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Personal Development Mini-Workshops for Teams introduce life skills into workplace team environments in a lean cost effective approach. Learning new personal development skills, as a team, augments a team’s technical and functional capabilities enabling higher levels of performance. Higher levels of performance can be reached when all members of a team “together” learn new personal development skills to deal with assumptions, manage stress, create trust, understand generational differences, recognize hidden biases and feel empowered to share what they are thinking and feeling.
Mini-Workshops are intended to be delivered in 30-45 minutes segments and can be delivered to small teams; i.e. 2-20 persons, or large teams; i.e. 80 -100. Workshops can easily fit into standardized team meetings as an agenda item or scheduled as a standalone session. Come and learn more about how the Personal Development Mini-Workshop concept began; and then participate in an actual 30 minute workshop. By doing so you will be able to determine if this approach is right for you and your organization.
The primary objective of Personal Development Mini-Workshops began as a tactic to sustain and grow organization team effectiveness while growth and crew change in the workplace occurs. The Personal Development Mini-Workshop for Teams approach is intended to engage everyone; and provide the same opportunity to receive personal development information and training that enables teams to reach higher levels of performance while learning “life skills” that employees can take home with them.
Gerry Urso
Shell Geismer
Learning Manager
gerry.urso@shell.com
Tony Lewis
Shell Geismer
Learning Professional
Tony Lewis and Gerry Urso, both Learning and Development Professionals with Shell Chemical Company, will be co-facilitators for this month’s topic of Personal Development Mini-Workshops. They have over 45 years of combined experience working with Learning & Development, and Operations & Maintenance Training. Both currently work at the Shell Geismar Chemical facility; although, Tony recently accepted the role of Capability Manager with CRI/Criterion and will be making the transition in the near future. For now they are teammates on the Shell Geismar Learning and Development Team responsible for supporting the compliance training, skill training and personal development training of over 650 employees.
Tony has been with Shell Geismar for 18 years serving and excelling in a number of roles. He began his career in operations and after about 8 years found his passion in Learning ultimately becoming the Shell Geismar Site Learning Advisor. As the Site Learning Advisor, Tony has been instrumental in shaping the Shell Geismar Learning culture and advancing competency, personal and professional development within the organization. Tony is a certified personal development workshop facilitator and has delivered numerous leadership and personal development workshops. He also is a certified Diversity and Inclusiveness facilitator within the Shell Organization. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Management.
He is married to Lakeisha Lewis and has two children, Tony & Tyler, 13 & 11. His hobbies include reading, personal reflection, exercising, bowling, paintballing, biking, or just about any activity that involves an adrenaline rush!
Gerry has been with Shell Geismar for 27 years beginning his career in Operations and currently serves in the position of the Shell Geismar Learning Manager. The shift to Learning came five years ago when the need for additional resources to support Operations Training and Procedures was recognized. Gerry’s skill set has enabled him to comfortably switch from Operations to Learning serving and supporting the Learning needs of the site.
While relatively new to the Learning and Development discipline Gerry has received training in Instructional Systems Design and Diversity & Inclusiveness. He is currently working on his certification as a D&I facilitator and is working on a personal development plan to continue his education in Learning and Development. Gerry has also co-facilitated 23 Personal Development Mini-Workshops with Tony Lewis whose Bio you just read.
Gerry holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, with a Minor in Political Science & English.
He is married and has one daughter serving in the Navy and stationed in Guam. He enjoys motorcycles, boating, softball, bowling, golf, Nascar, & martial arts.
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