Maximizing Influence and Leadership in a Multi-Generational Workforce
Today’s professionals must effectively influence and lead in a global and dynamic environment with teams (and customers) representing as many as five generations. Understanding human behavior will help leaders to optimize their communication effectiveness, forge stronger relationships, and strengthen engagement to effectively lead teams through change and growth. Through a combination of discussion, theory, and the application of tools and frameworks, participants will gain the tools and language required to better understand and influence relationships, behavior, and outcomes.
Program Details
Program Dates
April 14-15, 2025
Registration Deadline
March 31, 2025
Delivery Method
Two full days, on campus
Cost
$1,950 per participant
Promotions and Available Discounts
- Register by March 17, 2025 and use code EARLYBIRD25COMMUNICATION to save $100
- Discounts are available for Ohio State University employees, OSUWMC employees, Veterans, employees from non-profit organizations and organizations who send 3 or more employees. For more information about discounts please contact Meredith Conder at conder.11@osu.edu.
Prospective Participant Profile
Professionals of all experience levels will benefit from its interactive sessions that provide useful frameworks for unlocking your full potential in their roles.
Course Takeaways
Maximize communication effectiveness in business and personal environments.
Learn how to create and nurture mutually beneficial relationships the drive engagement and loyalty with people from all generations.
Understand the psychology of persuasion and influence to enable leaders and team members to drive a mindset shift or advance growth.
Learn tools and frameworks to strengthen active listening to optimize the impact of communication and relationships.
Recognize the various challenges associated with interpersonal communication and be prepared to effectively handle these.
Identify organizational communication concepts in practice and apply them accordingly.
Understand how to optimize your effectiveness collaborating and/or leading multi-generational teams.
What You Will Earn
Once you successfully complete the program, you will be eligible to receive a certificate of completion from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. You may proudly display this certificate in your office or home to showcase your accomplishment. You may also add this certificate to the licenses and certifications section of your LinkedIn profile. This will allow you to showcase your newly acquired experience to your network and stand out in your field.
We also value your commitment to learning, and as a token of appreciation, we offer a 10% discount on future topic-based programs you wish to pursue through Executive Education at Fisher College of Business. We believe that learning is a lifelong journey, and we are proud to be a part of yours.
- Understand the importance and impact of generational diversity, including the similarities and differences in behaviors and motivations across generations.
- Unleash your full potential through the power of communication and influence by optimizing communication, understanding how you “show up”, and evolving to be an active listener with greater influence.
- Create, strengthen, and nurture relationships across a multi-generational team by harnessing an understanding of the values, communication styles, and behaviors of each generation for more effective collaboration, communication, and relationships.
- Discover the power of persuasion to successfully navigate change and advance your goals.
- Learn how to effectively influence teams and organizations.
- Learn tools and frameworks to strengthen your networking skills.
- Learn how to create and nurture mutually beneficial relationships that drive engagement and loyalty.
- Organizations will benefit from leaders with more empathetic and effective communication and interpersonal skills required for successful collaboration,
- Organizations will benefit from leaders whose greater understanding of generational differences helps them build trust and influence.
- Organizations will benefit from leaders who understand that people of different generations purchase goods and services for different reasons. This new knowledge will help them better match their sales & marketing as well as product development strategies with their consumers.
- Organizations will benefit from a better understanding of the psychology of persuasion and influence to enable leaders and team members to drive a mindset shift or advance growth.
Program Faculty
Carmin Gade, PhD, is the Chief Marketing Officer of WCG where she is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and prioritization for all marketing efforts to support the company’s growth, achievement of business development objectives, differentiated market position, and internal and external communications. Having more than 25 years’ experience as a senior leader and educator, Carmin’s efforts are instrumental in strengthening WCG’s global market positioning, accelerating growth, and optimizing performance through the development, management, and retention of high-performing teams.
Carmin joined WCG from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society where she led all aspects of communications, brand, enterprise marketing, and sales enablement with a focus on advancing the CAS mission through strengthening the CAS brand, increasing stakeholder engagement, and driving revenue growth globally. Spending her career in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, Carmin also served as Chief Experience Officer at MedVet, Senior Director of Global Strategic Initiatives and Director of Marketing and Sales Excellence at Mylan, and Chief Marketing Communications Officer and Director of Brand and Technology Communications at Battelle. She also held leadership positions in global communications and business development throughout her tenure at Cardinal Health.
Maintaining a deep passion and value for education and inspiring excellence, Carmin has remained active in higher education as an adjunct faculty member in Capital University’s MBA program. She earned her PhD and master’s degrees from The Ohio State University and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University.
All cancellations and transfers must be received in writing. Submit your request via email to Jennie McAndrew at mcandrew.28@osu.edu with the name of the program, followed by “cancellation” or “transfer” in the subject line.
- Cancellations must be made at least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the program in order to be eligible for a full refund.
- Cancellations must be made at least fourteen (14) days prior to the first day of the program in order to be eligible for a 50% refund.
- Any cancellations made less than fourteen (14) days prior to the first day of the program will forfeit the registration fee.
- If you for any reason are unable to attend the program, please consider sending someone in your place. Participants can transfer their registration to someone else within their organization at no charge up to 24 hours before the first day of the program.
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