| The name Mr. Rogers is synonymous with learning. Millions of people grew up watching the TV show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” delighting in how its gentle host used stories, dialogue, interaction, and kindness to inspire children and adults alike to change the world. Mr. Rogers employed simple yet powerful techniques to create memorable lessons that have stayed with people for generations. There are some remarkable parallels between his goals and those shared by managers at all levels as they set goals, adapt to changes, and support their people and organizations along the way. After all, truly effective managers know teams and companies thrive when people are encouraged, challenged, and—most importantly—treated with kindness. |
| Why You Will Love Won’t You Be My Manager:
Won’t You Be My Manager looks at the messages and wisdom Mr. Rogers shared and provides ideas and tips to help you use his lessons to elevate your own leadership and management practices. By exploring Mr. Rogers’ work and legacy, you will be able to adapt and integrate these strategies into your own work as you strive to build professional environments that bring the best of out of people— and yourself.
A portion of the proceeds from all workshops will be donated to The Fred Rogers Center, helping to ensure that Mr. Rogers’ legacy and commitment to children, families, and educators is always carried forward.
Won’t You Be My Manager will help you to:
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| [columns] [span6] Stephanie Hubka, CPTD
Stephanie Hubka wants to live in a world where learning is exciting and inspiring and training is recognized as a natural driver of an organization’s strategy. For the past 14 years she has provided strategic leadership and expertise on professional learning and organizational performance solutions to companies in more than 50 countries. As the managing partner of Protos Learning, LLC, she specializes in developing strategies and products that advance a company’s mission, vision, and professionalism. Known for innovative solutions that initiate immediate organization-wide growth, Stephanie has developed hundreds of instructor-led, eLearning, virtual, social, and blended learning programs for nonprofits and associations and is a recognized expert and sought-after partner when developing new programming and refreshing legacy trainings. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), a credential conferred by the Association for Talent Development (ATD). She volunteers on the Metro DC ATD board of directors and served as the chapter president in 2016, and she was appointed as a National Advisor to Chapters by the ATD Board of Directors from 2017-2019. She is a regular volunteer for ATD’s Certification Institute and has contributed to ATD’s work in credentialing, competency modeling, and test specifications. Stephanie’s passion for training is equaled only by her love of exploring the globe; an avid traveler, she has visited all 7 continents, 70 countries, and all 50 US states. She is the co-founder of Road Unraveled, a human capital organization that encourages businesses to embrace the connection between paid time off and professional success.
[/span6] Alison Torrillo French
In an increasingly impersonal world, Alison French is passionate about helping organizations and individuals make the right connections to create harmony and success. As managing director of Alto Solutions, LLC, she employs brain science in her approach to organizational change, communications, and leadership. An experienced facilitator, trainer and coach, Alison has helped clients within the education, government, and private sectors for more than 20 years, facilitating strategic planning meetings, corporate retreats, and skills training workshops, as well as in-depth change, leadership, and team assessments and strategic communication campaigns. Past accomplishments range from being rated as a top instructor for the Deloitte Consulting Milestone Program and launching a career mentoring program for BearingPoint, to building and deploying a comprehensive change plan for a major Defense technology initiative with more than 7,000 end users, which, through direct engagement with top leaders, significantly influenced positive perception of the initiative and elevated its change management program to become recognized as a model within the agency. “I honestly believe that I am a better and smarter person by having the opportunity to work with you,” is how one client summed up his experience working with Alison. A former specialist master at Deloitte and graduate of Cornell University and the Kogod School of Business at American University, Alison has been published in ATD Links, is an authorized DiSC facilitator, and has worked with groups around the country to help them improve their leadership and engagement by better understanding the connections between their people and within their brains. [/span6] |
| [accordion] [pane title=”RESOURCES”] Brene Brown: the Power of Vulnerability (TED) Mr. Rogers draws a house- and inspires us to make something, too (YouTube) The Washington Post: Why It’s Good for Grown Ups to Go Play (Washington Post) [/pane] |
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What are learners saying about Won’t You Be My Manager?
[hr color=”#c30000″ style=”dots” size=”5px”] [columns] Clear and simple training for all managers to help foster innovative teams! Christine Fay
“Won’t You Be My Manager” was an outstanding and engaging, fun and creative exploration into effective management. Filled with practical tips and tools for driving desired behaviors, the workshop flew by and provided some much-needed reminders that work – and management specifically – is most effective when done with intention, play and heart. Fern M. Hernberg
Won’t You Be My Manager is an informative, practical and fun way to learn tips to being an authentic, intentional and better manager. Jim Stockmal
[/span6] Great workshop! In the past, I have been of the mindset that planning things related to soft skills may come off as phony or rehearsed, but this really showed me that it’s just as important to plan how you want to connect with your team as anything else. Eugenia Blackstone
“Won’t You Be My Manager?” is elegant in its simplicity and offers effective, meaningful guidance on how to incorporate kindness into team dynamics to spark connection, creativity, and authenticity. Eric Saidel
What a valuable session! These lessons were relevant when I watched the show in my childhood 40+ years ago, and even more so today. The workshop was very practical with simple, yet effective activities that I was able to implement the next day with very positive results. Thank you for helping managers be more effective leaders! Saori Choulos [/span6] |