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ASPIRING WORKFORCE LEADERS —

AN INSIDE JOB!

WORKFORCE LEADERS APPRENTICESHIP INSTITUTE

WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS GULF COAST

Learning Objectives

⚫ Understand why leaders are needed

⚫ Learn a different way to motivate and develop leaders

⚫ Inspire workforce systems to aspire to develop leaders for

today and tomorrow

The Leadership Skills Gap

⚫ Research Shows that there’s a prevalent need for Leadership Skills

in the workplace.

⚫ Sanders from MIT states: “Until leaders can get serious about

their development as managers, the skills gaps throughout their

organizations will only continue to grow”

The Leadership Skills Gap

⚫ The Gulf Coast region recognized

‒ There was a gap in the knowledge base of applicants

‒ Finding individuals with the requisite leadership skills was

difficult

‒ Our staff must be able to make decisions

‒ We wanted leaders who would inspire, motivate and

empower staff

Workforce Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Gulf Coast

Creator and Facilitators

Mrs. Brenda B. Williams Dr. Ingrid D. Martin

Senior Manager- Gulf Coast Workforce Board Career Office Manager- Northline

Application Process

⚫ A resume that highlights your experience at Workforce Solutions

including any prior management or leadership positions.

⚫ An essay of no more than 500 words that tells us why you want

to take part in the Apprenticeship, why we should select you, and

what you hope to gain from the experience.

⚫ A nomination from both a supervisor and a peer describing why

we should choose you. The nomination should highlight your

work ethic and support your desire to be a leader.

⚫ A short video introducing yourself to the nomination review

committee.

2019 Workforce Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Participants

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Structure

⚫ 12 sessions

⚫ Once monthly

⚫ Homework

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Materials

Transformational Leadership

Emotional Intelligence 2.0

The Leadership Challenge Workbook

The Leadership Challenge

The Energy Bus

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Material Details

Book Title Author

Transformational LEADERSHIP – A blueprint for real

Organizational change

Randy Dobbs

The Energy Bus Jon Gordan

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry

and Jean Greaves

The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things

Happen in Organizations

6th Edition

Kouzes/Posner

Workbook -The Leadership Challenge: How to Make

Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

3rd edition

Kouzes/Posner

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Agenda Sessions 1-5

⚫ Session 1: Model the Way – Leadership Assessments Explained

(All Other Sessions are Tied to the Practices of Exemplary Leadership)

Location: Board Office

⚫ Session 2: Model the Way – Express the Values

(Focus on Communication) Location: Board Office

⚫ Session 3: Model the Way – Affirm the Shared Values

(Focus on Creativity) Location: Career Office - Corporate

⚫ Session 4: Inspire a Shared Vision – Envision the Future

(Focus on Motivation) Location: Employer Service Division

⚫ Session 5: Inspire a Shared Vision – Enlist Others

(Focus on Trustworthiness) Location: Financial Aid Payment Office

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Agenda Sessions 6-10

⚫ Session 6: Challenge the Process

(Focus on Customer Service) Location: Career Office

⚫ Session 7: Enable Others to Act

(Focus on Labor Market Information) Location: Tracking Office

⚫ Session 8: Enable Others to Act

(Focus on Adult Education) Location: Community College

⚫ Session 9: Enable Others to Act

(Focus on Problem Solving) Location: Support Center

⚫ Session 10: Enable Others to Act

(Focus on Change Management) Location: Vocational Rehab.

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Agenda Sessions 11-12

⚫ Session 11: Encourage the Heart

(Focus on High Performance Teams) Location: College

⚫ Session 12: Encourage the Heart

(Project Presentations, Graduation) Location: Board office

Leadership Assessments

⚫ Leadership Practices Inventory

⚫ Value Sort Assessment

⚫ Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Leadership Practices Inventory

⚫ Kouzes and Posner

⚫ 30 items

⚫ Rate from 1-10

Value Sort Assessment

⚫ What are they?

⚫ Why are they important?

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

⚫ Self-assessment

⚫ Identifies preferences

⚫ Developed by Isabel Myers/Katharine Briggs

⚫ Based on Carl Jung’s theory

INTJ

ESTPINTP

ENFJ

Understanding the Workforce Solutions System

⚫ Gulf Coast Workforce Board

⚫ Career Office Contractor Corporate Operations

⚫ Career Offices (large and small)

⚫ Employer Service Division

⚫ Financial Aid Payment Office

⚫ Financial Aid Support Center

⚫ Tracking Location

⚫ Vocational Rehabilitation Services

⚫ Adult Education and Family Literacy Provider

⚫ College/Training Provider

Community Leadership Connections

Apprentices were required to attend a:

⚫ Workforce Board Meeting

⚫ City Council Meeting

⚫ School Board Meeting

⚫ Chamber Meeting

⚫ Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Meeting

They also were required to:

⚫ Visit a career office as a customer and document the

quality of service

⚫ Volunteer at a local community organization and prepare a

report

WE Connect Summit

Empower future leaders to make positive change in the community.

Mentorship

⚫ Mentors were Board Staff and upper management at the

contractors

⚫ Mentors and Mentees interacted a minimum of once per

month

Apprentice Feedback

⚫ Let’s Hear from some Apprentices!

Leaders Apprenticeship Institute Results

Apprentice Initial Position Promotion

Amber Gauff PSR Supervisor Work-based Learning Manager

Bob Parliament Business Consultant Manager Director

Diego Treviño Regional Facilitator Board Staff

Fethi Serardi Front End Supervisor PSR Supervisor

Philip Garcia Senior Operations Analyst Program Administrator

Shawn Lott Business Consultant Business Consultant Manager

TJ Wyatt Supervisor Assistant Manager

Nakia Bryant Unit Support Coordinator Special Project

Questions Anyone?