Nearly 70% of U.S. workers say they’d leave a job because of a bad manager, according to LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence survey. The numbers are even higher among younger generations — 75% of Gen Z and 77% of millennials say poor leadership would push them to look elsewhere. 

Heather Honig Schwenneker, Leadership Development Consultant
Heather Honig Schwenneker, Leadership Development Consultant
Launching this June, Advanced Frontline Leadership is a new five-session course designed to help supervisors grow into confident, capable leaders with the tools to build trust, lead with empathy, and motivate teams across career stages. It was co-developed by freelance Leadership Development Consultant Heather Honig Schwenneker and EICC Continuing Education Program Manager Tyné Rieck. 

The course includes five modules: 

  • Building trust 
  • Leading with empathy 
  • Motivating across career stages 
  • Demonstrating resilience 
  • Solving modern workplace challenges 

Schwenneker said many employees step into leadership roles without having strong role models or formal training. This course helps close that gap with practical, research-backed strategies. 

“There’s so many things we can do in the workplace. Sometimes managers try to control things—especially when they’re new. That can be demotivating.” 

Designed for managers in any industry, sessions run three hours weekly for five weeks. 

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“I do encourage participants between classes to commit to something that you’ve learned and how you’re going to apply that.” 

Stronger leadership leads to improved retention, morale, and organizational adaptability. 

“If they are experiencing new challenges and wanting to stretch to the next thing, I think they will get a lot out of the class,” Schwenneker said. 

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