Professional Development Committee

Committee Members

  • Chair: Melissa Rivera, Senior Associate Dean, Dean’s Office
  • Brenda Anderson, Program Coordinator, Dean’s Office
  • Sadee Brathwaite, Senior Administrative Assistant, RAISED
  • Laura Chacon, Social Media Manager, Communications & Marketing
  • Joshua Charles, Director of Web Governance & Communications, Communications & Marketing
  • Kendra Clarke, Web Content Strategist, Communications & Marketing
  • Lucille Foster, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Newark Program
  • Shevon Jackson, Associate Director of Enterprise Applications, OTIS
  • Nancy Kiley
  • Sharon Lydon, Associate Dean, Alumni and Corporate Engagement
  • Peter Methot, Associate Dean, Executive Education
  • Elayne Stanback-McClaine, Regional Director-Middlesex County, NJSBDC
  • Dee White, Human Resources Manager, Dean’s Office
  • Jenean Wicker

Mini-MBA: Team Management Essentials

The Mini-MBA: Team Management Essentials teaches managers, individual contributors, and team members to work collaboratively, understand each other’s priorities and experiences, and create and function within a productive, supportive environment, leading to personal and team productivity and satisfaction.

The program runs from September 28 to December 16.

RBS staff can register for specific sessions or take the full certificate program. Staff pursuing the full certificate will be required to complete an assessment at the end of the program to earn the Mini-MBA.

The 10 module topics will cover:

  1. Strategic Thinking and Planning
  2. Relationships: Directing and Influencing
  3. Communication
  4. Conflicts: Management and Resolution
  5. Problem Solving: Individual and Group
  6. Goals: Individual and Group
  7. Performance Management: Formal and Informal
  8. Cultivating Inclusivity in the Workplace
  9. Teams: Cross-Functional and Informal
  10. Personal Development Plan

Sessions will be live online and recorded. Each module will be 3 hours and split into two 1.5 hour sessions. Each module will be offered every two weeks.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 21. Please click here to view the full program schedule and module descriptions.

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