2014
Professional Development Workshop
Kicking
Professional
Development to
the Next Level!
Chapter Leader Training
NMA...THE Leadership Development
Organization
2014
Professional Development Workshop
Kicking
Professional
Development to
the Next Level!
Chapter Leader Training
NMA...THE Leadership Development
Organization
The Chapter and its
Professional Development
Programs
It’s About Your
Chapter’s Value
to Your Members
and the
Organization
What’s in it for…?
The Participants
• Gain new skills
•
Obtain Continuing Education Units
(CEUs)
•
Invest in their own careers
•
Build new relationships
What’s in it for the
organization??
• Support for a continuous learning
environment
• Cross-organizational teaming and
problem-solving
• Cost-effective leadership training at all
levels
• Engagement of employees in their own
development through their NMA
experience
How do we get started?
You need someone to help with...
• Planning the year
• Handling publicity
• Coordinating and scheduling
• Recruiting and helping facilitators
• Recognizing and rewarding students
and facilitators
• Doing the paperwork (CEU, NMA
forms, etc.)
You can’t do it all! Great opportunity
to reach out to new members and get
them involved!
First Things First!
Engage Human Resources
• You are NOT a threat
• You want to support ongoing
training and development
• You are there to help
• Ask for someone from HR to advise
the chapter; get HR/training ON the
team!
• Ask “What can we take off your
plate?”
First Meeting with the Team!
What information does the PD Chair
need?
• PD “mission” of the chapter
• Budget – what do things cost? How will
courses/programs be covered (chapter,
individual, partnering with company?)
• People Resources
• Any survey info (“interests”, needs, etc.)
• Recommendations from HR
• History of PD activity
• What else can help you plan?
First Meeting with the Team!
What are the learning objectives?
• Interpersonal skills
• Technical skills
• Certification (CM, PMP, etc.)
• Book Clubs
• Partner with HR activities
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Multi-generational understanding
• Personal skills
• Other?
First Meeting with the Team!
What are you going to DO?
• Lunch ‘n Learns
• After hours classes
• On line programs
• Partner with HR activities
• Seminars
• Webinars/podcasts
• Other
How are you going to pay for it all?
Who pays for what?
First Meeting with the Team!
What resources are available to you?
• NMA courses and programs
• BTE courses
• Foundations of Management
• Outside vendor materials
• Self-study programs
• Company resources
• E-learning possibilities
• Facilitators from within HR
• Local colleges and universities
• Institute of Certified Professional
Managers
• IQ-Share and MindEdge
• The NMA Virtual Library
First Meeting with the Team!
Who will be responsible for what?
• Choosing the right mix of “classes,”
programs, and events
• Working with HR
• Handling publicity
• Coordinating registration
• Ordering materials
• Getting CEU approval and submitting
forms
• Finding facilitators/course leaders
• Recognizing achievements
First Meeting with the Team!
Develop and Share your Plan of Action
Link it to Company/Community Goals
and Objectives!!!
Time for Kickoff
The B-3 Form (accessible on line)
Submit each year -- Permits your
chapter to have NMA grant CEU for
your PD programs
What information do you need for the
newly revised B-3?
• Courses offered during next 12
months
• Their length and type
• PD Committee Chairman
• Person submitting CEU to NMA
Time for Kickoff
Next…the B-4 Form
Request for CEU Approval for Non-NMA
Courses
What is included on a B-4?
• Course description
• Length
• Learning Outcomes
Time for Kickoff
Once you’ve completed a class or
program, time for the B-5 Form
Request for CEU and Student Certificates
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•
•
CEU certificates
• Free for NMA members, $10 for
non-members
Individual transcripts
Chapter transcripts
Order course materials
Find out what’s available from
NMA:
• Go to the Web site
http://www.nma1.org Click
on the Education tab
• Call NMA’s Professional
Development Division
937/294-0421
Leader Aids
• Instructor
Materials
Foundations of Management
3 courses…(in either eBook or softbound)
Management Fundamentals
Managerial Functions
Business Concepts for Managers
Member Participant Manuals: $75 each
Leader Materials: $99
• Quizzes and
Answer Keys
• PowerPoint
presentations
for each
chapter
““NMA’s Next Top
Leadership Model”
A professional development
workshop
Authored by
Stacey Brown,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Also at www.nma1.org…
FaciliSkills™
4 interactive workshops, focusing on
“facilitating life”… learning how to work
through and with others, hold meetings
which actually accomplish their goals,
achieve objectives as a real team, and, in
short, grow “relationship-smart” in all that
we do, wherever we do it.
• Program now can be provided by the
chapter
• Interactive and tangible program
• Facilitator materials with PowerPoint
visual aids
Analyze Virtual
Workplace Realities
Overcome Distance and
Cultural Factors
Feel the Impact of
Accountability and
Shared Vision
Learn How to Mitigate
Conflict
Our Newest NMA Program – Aimed
at equipping leaders and virtual
team members with the skills and
knowledge to make every virtual
team WILDLY successful!
Identify Outstanding Best
Virtual Practices
Mark your
calendars!
Leading with
July 17, 2014
1 pm EDT
Facilitator:
Steve Bailey
Also available from NMA…
NMA LeaderLab Courses:
• Survival Skills – Priorities under pressure
• Apprentice Auction – Selling with substance
• Hiring Opportunity – Cover your criteria
• Startup Saga – Minding the mission
• Deadline Dilemma – Give and take
• Operation Overload – Find a fix
• Delivery Delay – Satisfy your customer
• Developing Diversity – Invite all ideas
• Employee Engagement – Walk the talk
44 Outstanding Short Courses
Facilitator guides
12 minute videos
Participant guides
Multiple learning platforms
Find them at nma1.org!
Self study and e-learning courses, great
for professional recertification
Communication
Creativity & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Trade
Job Search
Leadership
Management
Marketing
Nonprofit Management
Project Management Long Courses
Project Management Short Courses
Project Management Simulations
Sustainable Management
Project Management Certification
Training For NMA Members
The NMA Live Virtual Classroom through
IQ Share
How do I register?
For registration information, go to:
http://nma1.org/Education/pmp/pmpreg.htm
and complete the online form. Someone
from IQShare will contact you to answer
questions and complete the registration
process. As a special consideration for NMA
members, you can even sit in on the first
class FREE to see how you like it!
Microsoft Office
Training
• Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
– basic and advanced courses
• ONLY $59
• Instructor led with after class support
• Live, certified instructors
The nma virtual library at
www.nma1.org
Blogs and Podcasts
Top 50 Up and Coming Leadership Blogs
Leadership Podcasts and Events from TED
Free Libraries
Resources
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Entrepreneurship
Wall Street Executive Library
Free Management Library
The Free Library
USASBE
USDOL
Federal Business
Opportunities
U.S. Small Business
Administration
Project Management
eBooks
Netlibrary
Project Management Institute (PMI)
PM Certification Tool
PM Exam Prep Book (Amazon)
Project Management Prepcast
PM Zilla-Project Management Tips and Tests
PMI PMStudy
Project Management Leadership Group
Certified Associate in Project Mgmt. (CAPM)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
IQShare and MindEdge-Partners with NMA
Chapter Rewards Program
$2/member dues rebate that can be used
toward the purchase of NMA awards,
conferences, and educational materials
Awards and merchandise – 10% off the purchase price of all awards and
merchandise
LDC Registrations (in addition to the Early Bird Discount!) – 10% off
Annual Conference Registrations (in addition to the Early Bird Discount) –
10%off
President and Past Presidents Pins – 20% off
Foundations of Management – 20% off
FaciliSkills™ ‐ 50% off
Building Virtual Teams – 50% off
NMA’s Next Top Leadership Model – 50% off
Live Online Group Login – 100% off
NMA LEADS Assessment – 100% off
Sponsored Speaker – 100% of the cost of a speaker, with a $200 maximum
How do we keep people
involved?
Make it FUN
• Food and fun go together.
• Unity-Do things to help them
bond as a group.
• Never forget to say “Thank you.”
Recognize People’s
Achievements
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Chapter Meetings
Executive Staff Meetings
Chapter Newsletters
E-blasts
Notes to Supervisors
Bulletin Boards
Ask execs to personally hand
out achievement certificates!
What certificates are
available?
Certificate in Management Studies
200 hours of study; 20 CEU; $5.00
Foundations of Management
three seals
(Free to members;
non-members; $5.00)
Certificate in Management
Instruction
Available for your course
facilitators; $5.00
How do you recognize
your team?
How do you thank your facilitators?
• Do you have a special luncheon only for
facilitators?
• How do you give them some visibility?
• If you pay them, how do you pay them?
And is it done promptly?
• What certificates can you use?
What can you do to recognize your whole
Professional Development team?
Do you evaluate your
programs?
• What worked well?
• What did not?
• How can this
program be
improved?
• Any best practices
or lessons learned?
Professional Development
Award
This award is presented to any Chapter
that has an outstanding Professional
Development and Certified Manager
Program through conducting both NMA
and non-NMA courses, and involving
executive managers in their the
Professional Development program,
whether as facilitators, reviewers of
course material, or direct participation.
Chapters earning this award are
recognized at NMA’s Annual Conference.
What next?
…Transition to next year
• Lay the groundwork for continued
success
• Keep good records
• Become the senior advisor
• Share this year’s accomplishments
with senior management
• Hold a formal transition meeting
2013
Professional Development Workshop
Kicking
Professional
Development to
the Next Level!
Thanks for your
participation!!!
Chapter Leader Training
NMA...THE Leadership Development
Organization