Providing learning opportunities to help develop our associates is critical to our long-term success. Our leadership architecture is designed to meet all leaders where they are on their leadership journey and provide the skills, experiences and support necessary to ensure their success in ascending to more significant leadership opportunities. In addition, many of our businesses offer programs to further support the development of our associates.

At its first Leadership Academy, 26 Carboline managers from its corporate headquarters, research, development and innovation facility, manufacturing plants and several warehouses gathered for a three-day program. The Academy focused on fostering ethical leadership and building key leadership skills for those in managerial roles throughout the company.

Hear from some of the Leadership Academy participants:

“It was an honor to attend the first-ever Carboline Leadership Academy. I was a relatively new manager at the time, having only been in my position for four months, and the knowledge and skills shared and discussed in our sessions were instrumental in further molding me as a leader. From learning about conflict resolution and effective communication to the very notion that genuine, ethical ‘leadership’ is not merely something a person has but a process they follow, the takeaways from the event and the follow-up sessions have been truly valuable both professionally and personally.”

– Josh Coursey, Marketing Communications Manager

“The Leadership Academy that Carboline held was very beneficial! The leader made it fun, engaging and entertaining. It also made me learn my strengths as a manager and what I might need to work on. I have been using the techniques we learned with my team since then, and it has come across very positive with the team. I would definitely refer any manager to attend this program!”

– Ana Martinez, Customer Service Assistant Manager

“The experience was a great one for me. The facilitator was amazing and kept all of us engaged in the training. The exercises that we did during the training were fun and educational. I was able to walk away with many useful tools to help me understand all the different people I deal with daily and understand their needs. It also makes helping them achieve their goals a bit less challenging.”

– Abel Hernandez, Regional Service Center Manager