July 5 marked the kickoff session of LEAD Academy in the Inland Empire. Held at San Antonio Community Hospital, session I—From Peer, to Manager, to Leader—introduced participants to key differentiators between leadership and management along with four key strategies that support success for supervisors and managers.

The second module in this day-long session, Leading People Differently, examined how people approach tasks and relationships, and methods to incorporate that understanding into your leadership style.

LEAD Academy is a six-session, 12-module training experience designed to address a real need for leadership training most often missing for the recently hired, newly appointed or previously untrained health care leader. Each module in the curriculum is led by Marcey Uday-Riley, MSW, CPT, an expert facilitator trained in human performance, organizational development and human behavioral analysis.

On Aug. 9, LEAD Academy presents the next session in this dynamic training series. In modules titled Leadership Communication Best Practices and Coaching Employees to Higher Performance, attendees will learn ways to enhance leadership communication along with techniques to adapt communication styles to meet employee and organizational needs. Participants will also address performance goals and ways to facilitate coaching to maximize employee performance.

Register today for the remaining Inland Empire LEAD Academy sessions:

• Aug. 9, 2012
• Sept. 6, 2012
• Oct. 4, 2012
• Oct. 11, 2012
• Nov. 1, 2012

Participants can register for a single session or choose to enroll in the complete program to earn a certificate. Each session is $250. Enrollment is limited to 30 participants per session. Please contact Karen Ochoa for more information at (213) 538-0765, kochoa@hasc.org or visit www.hasc.org/lead-academy.