CORE GROWTH:

BUILDING WATER’S FUTURE LEADERS

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

Welcome to the Region 5 (IL, WI, MN) 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 5 (IL, WI, MN) Workshop Locations:

February – Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

March – NEW Water, Green Bay

April – Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District

May – Metropolitan Council Environmental Services in St. Paul

Region 5 Schedule

February Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The first workshop 2/4/20-2/5/20 will be hosted by by Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, 6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804. The visitor parking lot is located on the right-hand side, before the security gate. Please have a picture ID available for security.

Day 2 Workshop – Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, 6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804.

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations.

Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Midway Airport, 6530 S. Cicero, Chicago

Chicago Marriott Midway, 6520 S Cicero, Chicago

Holiday Inn Chicago Midway, 6624 S. Cicero, Chicago

Hampton Inn Chicago Midway, 6540 S. Cicero, Chicago

Courtyard Chicago Midway Airport, 6610 S. Cicero, Chicago

March Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The second workshop 3/3/20-3/4/20 will be hosted by New Water, Green Bay.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – NEW Water, 2231 N. Quincy St, Green Bay, WI 54302. The campus is secure and participants will need to buzz the intercom located at the entry gates and notify the receptionist they are attending the Core Growth workshop. Once you have parked, enter the Administration building near the flagpole. Participants will need to bring/wear closed toed shoes appropriate for walking around the facility and NEW Water will provide safety glasses and safety vests.

Day 2 Workshop – NEW Water, 2231 N. Quincy St, Green Bay, WI 54302.

Below are a couple hotel recommendations should you need accommodations.

Hampton Inn 201 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54301

Hyatt Regency 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54301

April Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The third workshop 4/7/20-4/8/20 will be hosted by Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Madison Metro Sewerage District, 1 Maintenance Facility 610 Moorland Road, Madison, WI 53713. The Maintenance Facility is the new building facing Moorland Road. For the tour dress appropriately for the weather and wear closed toed shoes.

Day 2 Workshop – Madison Metro Sewerage District, 1 Maintenance Facility 610 Moorland Road, Madison, WI 53713.

Below is a hotel recommendation should you need accommodations.

Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53713

May Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The fourth workshop 5/5/20-5/6/20 will be hosted by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services in St. Paul.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Metro Plant, 2400 Childs Road St. Paul MN 55106. All attendees will need to wear closed toed shoes for the plant tour. Hard hats and safety glasses will be provided. Open outdoor parking is available at the plant, but parking is limited so carpooling is recommended.

Day 2 Workshop – Metro Plant, 2400 Childs Road, St. Paul, MN 55106

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations.

DoubleTree by Hilton downtown St. Paul, 411 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 ***This hotel is closest to the downtown corporate headquarters

Hotel 340 downtown St. Paul, 340 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 ***This hotel is closest to the downtown corporate headquarters

Hampton Inn and Suites downtown St. Paul, 200 7th Street West, St. Paul, MN 55102

The Saint Paul Hotel downtown St. Paul, 350 Market Street, St. Paul, MN 55102

Hyatt Place downtown St. Paul, 180 Kellogg Blvd. East, St. Paul, MN 55101

FAQ

Region 5 Schedule

The Region 5 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 5 Schedule

Region 5 on-site events for Core Growth 2020 will be hosted by the following utilities:

February – Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

March – NEW Water, Green Bay

April – Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District

May – Metropolitan Council Environmental Services in St. Paul

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.