Many new managers don't receive the formal training they need to be successful. Invest in your most important resource - your managers and emerging leaders - through The Saratoga County Institute of Management
Help your new managers and emerging leaders succeed with the soft skills and technical skills they need through this innovative program that:
- Delivers training in 6 weeks through accelerated, hands-on learning
- Addresses real workplace challenges, not just case studies
- Improves employee retention by training managers properly instead of promoting them and hoping for the best
- Helps participants build lasting professional networks with area business leaders and emerging managers
- Provides expert instruction from regional business leaders who understand your market and business environment
The S¹ú²úÂ鶹 and Empire State University have partnered to create the Saratoga County Institute of Management (SCIM), with pilot funding support from the Saratoga County Capital Resources Corporation (SCCRC).
The program is organized into two six-week tracks that are meant to rapidly enhance skillsets and compliment each other.
The Curriculum
The Saratoga County Institute of Management is your chance to provide your key staff with development opportunities so they can succeed, grow and thrive. Below is an outline of the topics, skills and management concepts that will be explored in depth in each of two separate tracks, offered in succession. Participants do not have to complete track one to participate in track two.
TRACK ONE (6 Weeks):
Master Yourself, Lead Your Team
Essential foundation skills for first-time and emerging managers. Build the self-awareness, communication skills, and people leadership capabilities you need to transition from individual contributor to effective manager.
Unlock Your Personal Potential and Elevate Your Team with These Sessions:
1. Understanding Yourself and Others
2. Mindful and Inclusive Leadership
3. Conflict Resolution
4. Communications and Stakeholder Relationships
5. Leading and Developing People
6. Management Lab: Real Challenges, Real Growth
Tuesdays - 8:30-Noon on March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7 at Empire State University, 2 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Track One Instructors
Kathleen Fyfe
Fyfe Consulting
Christopher Thomas
Elite 9 Talent Solutions
Libby Clark
Law Office of M. Elizabeth Clark, Esq. P.C.
Theresa Agresta
Culture Talk
TRACK TWO (6 Weeks):
Advanced Skills for Managers Ready to Expand Their Impact
Develop the strategic thinking, business acumen, and organizational leadership skills needed to drive results and advance your career. Gain the business skills and strategic perspective that separate good managers from great leaders.
Manage with Vision and Precision with These Sessions:
1. Recruiting, Engaging and Retaining Talent
2. Performance Management
3. Strategic Planning and Execution
4. Leading Change and Innovation
5. Finance and Budgeting for Managers
6. Management Lab: Strategic Management Solutions
Tuesdays - 8:30-Noon on April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12 and 19 at Empire State University, 2 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Track Two Instructors
Mike Billok
Bond, Schoeneck, and King PLLC
Christopher Thomas
Elite 9 Talent Solutions
Randy Rose
Center for Internet Security
Jackie Hakes, AICP
MJ Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Land Surveying, P.C.
Daniel R. Kumlander, CPA
Kumlander, Donofrio, Hay & Pehl CPAs, LLP
Scott LaPointeÂ
Kumlander, Donofrio, Hay & Pehl CPAs, LLP
Costs and Registration
You can enroll an employee in one or both tracks. Track one does not need to be completed prior to participation in track two.
- Cost per employee, per track is $945 for Saratoga County Chamber members.
- Cost per employee, per track is $1,395 for non-Chamber members.
Each class will have no more than 24 participants.
Scholarship support is available for impact sector organizations and small businesses. Please contact Greg Dixon at gdixon(at)saratoga.org for details.
Financial support for this program's original pilot was provided by the Saratoga County Capital Resources Corporation.
For questions about registration, please contact Greg Dixon via email at gdixon@saratoga.org
With funding support for the pilot from:
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Additional testimonials from past participants:
"I would recommend this program to others. It is a great opportunity to learn from peers in other industries and from the facilitators on their perspectives and experiences. The sessions built upon each other."
"This was an awesome experience. It really changes the way you think about everything, and it is realistic and applicable to everyday use!"
"I thought it flew by and was so helpful. I will really miss these classes! I think most of us got into management because we were good at our jobs, but it takes a different skill set to manage people."