Overview
In this course, leaders learn how to build and communicate a vision for their organization, motivate their people, manage their boss, build relationships with customers, and communicate more effectively. By course completion, participants will have shaped a personal action plan that will serve as a blueprint to implement newly acquired skill levels directly into their work environment.
 
Learning Objectives:

• Understand various leadership styles
• What to do before stepping into the role of a leader
• Setting boundaries with former coworkers
• Understand the expectations from management
• Top 10 new manager’s mistakes
• How to take personal responsibility
• Being an approachable leader
• How to manage your priorities
• Establish your authority, boost your credibility, and earn respect
• Reasons & benefits to delegation
• Identify and understand the 4 generations currently present in the workplace
• How to lead Millennials

CPE: 1 hour 
Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
 

The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: 

www.nasbaregistry.org
 

Kelvin Elston is the Founder & President of Epic Global Group.  Epic Global Group specializes in leadership development training.  He is a graduate of Cleveland State Community College where he earned an Associate of Science degree (Business Management) in 1985.   He then received his Bachelor of Science degree from Birmingham Southern College (Management and Marketing) in 1986.   In 1999, he completed a Masters in Human Relations and Organizational Management from Cumberland University. 

Previously, Kelvin has served as the Director of the Leadership Institute at Williamson College and Director of Workforce & Community Development at Nashville State Community College.  While at NSCC he was an Associate Professor there for 16 years. He was also employed as a branch manager for Nations Credit for 10 years and as a General Manager for Hampton Inn for two years. 

Kelvin is also a certified Achieve Global & Corporate College trainer.  He has trained for some of the top companies throughout the US.  Some of his clients include Perdue Farms, Tenneco, BMI, Nissan North America, GASTITE, Primrose Schools, Misa Metals Inc., Western Foods, Association of General Contractors of Tennessee, National Council on the Aging, Affinion Group, Johnson Controls, Bridgewater Interiors, Shiloh Industries, Nashville Electric Service, Nashville Metro Government, Cracker Barrel, Krystal, McDonalds, Phillips & Jordan Construction, Caterpillar Financial, Ingram Barge, TUTCO and Shop at Home Network.