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Spanish for Business I - Bird's Eye AM Class
4/10/2024 - 7/3/2024
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Spanish for Business I - Bird's Eye PM Class
4/10/2024 - 7/3/2024
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Fundamentals of Supervision - Module III
6/12/2024
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2024 State of the County Conference
6/18/2024
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Company Tour/Large Group Job Shadow - Lake Geneva
8/8/2024
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Business Opportunity - Career Fair - DDHS
9/23/2024
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Job Shadow - Construction - Elkhorn
10/1/2024
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Events in the month of May 2023


Wednesday, May 3, 2023




In partnership with Gateway, WCEDA is offering an ongoing series of workshops designed to develop your employees.

Module II
Doing the Right Things
    •    From Colleague to Boss: How to handle shifting relationships and create across the board respect
    •    First Things First: Setting priorities for best leadership results
    •    You Can’t Manage Time, You Can Manage Energy: Learn to manage energy, not time
    •    The Aligned Organization: A new way to create an empowered workforce
    •    The Ethical Supervisor: Morals, values, ethics, and laws
    •    The Respectful Workplace: Avoiding harassment and discrimination

Class Dates:
Wednesdays from 8-10am for six weeks

May 3, 10, 17 & 24, June 7 & 14

WCEDA member company employees: $250
Non-member: $350
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

WCEDA and its partner, Elizabeth Oplatka of Gateway Technical College’s Business and Workforce Solutions, are bringing together senior and executive-level managers, and those just realizing their potential, who are dedicated to creating not only the most technically proficient organizations but the healthiest, most nimble teams and dynamic organizational cultures.

This advanced leadership series isn’t a one-off course. We’re presenting an opportunity to join others and work with an expert in organizational psychology, organizational development and change leadership on building the human side of your business. We know that our local business community is the most technically capable out there. We also know that what prevents us from realizing our greatness has a human face.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Join us at the beautiful Treasury in Delavan for WCEDA's first annual Workforce Symposium!


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Agenda:
Youth Apprenticeships
  • How to successfully and easily onboard new talent through the Youth Apprenticeship program
    • What is YA? Katie Graff, Gateway Technical College
    • What are the liabilities? How can I get more information? What does the future look like for this program? Will the pathways be expanded? Speaker from the Department of Workforce Development
    • Student success stories
Building & Engaging your Labor Pool
  • Keynote Speaker, Michelle Greiner, JW Speaker
  • Company Panelists
    • The art of employee referral
    • Work/life balance through flexible work schedules
    • Competitive compensation
    • Successful methods for attracting and choosing the right candidates
  • Q & A
Keynote speaker, Michelle Greiner from JW Speaker will address topics such as
  • Analyzing your talent
  • Clearly defining positions - is everyone on the same page?
  • Why are your employees working at your company?
  • Honest and quick communication
  • Re-imagining standard recruiting practices and techniques
  • Executing retention strategies
Wednesday, May 10, 2023




In partnership with Gateway, WCEDA is offering an ongoing series of workshops designed to develop your employees.

Module II
Doing the Right Things
    •    From Colleague to Boss: How to handle shifting relationships and create across the board respect
    •    First Things First: Setting priorities for best leadership results
    •    You Can’t Manage Time, You Can Manage Energy: Learn to manage energy, not time
    •    The Aligned Organization: A new way to create an empowered workforce
    •    The Ethical Supervisor: Morals, values, ethics, and laws
    •    The Respectful Workplace: Avoiding harassment and discrimination

Class Dates:
Wednesdays from 8-10am for six weeks

May 3, 10, 17 & 24, June 7 & 14

WCEDA member company employees: $250
Non-member: $350
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

WCEDA and its partner, Elizabeth Oplatka of Gateway Technical College’s Business and Workforce Solutions, are bringing together senior and executive-level managers, and those just realizing their potential, who are dedicated to creating not only the most technically proficient organizations but the healthiest, most nimble teams and dynamic organizational cultures.

This advanced leadership series isn’t a one-off course. We’re presenting an opportunity to join others and work with an expert in organizational psychology, organizational development and change leadership on building the human side of your business. We know that our local business community is the most technically capable out there. We also know that what prevents us from realizing our greatness has a human face.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023




In partnership with Gateway, WCEDA is offering an ongoing series of workshops designed to develop your employees.

Module II
Doing the Right Things
    •    From Colleague to Boss: How to handle shifting relationships and create across the board respect
    •    First Things First: Setting priorities for best leadership results
    •    You Can’t Manage Time, You Can Manage Energy: Learn to manage energy, not time
    •    The Aligned Organization: A new way to create an empowered workforce
    •    The Ethical Supervisor: Morals, values, ethics, and laws
    •    The Respectful Workplace: Avoiding harassment and discrimination

Class Dates:
Wednesdays from 8-10am for six weeks

May 3, 10, 17 & 24, June 7 & 14

WCEDA member company employees: $250
Non-member: $350
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

WCEDA and its partner, Elizabeth Oplatka of Gateway Technical College’s Business and Workforce Solutions, are bringing together senior and executive-level managers, and those just realizing their potential, who are dedicated to creating not only the most technically proficient organizations but the healthiest, most nimble teams and dynamic organizational cultures.

This advanced leadership series isn’t a one-off course. We’re presenting an opportunity to join others and work with an expert in organizational psychology, organizational development and change leadership on building the human side of your business. We know that our local business community is the most technically capable out there. We also know that what prevents us from realizing our greatness has a human face.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023




In partnership with Gateway, WCEDA is offering an ongoing series of workshops designed to develop your employees.

Module II
Doing the Right Things
    •    From Colleague to Boss: How to handle shifting relationships and create across the board respect
    •    First Things First: Setting priorities for best leadership results
    •    You Can’t Manage Time, You Can Manage Energy: Learn to manage energy, not time
    •    The Aligned Organization: A new way to create an empowered workforce
    •    The Ethical Supervisor: Morals, values, ethics, and laws
    •    The Respectful Workplace: Avoiding harassment and discrimination

Class Dates:
Wednesdays from 8-10am for six weeks

May 3, 10, 17 & 24, June 7 & 14

WCEDA member company employees: $250
Non-member: $350
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

WCEDA and its partner, Elizabeth Oplatka of Gateway Technical College’s Business and Workforce Solutions, are bringing together senior and executive-level managers, and those just realizing their potential, who are dedicated to creating not only the most technically proficient organizations but the healthiest, most nimble teams and dynamic organizational cultures.

This advanced leadership series isn’t a one-off course. We’re presenting an opportunity to join others and work with an expert in organizational psychology, organizational development and change leadership on building the human side of your business. We know that our local business community is the most technically capable out there. We also know that what prevents us from realizing our greatness has a human face.