"Thank you for running the intensive and instructive Leadership Initiative.  The management training, and other lessons you taught are invaluable.  I heard people describe the program as an MBA program on steroids because of its intensity.  The CD you gave us contains so many articles which are very insightful on a variety of business topics.  Earlier this year my friend who is a professor at the UCR Business MBA program commented positively about the program when he saw the class syllabus. 

I owe you and the County of Riverside a huge debt of gratitude for this priceless training."

                                                                          Minh C. Tran,  Office of County Counsel

"Looking back over the months I had in the Leadership Initiative I can say one thing with certainty:  I am more self-aware now then I ever was before.  In the hours and days I had with all the wonderful and talented individuals in my class I had the opportunity to spend time on myself, and that is certainly not something any of us has much time to do these days.  I have tried to take what I learned and integrate it into my daily life so that I can learn from my mistakes and not keep repeating them.  I am grateful for the insights and the confirmations I received--as well as the surprises along the way.  This class was truly a gift."

                                                                      Barbara Plate, Public Defender's Office 

• At first, I didn’t’ think I needed it (I was wrong).
• Excellent self-examination process: gives you a good base level of who, what, and where you are as a person and leader.
• Skills learned during the training are used regularly.
• For many employees, there is no established leadership training available. The Leadership Initiative cuts across all fields of work in Riverside County and is applicable to all of them. I now have someplace to send employees who need this type of assistance.
• It develops a camaraderie between the participants that carries over into inter-departmental relationships.
• I would recommend that all of my superiors attend.

•  In my opinion, the ability to be a better leader leads to less employee/supervisor issues and results in more work being done with a higher level of quality and less personnel issues, all of which result in cost savings to the County of Riverside.

                                                                               Walter Meyer, Alumnus -- May 2009 
                                                                                    "Recession Proof Managers"