Earlier this month, the following members of the Public Works Community were notified of their acceptance into the Transportation Leadership Program (TLP) Cohort #9. We are looking forward to being part of their education journey, which will begin on November 9, 2023 with the Kickoff Day with DiSC.
Congratulations to:
Matthew Aleksandrowicz - Town of Litchfield
Jordan Andrews - Town of West Hartford
David Astarita - CT Dept. of Transportation
Josh Bauchmann - CT Dept. of Transportation
Andrew Becker - CT Dept. of Transportation
David Castro - Town of Guilford
Devin Cowperthwaite - Town of Stafford
Christopher Crowley - CT Dept. of Transportation
David Cruz - CT Dept. of Transportation
Michael D'Amico - CT Dept. of Transportation
Allan Dodge - CT Dept. of Transportation
Colin Dunnack - Town of Coventry
Glen Garrity - Town of Bloomfield
Scott Geddes - CT Dept. of Transportation
George Glenn - CT Dept. of Transportation
Kenton Higgins - City of Danbury
Michael Kiselak - Town of Greenwich
Nicholas LeBeau - Town of West Hartford
Eric Lee - Town of Westport
Jeff LeMay - Town of South Windsor
Anthony Malerba - CT Dept. of Transportation
Steve Marsan - Town of Westport
Armando Ramos - CT Dept. of Transportation
Keith Raymond - Town of Burlington
Gaylen Sanderson - CT Dept. of Transportation
Eric Stancavage - Town of West Hartford
Frank Tartamella - CT Dept. of Transportation
Kevin Vincens - Town of South Windsor
Jianhong Wang - City of Stamford
Britton Wilson - CT Dept. of Transportation
Please join us in welcoming our new TLP Cohort #9!
VIDEO OF THE MONTH: Want to Truly Succeed? Lift Others Up While You Climb
with Amber Hikes
It's up to all of us to create a more inclusive and diverse workplace. No matter where you are in your career journey, it's essential that you help others grow, even as you are growing yourself, says ACLU Chief Equity Officer Amber Hikes. She lays out three ways we can help each other succeed and empower and advance those who historically have been left behind.
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: 10 Hot Leadership Topics of 2023
by Stephanie Neal
What should companies prioritize in 2023 to retain and grow talent?
Each year, for the past eight years, we’ve identified trending leadership topics by examining the content shared by the 20 top influencers on Twitter. Based on this year’s analysis, the hot leadership topics identified for 2023 signal a workplace that’s shifting dramatically. This is a new era in which employees’ needs and expectations for balance and wellbeing will require companies to do more with less.
Starting with the themes social influencers mentioned most, here are the 10 hot leadership topics for 2023.
1. The struggle to create positive work cultures
Work culture has taken its biggest hit in decades. With more employees dispersed than ever before, workplaces that are traditionally in person see their talent drawn to greener pastures. There’s a risk of toxic “bubbles” building within companies that don’t consistently offer all their people the same level of flexibility or positive experiences. And this has quickly raised the stakes for what it means to be a “best place to work.”
According to more than 450 CHROs who participated in DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2023, workplaces will only continue to become more diverse, flexible, and dispersed, hence challenging what it means to have a unified company culture. As a result, leaders will play a more vital role in creating positive and magnetic work cultures for their teams. Leaders who are more inclusive and empathetic can not only prevent toxic cultures from emerging, but also better foster and sustain the positive work connections that help retain key talent.
The foundation of any relationship - work, personal or otherwise - is trust, which is built from clear communication and integrity.
Using a down-to-Earth, interactive approach that’s infused with humility, humor, and personal reflection, our guest presenter will lead the audience through powerful exercises of connection, self-reflection, self-awareness, and empathy.
Special Guest Presenter:
Emily Morash, a certified mediator, interpersonal communication expert, REBT and NLP coach, Everything DiSC® certified partner, a Five Behaviors™ certified partner, and the creator of The Mindful Leader Practice™.
Sporting a robust portfolio, Emily is a professional facilitator, public speaker, and business consultant.
