RECORDED ACCESS WEBINAR – Networking for Professional Growth and Impact

Networking for Professional
Growth and Impact

RECORDED August 29, 2019, 1:00-2:30 PM EDT

Networking is an important way to engage with others for the purpose of exchanging information and building relationships.  In this webinar, we will explore the opportunities that networking offers for public power leaders to continuously expand and renew their knowledge and awareness…enhance their leadership skills and impact…even find new approaches that others have used successfully to handle difficult situations and problems.  We will also explore the benefits and limitations of various networking methods and ways to keep your network viable and useful to you and your networking colleagues.

What You Will Learn:

✔     What Networking Is and What It Is not - Networking comes in many different forms and doesn't necessarily involve joining numerous professional associations…and it is not just about job leads. This webinar will explore ways to network both inside and outside the workplace.

✔     Why Networking Is Important - Connected people are oftentimes the most successful. Whether professional or personal, networking pays dividends throughout your career and lifetime.

✔     How to Identify Networking Opportunities - You can establish networks in just about every aspect of your daily life both within and outside the workplace - other divisions or departments, at a conference, while waiting in line at the grocery store, or meeting others while walking the dog.

✔     How to Employ Different Methods for Networking - Whether in a large group setting, in small groups, or even one-on-one, there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to networking... and smartphone and computer apps allow "online" networking almost anyplace and anytime.

Who Should Participate:

Collaborative Learning and ACCESS Leadership are offering this webinar for utility professionals in all areas and at all organizational levels. This webinar is an extension of the APPA Public Power Managers Certificate Program (PPMCP) but is open to anyoen who wishes to register.

Your Webinar Leaders:

Andrew (Andy) Boatright, P.E.

Andy works with Collaboration Unlimited and Collaborative Learning, Inc. as an instructor and facilitator of technical, management, and leadership continuing education programs. He is an accomplished electrical engineer and executive manager in the utility industry. He presently serves as General Manager for the Zeeland Michigan Board of Public Works (Electric and Water).  His range of experience in the utility industry covers 36 years and includes planning and strategic visioning, organizational leadership and development, community outreach and involvement, engineering standards, construction and maintenance. 

Andy served as Utility Director for the City of Westerville (Ohio), Deputy Director and Acting Director for the City of Independence Power & Light (Missouri). In these leadership roles he was responsible for financial management, energy supply, electric transmission and distribution, long-range planning, contract negotiations, and customer service.

Andy has an M.B.A. from Otterbein University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and is a Registered Professional Engineer. He is the 2019 recipient of the American Public Power Association’s Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award.

Jillian S. Wolfe

Jillian is an accomplished manager, educational designer, teacher, trainer, and recruiter. At Collaborative Learning/Collaboration Unlimited she brings together her recruiting expertise and educational background to meet client needs in the areas of organization structure, staffing, and human development. Jillian develops, organizes, and facilitates education/training events, including in-person and distance learning for utility industry employees and for public and private sector educators. Jillian also serves as Executive Director of the Association for Utility Line Design Professionals with responsibility for membership growth, networking, and continuing education events.

Jillian graduated with a Master’s Degree in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena California, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Learning and Development from The University of Texas at Austin.

If you would LIKE to register for all 4 now, register here FIRST with the option to fully pre-pay for all four. You will then be given a link to this live webinar, and a passcode to watch each of the other 3 webinars over the next 90 days.

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