CORE GROWTH:

BUILDING WATER’S FUTURE LEADERS

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

Welcome to the Region 7 (MO) 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 7 (MO) Workshop Locations:

February – WaterOne

March – City of St. Joseph

April – KC Water

May – Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Region 7 Schedule

February Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The first workshop 2/18/20-2/19/20 will be hosted by WaterOne.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker
WaterOne, 10747 Renner Blvd, Lenexa KS 66219. Parking is available in lots surrounding the building and transportation will be provided for the tour. State or government issued ID will be needed, please allow additional time for temporary badging.

Day 2 Workshop
WaterOne (Administrative Office) 10747 Renner Blvd Lenexa KS 66219. Parking is available in lots surrounding the building.

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations:

Embassy Suites Olathe 10401 S. Ridgeview Rd, Olathe, Kansas, 66061

Hyatt Place/Lenexa City Center 8741 Ryckert Street, Lenexa, Kansas, United States, 66219

Spring Hill Suites/Lenexa City Center 17190 West 87th Street, Lenexa, Kansas, United States, 66219

March Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The second workshop 3/17/20-3/18/20 will be hosted by City of St. Joseph.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – St. Joseph Water Protection Facility 3500 State Route 759 (Stockyards Expressway) St. Joseph, MO 64504 in the Administration Conference Room.

Parking instructions: Front gate will be opened for parking in back. Enter through either front door of Administration Building if parked in front or back door if parked in back.

Day 2 Workshop – City of St Joseph/ Remington Nature Center 1502 MacArthur Drive St. Joseph, MO 64505.

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations:

Drury Inn 4213 Frederick Blvd, St. Joseph, MO 64506

Candlewood Suites 3505 N Village Dr, St Joseph, MO 64506

April Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The third workshop 4/21/20-4/22/20 will be hosted by KC Water.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – KC Water-Administration Building 4800 E 63rd Street, Kansas City MO 64130. Onsite parking is available, please check in with front desk upon arrival.

Day 2 Workshop – KC Water-Administration Building 4800 E 63rd Street Kansas City MO 64130. Onsite parking is available, please check in with front desk upon arrival.

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations:

The Westin Crown Center 1 E Pershing Rd Kansas City, MO 64108

Sheraton Kansas City Crown Center 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

May Workshop Details and Hotel Recommendations

The fourth workshop 5/19/20-5/20/20 will be hosted by Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

Day 1 Tour and Executive Speaker – Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), 350 Market Street, St. Louis MO 63103 Room 109 Market. Visitors must check in at the security desk. Visitors will need to receive a visitor pass from the Market location security desk and will then be able to park anywhere on the lot of the Market location.

Day 2 Workshop – Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), 350 Market Street, St. Louis MO 63103 Room 109 Market

Below are a few hotel recommendations should you need accommodations:

Pear Tree Inn St. Louis Near Union Station 2211 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103

Courtyard by Marriott St. Louis Downtown West 340 Market Street at Jefferson, St. Louis, Missouri 63103

FAQ

Region 7 Schedule

The Region 7 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 7 Schedule

Region 7 on-site events for Core Growth 2020 will be hosted by the following utilities:

February – WaterOne

March – City of St. Joseph

April – KC Water

May – Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

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.