Professional Development Week

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Professional Adulting
Join a workshop discussion on developing key competencies for effective communication and teamwork. We will learn how to integrate self-awareness, empathy and diplomacy for success at work and in the profession.

Presenter

Michael D. Sgro is a business owner, a certified coach, an advocate, a college success expert and empathic leader. He coaches professionals around the country to improve their overall effectiveness, leadership skills, career readiness, digital savvy and so much more. Michael's vision for himself is to help people achieve their potential through networking, technology and community building. Sgro, a Syracuse native, ascended the ranks in higher education at several institutions in New York State, earning a stellar reputation for his work with constituent programming, relationship building, professional networking and digital media. He spent 20-years on college campuses in New York City and Central New York before coming home to Syracuse to start his own coaching business. Michael has earned several honors through the years, including the NYU Advocate for Change Award, the SUNYCUAD award for best alumni program, and the prestigious Le Moyne College Ignatian Award for Service. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Le Moyne College, a certificate in business coaching from the Professional Business Coaches Alliance of North America, a certificate in project management from the American Management Association, is a sponsor of Believe in Syracuse, and a member of CenterState CEO.

Michael lives, works and participates actively in the historic downtown Syracuse community with his maltipoo Jonah