Overview:

This is a 90-minute recording of a live webinar on November 6, 2024.

In today’s unpredictable public health environment, agility is a critical trait for leaders to thrive. Learning agility means adapting swiftly in ambiguous situations, applying past lessons to new challenges, and embracing curiosity. Agile leaders don’t rely on conventional solutions but continuously seek improvement and innovation. While agility is partly an inherent trait, it can be developed over time. Though more difficult to cultivate than skills like communication, leaders can enhance their agility through continuous learning and open-mindedness. In this rapidly changing landscape, learning agility is the cornerstone of future-proof leadership in public health.

Kirsten Rodgers, EdD, MSPH, MCHES®, is a dynamic leader with over twenty years of experience fostering a culture of continuous learning across public health agencies, nonprofit healthcare entities, and professional associations. As President of Proximate Learning, a national consulting firm, Kirsten leads a network of highly skilled consultants dedicated to developing innovative learning and leadership development experiences for small businesses, nonprofits, regional healthcare systems, and federal health agencies, including CDC and NIH.

Inspired by her study of learning agility at Teachers College, Columbia University, Kirsten has focused on building her leadership skills and coaching others to enhance their abilities through continuous learning and adaptability. She has developed and scaled innovative educational programs for global health organizations, impacting over 500,000 public health professionals worldwide. She has played a critical role in accreditation efforts for training programs across numerous Health and Human Services (HHS) branches.

With expertise in adult learning, strategic planning, and health education, Kirsten is passionate about building the capacity of leaders to adapt and innovate in rapidly changing environments. She holds an Ed.D. in Health Education from Columbia University and an M.S.P.H. from the University of South Carolina. She has served as an Adjunct Faculty member at institutions including Emory University, University of North Texas, and University of North Carolina Wilmington. Through her work at Proximate Learning, Kirsten and her team navigate federal funding processes, forge strategic relationships, and plan, implement, and evaluate impactful learning and leadership initiatives.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Articulate how learning agility contributes to driving innovation in public health.
• Identify at least two new strategies to enhance learning agility.
• Discuss at least one learning agility practice to incorporate daily for leadership development.

CERTIFICATE:  The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing the two modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Overview:

This is a recording of a 90-minute webinar held on June 20, 2024

This session will introduce the participant to regenerative leadership (RL)- a positive, strength-based, relational, and adaptive approach to leading in complex times. The webinar will focus first on the concept of “leading with your whole self” and then define the RL approach to collaborating in complex contexts.  The webinar will introduce the key mindset shifts required to develop your RL capabilities as well as specific skills required for more effective, collaborative leadership in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) times. 

Dr. Marissa Levine is Professor of Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Public Health (COPH) and collaborating faculty to the Department of Family Medicine and the Division of Infectious Diseases at the USF Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Her primary focus is on leadership for population health improvement. Dr. Levine directs the USF Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice at COPH where she teaches a positive, strength-based, systems thinking approach to leading in complex contexts, called regenerative leadership.

Dr. Levine is a retired family physician with 16 years of medical practice experience including as residency director for a family medicine residency. She subsequently completed 16 years of state government service culminating in being appointed as the Virginia State Health Commissioner and agency head for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) from 2014-2018. As Commissioner, Dr. Levine led the effort to create an action framework for population health improvement called Virginia’s Plan for Well-Being and led significant public health emergency preparedness and response activities as the state ESF-8 lead.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe regenerative leadership.
• Define the mindset, skillset and “netset” required to develop regenerative leadership.
• Identify key resources to continue their regenerative leadership development.
• Commit to one aspect of regenerative leadership that they would be willing to incorporate into their day-to-day leadership behaviors.

CERTIFICATE: The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Overview:

This is a recording of a live webinar on January 26, 2024.

An emotionally intelligent leader is aware of their thoughts and behaviors and how the two impact the individuals and teams they lead. The result, more productive and collaborative teams who communicate effectively. The Emotionally Intelligent Leader webinar will dispel myths about emotions’ place in the work environments and provide a foundational understanding of emotional intelligence to include an introduction to a theoretical model that guides individual and social behaviors. Participants will complete this webinar with skills and strategies to elevate their emotional intelligence for their personal and team’s success. 

Nina M. Johnson, EdS, LMSW, APTD, has 15 consecutive years of professional experience in learning and talent development for communities, not-for-profit organizations, and government municipality.  ​​As a skilled communicator, Nina has a history of implementing innovative programs focused on learner needs and performance enhancement.  ​​Utilizing her experience as a social worker, Nina employs exceptional relationship-building skills to connect with communities and clients with honor and respect to design and implement learning and leadership initiatives that are reflective of the needs and capacity of the community. Much of Nina’s work encourages and empowers leaders and potential leaders to access vulnerability, hope, and authenticity as leadership tools.  ​ ​As a learning and leadership consultant, Nina develops, delivers, and evaluates leadership development programming and trainings for communities, organizations, and individuals. In addition to establishing transformative learning programs, Nina contributes to organizational cultures by championing initiatives to boost belonging and diversity. ​​In addition to establishing transformative learning programs, Nina contributes to organizational cultures by championing initiatives to boost belonging and diversity. ​

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define emotional intelligence
• Explain how emotionally intelligent leaders can improve the work environment and team performance
• Identify specific strategies to elevate their emotional intelligence

CERTIFICATE: The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.