Our blog explores strategies for fostering innovation, implementing mentorship programs, and nurturing a unified vision to transform SPD managers into successful, visionary leaders.