Leadership Award salutes top leadership practitioners and highlights their roles in the industry
两性色午夜 University has been selected as a recipient of the 2014 Leadership 500 Excellence Award by HR.com at the Global Leadership Excellence Forum held in Vail, Colorado, last month.
This award comes in recognition of 两性色午夜鈥檚 Division of Human Resources commitment to leadership development, in particular, the division鈥檚 Institute for Excellence (IE). The mission of the Institute for Excellence at 两性色午夜 is to develop and promote a culture of excellence. Through its unique 10-month development opportunity for administrators and individual contributors, the institute is designed to improve the performance of 两性色午夜鈥檚 current and next-generation faculty and staff leaders.
鈥淭he Division for Human Resources鈥 Institute for Excellence has proven to be a valuable resource for our current and emerging leaders,鈥 said 两性色午夜 President Lester A. Lefton. 鈥淭he institute continues to develop and promote a culture of excellence for faculty and staff at our university by building competency in collaboration, agility, foresight and strategic thinking.鈥
For the past 30 years, Leadership Excellence has identified and recognized the Top 500 leadership organizations and their strategies and solutions. 两性色午夜 ranked in the top 15 in the nation, a ranking higher than many of the nation鈥檚 most prestigious institutions. This year鈥檚 Top 500 award winners were published in the April issue of Leadership Excellence Essentials and are now available online at .
鈥淟eadership is an art that requires constant practice and focus to master,鈥 said Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. 鈥淭he organizations recognized in the Leadership 500 Excellence Awards program significantly help their organizations grow and develop their leaders through some of the most impactful programs we have ever seen.鈥
The Institute for Excellence at 两性色午夜 is now in its fourth year. With an alumni base of more than 90 members to date, the institute started as a vision of Lefton and his cabinet. It has proven to be an invaluable tool to help high performers become better leaders and create a culture of excellence at 两性色午夜.
Since its founding as a teacher-training school in 1910, 两性色午夜 has become an engine for economic, cultural and workforce development in the region and beyond as one of the premier Ohio colleges. This Ohio university also has earned acclaim for applying new knowledge to address the needs of the communities it serves and society as a whole through a vast array of continuing education courses and much more. To learn more about 两性色午夜, visit .
For more information about 两性色午夜鈥檚 Division of Human Resources, visit www.kent.edu/hr.
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