Leadership Certificate and Workshop Program
Oct. 13, 2023 | First in series begins
UW-Stevens Point Campus
Business and Leadership, Educators, Health and Human Services, See Marshfield Offerings, See Stevens Point Offerings, See Wausau Offerings

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Six Session Certificate Program-Held on the UW-Stevens Point Campus 
All sessions held on Fridays, beginning at 9 a.m. | First session starts October 13, 2023

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The Leadership Certificate Program is an opportunity for you to build and strengthen your leadership skills. Throughout these workshops, you will have the opportunity to engage in activities and discussions that will help you discover your leadership values, gather tips on how to build an effective team, as well as strategies for creating mutually beneficial long-term relationships. 

2023-2024 Leadership Workshops

 October 13, 2023 | Self-Awareness & Teamwork through DISC

Led by Todd Kuckkahn, M.S.

What if you could tap into your greatest motivations and dramatically improve your relationships and accelerate your results? Your individual personality affects every aspect of your life. That's why one of the best things you can do to grow yourself and others is to understand your personality and what naturally drives you. When you recognize your strengths and weaknesses, ​you are able to give your best as you work with people around you. Dive into a 15-minute assessment that produces a 30-page report that will change your life 24/7/365.​

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Todd Kuckkahn, M.S. ​is on a mission to revolutionize company culture and leadership. Throughout his career, Todd has done countless presentations, workshops, and seminars at local, state, national and international conferences. Todd annually hosts Live2Lead featuring John Maxwell and other internationally known leadership speakers. Todd is passionate about sharing his experience and knowledge in communication, leadership, generations, personal growth, and company culture. He writes for numerous publications, including an international publication. ​His passion for leadership and culture earned him an independent speaker, coach, teacher, and trainer certification with (John C.) Maxwell Leadership. He is both DISC and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) certified.​

 November 10, 2023 | Building a Constructive Culture with Collaboration and Teamwork

Led by Janene Beck-Hafner​, Ph.D. 


A constructive, positive culture is key to an organization's success. Building the culture requires dedication and attention to the values of the organization, underlying beliefs, and the social environment of the organization. Teamwork and collaboration are key components. During this course, we will explore the elements of a constructive culture and how culture is supported by teamwork and collaboration. We will define teamwork and collaboration, learn strategies to develop and build a team, and effectively collaborate within the team and across the organization.​


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Janene Beck-Hafner's background is in education and leadership. She has led and mentored colleagues, delivered strategic consultation, collaborated across organizational divisions and stakeholder groups, led change, and developed effective strategies to overcome barriers, with a shared solution-focused approach to problem solving. She developed the talent networking strategy for Inclusa, Inc., connecting with key community stakeholders to develop talent networks that support and enriched the colleague acquisition process and enhanced colleague retention. Recently, she joined the Marshfield Clinic Health System's Organization Development team as a Senior Organization and Leadership Development Partner supporting the design, development, and implementation of the Leadership Development Program, Change Leadership, and Individual and Group Coaching. 

Janene has previously served as the Organization Development Consultant and Director of Community Resources/Provider Relations for Inclusa, Inc., and as the Director of Pupil Services and High School Associate Principal in the Unified School District of Antigo. She earned a Master of Science and Master of Arts Degree in Education and Educational Leadership, and a Doctoral Degree in Educational Administration with an emphasis in Leadership. 


 December 8, 2023 | Business Writing and Personal Branding for Business Leaders with Wendy Wilde

Led by Wendy Wilde

In today's competitive business environment, effective communication skills and a strong personal brand are essential for success. This workshop style session is designed to help business leaders further develop their writing skills and enhance their personal brand to achieve their professional goals.

  • Understand the principles of effective business writing.
  • Develop strategies for clear and concise communication in written form.
  • Learn techniques for tailoring messages to specific audiences.
  • Explore methods for crafting compelling stories to engage and persuade readers.
  • Understand the importance of personal branding for business leaders.
  • Learn how to define and enhance your personal brand.
  • Develop strategies for creating a consistent and impactful online presence.​
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Led by Wendy Wilde Prior to establishing her own, business consulting and coaching practice, Wendy enjoyed a 30 -year career in Financial Services as a Director and Sales Leader in the Commercial Banking, Treasury Management Specialty. Working for regional and global institutions, Wendy managed Midwest sales teams in addition to advising fortune 100 firms, large and mid-market manufacturers, agricultural and service organizations, such as, insurance, healthcare, government agencies, non-profits, trade consortiums and education.

In addition to being a life-long central Wisconsinite, Wendy continues to carry the Association of Financial Professionals, (CTP) Certified Treasury Professional credential and a Business Consulting and Coaching certification from EverCoach. She earned a BBA from Marian University in Fond du Lac, WI.  

A culmination of Wendy's professional interests and talents now live in the firm she calls the Weden Group LLC (WedenGroup.com). Her clients are individual leaders and businesses looking for help to disrupt their current rut!

 January 12, 2024 | Applying Lean Six Sigma to Improve Efficiency

Led by Christopher Spranger​


Lean and Six Sigma concepts have a long history of being used to simplify processes, remove barriers, and improve efficiency.  Now more than ever people are feeling the pressure of increased workloads due, at least in part, to the difficulty finding qualified people to fill open positions.  This labor shortage is expected to continue for many years into the future increasing the risk of burnout, mental health concerns and disengaged employees.  Lean Six Sigma is a structured methodology to examine work processes and redesign the work to minimize delays and non-value added activities.   In this session we will discuss the basics of how to get started using Lean Six Sigma methods to streamline workflows, improve customer experience, and make the work easier to accomplish - even if you have little or no exposure to Lean Six Sigma or even if your organization as a whole does not use it. 

You will learn:

-To apply a core set of Lean Six Sigma tools to simplify your work, even if your whole organization does not use Lean Six Sigma

-How to identify and reduce non-value added work, so more time can be devoted to fulfilling customer needs

-How to identify process bottlenecks and make processes flow more quickly and efficiently, without working harder or longer hours

Note:  A common misconception with using Lean Six Sigma for continuous improvement is that you have to work at a large manufacturing company.  While these tools were developed and refined by large manufacturers, they have since been applied in organizations small (less than 10 employees), and large across nearly every industry: healthcare, insurance, financial, public sector, construction, technology, transportation, lodging and education to name a few.




Christopher Spranger​ is the founder of Spranger Business Solutions and ImproveConstantly.com.  He is an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt (#72) with more than 20 years of experience with Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methods.  He earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville and an MBA in Finance and Management from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.  He has implemented and maintained improvement programs for numerous organizations across various industries – generating millions of dollars in accumulated savings, as well as huge improvements in quality, lead time, and customer satisfaction.  Chris has trained and coached hundreds of people on Lean Six Sigma improvement methods, implemented Lean Six Sigma based improvement programs at more than 15 organizations across multiple industries, as well as developed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Yellow Belt Certification courses for the MBA program at The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

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 February 9, 2024 | Personal Adaptability, Resilience and Wellness

Led by Brian Krolczyk, Ph.D.

In today's world, it's more important than ever to cultivate the skills necessary to adapt, bounce back, and thrive in the face of challenges. In this interactive and engaging program, you'll learn strategies for building resilience, enhancing your well-being, and increasing your personal adaptability.

Through enlightening presentations, thought-provoking discussions, and hands-on activities, you'll gain practical skills to help you navigate the ups and downs of life with greater ease and confidence. You'll leave feeling empowered and motivated to take action and create the life you desire.

Join us for a day of personal growth and transformation. Whether you're looking to enhance your career, relationships, or overall well-being, this workshop is for you!

  • Discover mental health foundations.
  • Evaluate your multidimensional well-being.
  • Uncover values that guide your choices.
  • Visualize your ideal wellness.
  • Assess your drive to improve.
  • Develop tactics​ to overcome challenges and create an action plan.
  • Boost clarity, focus, confidence, and gratitude.
  • Craft a personalized resilience plan.
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Brian Krolczyk's expertise is the integration of personal resilience and leadership effectiveness, with more than 25 years of executive coaching experience. For over a decade, Brian was senior assessor in the Executive Solutions Group, Global Assessment Operations at Development Dimensions International (DDI), Inc., a global leader in the science and practice of business leadership. He has interviewed and assessed more than 800 executives from the Fortune 500, spanning every major industry and continent. He is principal and co-founder of RYP Global, LLC, Resilience Coaching for Professionals. His deep background in psychology, mental health, health care and business has prepared him to help others boost their well-being and expand their professional impact.​

 March 8, 2024 | Growth Mindset

Led by Lyna Matesi, Ph.D.

What's your Mindset?

In this workshop we will explore the costs and benefits of your mindset. Mindsets are tools and this session focuses on improving your ability to use a wider variety of proven skills.

You will learn about the different performance outcomes of using the lens of a growth mindset and the lens of a fixed mindset.

We will use several studies to focus on the mindset moves that can help you accelerate your career, shift your own mindset, and influence the mindsets of the people, projects, and organizations where you serve as formal and informal leader.

The workshop also incorporates active learning and will provide several applied action tools so that you can begin applying what you learn immediately.


Lyna Matesi

Lyna Matesi, Ph.D. is the Academic Director of the UW-Stevens Point MBA program and specializes in management and leadership. Her passion is helping leaders and leadership teams maximize their capacity for success. She has served in leadership development, change management, and curriculum development roles at Motorola. She also served as a Senior Faculty member for the Center for Creative Leadership.



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Registration Information: Full Certificate (All 6 sessions)​​


Registration Fee: 

  • $1700 Professionals
  • $1000 UWSP Faculty/Staff
  • $500 Non-UWSP Students
  • $375 UWSP Students
    • $6 per day campus parking permit

The Leadership Certificate Program consists of six workshops. You are required to complete six (6) workshops within two (2) years to earn the Leadership Certificate.



Registration Information: Individual Workshop


Registration Fee:

  • $315 Professional
  • $169 UWSP Faculty/Staff
  • $85 Non-UWSP Students
  • $65 ​UWSP ​Students
    • $6 per day campus parking permit

​Check Payments


We no longer accept checks or "pay later" options online. If paying by check, print the Registration Form and follow instructions on the Registration Form for submission and payment. 

​Zoom Video Conferencing


You do not need any special software or equipment to attend other than computer speakers or headphones. You will connect to the Zoom session via a web link that will be provided a few days prior to the class. Within Zoom, we have the ability to pair you into small discussion groups for round table discussions. Therefore, a webcam and microphone (or telephone) will be helpful but is not required. Zoom is very easy to use. However, if you would like to set-up a practice round prior to the class, please email Jennifer.Hess@uwsp.edu to set-up a time.

 
Full refunds granted upon receipt of written request to uwspceweb@uwsp.edu when received 14 days before the start date of each individual workshop. No refunds will be given if cancellation is received less than 14 days before the workshop. Substitutions can be made at any time, but no shows will be responsible for the full conference fee. 

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. 
Please contact Continuing Education at 715-346-3838 or uwspceweb@uwsp.edu.