CORE GROWTH:

BUILDING WATER’S FUTURE LEADERS

Core Growth for Emerging Leaders:
Building Water’s Future Leaders

Welcome to the Region 2/3 (NJ, PA) cohort of the Core Growth: Building Utility Leaders of the Future program. Core Consulting Group is very excited to have you in our upcoming emerging leaders’ class. Your enrollment in this program demonstrates a personal commitment to professional growth and development, as well as your utility’s belief and investment in your future.

Core Growth Learning Module Descriptions:

Module 1: Self Discovery

Participants will gain awareness and understanding of their talents and tendencies through their DiSC and Strengths-Finder assessment results. They will not only gain a strong sense of self, but will also uncover and understand tendencies and perspectives that differ from their own. We will discuss what these behaviors “look like” in the workplace and strategies for working more effectively with others.

Module 2: Crafting a Vision

Participants will explore three drivers for crafting vision: exploration, boldness and testing assumptions. They will assess their strengths and limitations for each driver’s best practices and learn strategies to the apply the best practices more effectively in the workplace. This module is all about opening your mind up to the possibilities of what could be and gaining comfort in living with ambiguity, while also balancing the need to pull in multiple perspectives and do your homework before moving a vision forward.

Module 3: Building Alignment

Participants will explore three key driver for championing alignment: clarity, dialogue and inspiration. They will assess their strengths and limitations for each driver’s best practices and will apply communication tools that help build alignment in the workplace. This is a heavy communication module, as learners work on crafting audience-centered communication that is structured in a clear and concise way that engages your stakeholders.

Module 4: Championing Execution

Participants will explore three key drivers for championing execution: momentum, structure and feedback. They will assess their strengths and limitations for each driver’s best practices and learn strategies to apply the best practices more effectively in the workplace. With and emphasis on accountability and follow through, we will spend a large bulk of time learning and applying feedback and coaching models that can be used with their teams.

Region 2/3 (NJ, PA) Workshop Locations:

February – Philadelphia Water Department

March – Atlantic County Utilities Authority

April – Camden County

May – Atlantic County Utilities Authority

Region 2/3 Schedule

February Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The first workshop 2/11/20-2/12/20 will be hosted by Philadelphia Water Department.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Belmont Water Treatment Plant, 4300 W Ford Road, Philadelphia, PA 19131. A few notes about plant access: All participants should enter through the gate on Ford Road (main plant gate). Security will instruct each person on where to park and provide directions to the conference room upon arrival.

Day 2 Workshop – Central West Training Facility, 4301 Monument Road, Philadelphia, PA 19131. The Training Facility is located behind the pump station and cannot be seen from the road. Turn into the driveway (there is a sign), pass the first gate on your right (pump station) and turn right into the parking lot. There is plenty of free parking.

Below is a hotel recommendation should you need accommodations.

Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, 200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131

March Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The second workshop 3/10/20-3/11/20 will be hosted by Atlantic County Utilities Authority.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1801 Absecon Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Enter the WW treatment plant and proceed to Building B (tallest building) solar parking lot. Enter building through the front double doors and WW Control Room is on the left when you enter.

Day 2 Workshop – Atlantic County Utilities Authority, Recycling Center Conference Room, 6700 Delilah Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-5623. Parking is in the front of the recycling building or in the adjacent lot.

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations

Residence Inn Atlantic City Airport Egg Harbor Township, 3022 Fire Rd, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Two Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

The Atlantic City Casinos also have some very good specials on rooms and promotions in the month of March. They are just six miles from the second day location in Egg Harbor Township location.

April Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The third workshop 4/14/20-4/15/20 will be hosted by Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – CCMUA Administration Building lobby (around the corner from the WWTP) 1645 Ferry Ave., Camden NJ 08104.

Day 2 Workshop – Waste Water Treatment Plant Services Bldg., 200 Jackson Street, Camden, NJ 08104. In the third floor conference room.

Below is a hotel recommendations should you need accommodations:

Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing – 201 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19106.

May Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The fourth workshop 4/12/20-4/13/20 will be hosted by Atlantic County Utilities Authority.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1801 Absecon Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Enter the WW treatment plant and proceed to Building B (tallest building) solar parking lot. Enter building through the front double doors and WW Control Room is on the left when you enter.

Day 2 Workshop – Atlantic County Utilities Authority, Recycling Center Conference Room, 6700 Delilah Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-5623. Parking is in the front of the recycling building or in the adjacent lot.

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations

Residence Inn Atlantic City Airport Egg Harbor Township, 3022 Fire Rd, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Two Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

The Atlantic City Casinos also have some very good specials on rooms and promotions in the month of March. They are just six miles from the second day location in Egg Harbor Township location.

FAQ

Region 2/3 Schedule

The Region 2/3 schedule includes all program dates between now and June 2020.

We will be sending you calendar appointments for all tours, workshops and webinars outlined in the schedule. Your mentor will also receive a calendar appointment for their orientation webinar. The appointments will include pertinent details such as location, parking and building access.

Region 2/3 Schedule

Region 2/3 on-site events for Core Growth 2020 will be hosted by the following utilities:

February – Philadelphia Water Department

March – Atlantic County Utilities Authority

April – Camden County

May – Atlantic County Utilities Authority

We will be sending you calendar appointments for all tours, workshops and webinars outlined in the schedule. The appointments will include pertinent details such as location, parking and building access.

Core Consulting will print the number of classroom learning hours on your graduation certificate. If you have a need for more details documentation regarding CEU’s, please contact Michelle Easton (michelle.easton@contact-core.com) by December 16 and let her know your requirements.

Contact Michelle Easton, Program Coordinator at michelle.easton@contact-core.com.

Each participant will be asked to complete three online assessments as pre-work for the first workshop. Specific information will be sent via email from Michelle Easton.

Each emerging leader can expect to commit approximately 12 hours per month (not inclusive of travel time).

On average, company mentors will devote 1-2 hours per month to the program. This time will be spent coaching and mentoring the emerging leaders. The mentor will also be asked to complete a brief online program assessment to help measure progress and results.
All mentors are expected to attend a webinar orientation in January. This webinar will cover the role of the mentor in more detail and inform the mentor about what the emerging leaders will be going through over the course of the six-month program.