This interactive workshop is designed for emerging leaders who want to accelerate their personal development and professional growth by focusing on relationship-building strategies. The workshop will emphasize the importance of cultivating both vertical relationships (with supervisors, mentors, and executives) and horizontal relationships (with peers and colleagues). By the end of this workshop, participants will have practical tools and skills to strengthen workplace relationships and develop a robust internal and external network that supports long-term success.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the importance of cultivating both vertical and horizontal workplace relationships.
• Gain actionable strategies for building trust and influence with supervisors, peers, and mentors.
• Develop skills to create and maintain a professional network that supports career advancement both within and beyond their current organization.
• Leave with practical experience from role-playing and simulations to apply these skills in real-time, making them better equipped to foster collaboration, seek mentorship, and expand their influence.

Pre-Workshop Self-Assessment

Registered participants will take a Self-Assessment to identify strengths and opportunities of improvement in Relationship Building & Professional Networking. The assessment results will provide a foundation to apply the workshop materials to an Individual Development Plan for continued growth.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is ideal for early-career professionals, emerging leaders, and anyone looking to fast-track their personal and professional growth through effective relationship-building strategies. Whether you're aiming to strengthen connections with supervisors and mentors or enhance collaboration with colleagues, this session will provide you with the tools to build and sustain meaningful workplace relationships. If you're eager to expand your influence, foster collaboration, and build a network that accelerates continued success beyond your current role, this workshop is for you.

Additional Information

This 2.5 hour, live-online course (.20 CEU’s) can be combined with two additional microlearning modules to become the equivalent of one leadership elective for certificate courses in the Professional Development Programs.

Your Instructor

David Mazur

Questions? email usmpdp@maine.edu or call 207-780-5900