LEARN TO LEAD

Training, Tools & Tips for Truly Human Leaders

Introducing BWU’s Enhanced Suite of Leader Learning Offerings

Ready to fully embrace the awesome responsibility of leadership? Now, more than ever before, we’ve made it easier for leaders to embody our Leader Expectations and Commitments. Using BWU’s Learning Navigator , a new online tool, leaders can input their Leader Category and quickly determine the right learning and behaviors to improve their leadership—for our team members, their business and the organization.

Locating the right training with BWU’s Learning Navigator is easy!  

Simply follow the Learning Navigator prompts to locate your Leader Category (via Workday), then select your Leader Category in the Navigator and explore training based on the Leader Commitment(s) you wish to develop. Sign up today!

Now that you have a tool to help you locate the right training for you, we challenge every BW leader to sign up for at least one In-Person, Live-Virtual or Self-Guided offering today!

NEW LEADERS:

Listen Like a Leader is BW’s flagship course about interpersonal communication that will set the foundation for your leadership journey. If you haven’t yet taken it, sign up or express interest today using the   Learning Navigator .   ( DESIGN GROUP LEADERS , more information will be forthcoming about timing of upcoming classes in your region. ALL OTHER LEADERS , s elect "In-Person" from Catalog; scroll to "Listen Like a Leader" and click on "See more".)

Leader Orientation is BWU’s new set of trainings to help you gain knowledge in the Core Areas and Core  Processes essential for leaders, from a thorough understanding of Leader Expectations and Commitments, to Workday Leader Training, to HR101 (available early 2025) and more. Get started by selecting “New Leader” in the Leader Level category in the Learning Navigator . 

ALL LEADERS:

HOT TOPIC: Goal Setting Webinar - 5 Dec; Goal Alignment Webinar – 12 Dec

Whether working with team members on their FY25 goals or developing your own, these sessions will teach you how to connect individual goals to the realization of team goals and create broader business impact.  Sign up by selecting “Live Virtual” from the Catalog drop down in the Learning Navigator menu and navigate to “Goal Setting or Goal Alignment”.  

HOT TOPIC: Business Insights with Kyle Chapman Webinar – 21 Nov

Hear BW President Kyle Chapman share an overview of goals and strategies for FY25, areas of success and opportunities for improvement toward becoming a $3.6B vibrant organization! Sign up by selecting “Live Virtual” from the Catalog drop down in the Learning Navigator menu and navigate to “Kyle Chapman”.   

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER THURSDAY WEBINARS

14-Nov

7:30 am CST (USA)

Finance Foundations

ENG

14-Nov

11:00 am CST (USA)

Finance Foundations

ENG

14-Nov

11:30 am (Germany)

Coaching with Care

GER

21-Nov

7:30 am CST (USA)

Business Insights with Kyle Chapman

ENG

5-Dec

7:30 am CST (USA)

Goal Setting

ENG

5-Dec

11:00 am CST (USA)

Goal Setting

ENG

12-Dec

8:00 am CST (USA)

Goal Alignment

ENG

12-Dec

11:30 am (Germany)

Storytelling

GER

12-Dec

3:00 pm CST (USA)

Goal Alignment

ENG

To sign up for a webinar, in the Learning Navigator , select “Catalog”, “Live-Virtual” and scroll to the desired webinar.

More Tips for Truly Human Leaders

TO DO:

For most, the Goal Setting phase of BW’s Performance Cycle is underway. If you are a leader who will be holding Goal Setting conversations with your team members, remember to schedule those important sessions and encourage your team members to begin thinking about their goals. Together, you can work to establish the right goals that not only support the team’s, business’ and organization’s goals, but also helps your team members understand how they contribute meaningfully to our shared purpose.

TO SHARE:

For leaders of US team members, now is the time to remind those in your span of care to complete their Annual Enrollment tasks. And, for questions about medical and other benefits, Vitality, 401(k) retirement savings, counseling services and more, team members should contact the BW Wellbeing Team at 314-230-7355 or send queries to  bwwellbeing.com .

TO CONSIDER:

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.  

–Sheryl Sandberg, Author of “Lean In”

Learn to Lead is a newsletter for BW leaders to help them become the leaders their teams deserve. To enhance your leadership skills, check out  BWU’s new Learning Navigator.