Description

A healthy, positive workplace culture empowers people and transforms business outcomes. That transformation happens when leaders recognize how culture is co-created daily—through the values, behaviors, and relationships that embrace people’s potential to collaborate and do good together.

This two-day session focuses on the practices that distinguish the world’s best organizations. We’ll explore the differences between workplace experiences that satisfy versus those that engage and inspire. We’ll review examples from companies that achieve extraordinary results while maintaining cultures that retain and attract top talent. We’ll discuss ways people at all levels can communicate with authenticity, transparency, and visibility—even in fully remote and hybrid workplaces. Ultimately, we’ll define specific steps you can take to positively impact your culture while improving your capacity to create meaningful change.

Course Content

  • Employee Engagement
  • Positive Leadership
  • Cascading Communications
  • Public Speaking
  • Trust-Building
  • Change Leadership
  • Change Mangement
  • People-first Leadership
  • Core Values
  • Mission and Vision Statements

Course Impact

This course will help you identify cultural challenges, major workplace trends, and engagement opportunities. You will learn to recognize the characteristics of healthy, positive cultures and apply a proven employee engagement model. You will be empowered to build trust through cascading communications, influence others through positive leadership principles, and effectively lead and manage workplace change.

This course can benefit anyone seeking to strengthen workplace culture and employee engagement. It is especially useful for those in talent development, people management, organizational culture, or HR; this includes everyday managers, HR professionals, and organizational culture and talent specialists. Regardless of your role, this course is designed to help you create a positive, resilient, and healthy workplace culture

Personal Impact

  • Build Trust and Positive Influence
  • Learn What Engages People (Including You)
  • Spot Signs of a Healthy Culture
  • Identify Strengths and Motivations (Including Yours)
  • Lead Change with Confidence

Organizational Impact

  • Strengthen Leadership Capability
  • Improve Employee Engagement
  • Create Thriving Workplace Culture
  • Energize and Inspire Teams (and Leaders)
  • Navigate Continuous Cultural Evolutions

Course Details

Course Format
In-Person

Class Time
8:30am – 4:30pm

Spring Class Dates
May 28-29, 2026

Fall Class Dates
Nov 19-20, 2026

Course Price
$1900

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Proof of Accomplishment

SHRM Recertification Provider | SHRM-CP | SHRM-SCP

 

Eccles Executive Education is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRMSCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit SHRMCertification.org.

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Executive Leadership Certificate

This course is a part of the Executive Leadership Certificate.

Whether you are an aspiring professional or an attentive executive, this certificate can elevate your leadership potential. The courses in this certificate are designed to provide you with the expertise, credibility, and confidence required to lead modern teams.

Course Faculty

Michael Waterman, MA, CHG Healthcare VP

Michael Waterman is vice president of people and culture at CHG Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company recognized by Fortune and Forbes magazines, Glassdoor, People magazine, and USA Today as one of the best places to work in America. With deep experience in communications, leadership development, and employee engagement strategy, Michael helps organizations build cultures where people thrive. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications from the University of Utah and currently teaches classes on organizational culture in the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. He has been honored with the Parry D. Sorensen Distinguished Lecturer award and the Quintus C. Wilson Alumni Achievement award.

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