Mark your calendar and join us for this year's Summer Lunch & Learn webinars you won't want to miss! This year's theme is Building Leadership and Management Skills. Alongside our webinar series, we are pleased to recommend a selection of online training opportunities and resources to strengthen and support your leadership and management development.
Summer Lunch & Learn Webinar are free to MHOA Members and $25 for non-members
Date: June 24, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Georgie Bishop, President of the Public Sector Consortium
Description: How did we get to the current confusion around the skills required for professional public managers and public leaders? Come learn about the essential skills and competencies of these two professional areas. Hear why it is essential for us to invest in management and leadership skills as part of our professional growth.
Date: July 9, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Monique Roy, Leadership Development Strategist
Description: Join us for a workforce development webinar focused on practical strategies for navigating difficult workplace conversations, employee performance management, and effective feedback and reviews. Participants will also learn tools for improving communication and constructively addressing conflict between employees..
Date: July 29, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Tali Schiller, Program Manager, Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Registration coming soon!
Date: August 13, 2026 from 1 pm to 2 pm
Speaker: Timothy McDonald, Director of Health and Human Services, Town of Needham
Empowered Leadership: Building Resilient Public Health Teams
Managing Change in Public Health: An Introduction to Organizational Change Management
Resources
Local Public Health Guide, Chapter 5, Leadership Skill Development (MHOA)
Systems Thinking Resources (NEPHTC)
Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Public Health, Partners, and Communities (Public Health Training Center Network and the Policy, Practice and Prevention Center at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health)