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TMP Course Descriptions: Period 2

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The course schedule below is for March 23-27, 2026

Period 2: 10:20 AM - 12:20 PM

Course Overview

Personalize your focus of study by selecting a course from the offerings below. Scroll down to read the full course descriptions and instructor profiles for each option.

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B1The Art of Positive Leadership
Led by: Felicia Zigman, MPH, FZ Coaching
B2Reinvent Yourself and Thrive
Led by: Terry D. Schmidt, MBA, Management Concept Inc.
B3 The Science of Excellence
Led by: Robert Maurer, Ph.D., Science of Excellence
B4High Impact Communication
Led by: Laura Hyde, MEd, Morgan Training Company

 

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Full Course Descriptions

B1 | The Art of Positive Leadership

Learn how to cultivate wellbeing and mindset in the workplace.

Led by: Felicia Zigman, MPH, FZ Coaching

This Positive Leadership course is designed to equip participants with essential skills and insights to create a healthy and productive workplace culture. The program explores the intricate balance between personal needs, the needs of team members, and the overarching needs of the business.

Beginning with the foundational concept of "Fueling Your Own Tank," participants delve into strategies for increasing personal vitality and professional engagement, including aligning with values, savoring positive experiences, cultivating gratitude, and understanding the importance of achieving a balance in giving to oneself and to others. The course then expands into the realm of emotional literacy, emphasizing self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills to enhance relationships.

The importance of feedback is highlighted in the context of personal and professional growth, fostering a culture that embraces constructive feedback, a growth mindset, and continuous professional development. The course also delves into the synergy between individual strengths, team dynamics, and organizational success.

Participants engage in practical applications of positive leadership principles through final presentations, demonstrating their ability to integrate personal, interpersonal, and organizational needs for a holistic and positive work environment. By the course's conclusion, participants are poised to apply positive leadership practices that contribute to individual well-being, cohesive team dynamics, and sustained business success.

Upon completing the Positive Leadership course, learners will:

 

1. Enhance Personal Vitality and Happiness:

  • Identify and align personal values, fostering a sense of fulfillment.
  • Implement strategies for savoring positive experiences and cultivating gratitude.
  • Recognize the importance of balance in self-giving and contributions to others.

 

2. Elevate Emotional Literacy:

  • Develop self-awareness to understand and manage personal emotions effectively.
  • Implement enhanced self-regulation strategies
  • Cultivate empathy and refine social skills for stronger interpersonal relationships.

 

3. Foster an Open Feedback Culture:

  • Acknowledge the value of constructive feedback for personal and professional growth.
  • Embrace a growth mindset that views challenges as opportunities for learning.
  • Engage in continuous professional development to adapt to changing workplace demands.

 

4. Apply Positive Leadership Principles:

  • Demonstrate the integration of personal, interpersonal, and organizational needs.
  • Showcase practical applications through final presentations.
  • Develop a holistic leadership approach contributing to individual well-being, cohesive team dynamics, and sustained business success.
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Felicia Zigman, MPH
FZ Coaching

Felicia Zigman has more than 20+ years of partnering with fast-paced, uniquely-cultured organizations as a leader, coach, and organizational development professional.

She works extensively in advertising, entertainment, hospitality, technology, start-up aerospace, and telecom industries, creating programs and other interventions that are practical, strategic and culturally aligned. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Behavior Change. Additionally she has earned several certifications in Positive Psychology (Happiness), Executive Coaching, Assessments, Health Behaviors and Adult Learning.

B2 | Reinvent Yourself and Thrive 

Discover how to unlock your greater life purpose, and how to perform at a high level of excellence. Bring your curiosity and courage to experience this unusual and transformative learning adventure.

Led by:  Terry Schmidt, MBA, Management Concepts Inc.

 

You’ve mastered your craft—but what about your life? In this empowering course, you’ll tap into your core values, build your personal leadership identity, and design a future that excites you. It’s you—2.0. This isn’t fluff—it’s a grounded, guided process to elevate how you think, feel, and lead. You’ll come out clearer, braver, and ready to thrive in work and life. 

You already know how to solve external problems. This course helps you solve the internal ones—the doubts, the drift, the outdated identity. Through guided exercises, unique challenges, and real conversations, you’ll gain the mindset and methods to reinvent your life and career from the inside out. If you're stuck or ready to evolve, this course is your launchpad. 

Learning Outcomes: 

  • Uncover your authentic life mission and align your choices, energy, and goals to what truly matters most
  • Craft a personal leadership identity—a compelling “prototype of excellence”—and embed it into your daily mindset and behavior
  • Break free from limiting paradigms and install empowering beliefs and behaviors that support your evolution
  • Develop high-performance habits based on intentionality, emotional intelligence, and strategic self-leadership
  • Access peak states of motivation and focus, even in the face of stress, fear, or change
  • Learn how to act decisively in uncomfortable situations, building the courage to lead without waiting for conditions to be perfect 
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Terry D. Schmidt, MBA
President, Management Pro

Terry Schmidt has spent a lifetime guiding professionals through moments of transition, evolution, and reinvention. With deep roots in both strategic thinking and personal development, Terry brings a unique combination of head and heart to this powerful course.  

His professional journey began with a degree in aerospace engineering, followed by an MBA from Harvard. But early in his career, he realized that the most complex systems are not built in space—they’re built inside the human mind. 

Over the past 40 years, Terry has helped individuals and organizations alike to break through limiting beliefs, clarify life direction, and step into their next level of excellence.  

His experience in personal development began with writing books on career/life planning.  His teaching approach blends cognitive science, emotional intelligence, identity theory, energizing  fun, and challenging exercises that will expand your comfort zone.  

An Award-winning instructor in the Technical Management Program, Terry is known for his lively, interactive teaching style and breakthrough results. His sessions spark insight, provoke action, and leave participants not only inspired—but equipped to make a difference. 

B3 | The Science of Excellence

Learn how research has enlightened us to the skills necessary for success in work, health, and relationships. We will reveal the four most essential skills for effective leadership, and how to use them.

Led by: Robert Maurer, Ph.D., Science of Excellence

Psychology has traditionally studied individuals, couples, and organizations in difficulty. Most theories and therapies are based on the work with these groups. But this problem-oriented focus has limited the usefulness of psychology in helping people to create and sustain success. There is a body of research that has sought to understand the traits and behaviors of people and organizations that succeed in the areas of career; building healthy, productive work relationships; and maintaining good physical health. The studies reach surprisingly consistent conclusions regarding the skills that allow us to create, maintain, and enhance success. In this hands-on course, you learn the skills of creating and sustaining excellence in the workplace through a lively mix of lecture, film, live demonstrations, case studies, and role-play scenarios.

Topics include:

  • The 4 Skills of Successful People and Organizations
  • How Successful People Change
  • Strategies for Coping with Adversity in the Workplace
  • The Essential Skill to Look for in an Employee or Colleague
  • Preventing Conflict and Maximizing Collaboration
  • Dealing with the Emotional Challenges of Managing People
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Robert Maurer, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder, Science of Excellence

Robert Maurer is the CEO and founder of the Science of Excellence, a consulting firm. His clients include American Express, Costco, Disney, Mazda, Wellpoint, Pepsi, the U.S. Navy and Air Force, as well as local government throughout the UK.

As the director of Behavioral Sciences for Family Medicine, Spokane and a faculty member with the University of Washington School of Medicine, Dr. Maurer has studied how individuals, families, and organizations sustain their excellence in health, relationship, and work. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Maurer has appeared on ABC’s “20/20” in connection with his work on conflict resolution. A Los Angeles Times article profiled Dr. Maurer’s seminars on creativity. His book on creativity and change, One Small Step Can Change Your Life, was published in the fall of 2004 and now appears in 14 languages.

B4 | High Impact Communication

Research shows that most “unhappiness” in the technical business world comes not from poor technical skills, but from poor communication. Effective communication plays a pivotal role in nearly every aspect of business.

Led by: Laura Hyde, M.Ed., President, Morgan Training Company

Skilled communication impresses colleagues and customers, promotes the effective flow of information, and creates a more harmonious and productive business environment, while poor communication skills can cause confusion, frustration, misinterpretation, inefficiency, and lost business. Moreover, ineffective communication can limit a technical professional’s potential growth and value to the organization.

This course provides a set of communication tools, techniques, and strategies to address communication challenges, including:

  • How to cultivate and strengthen relationships with colleagues
  • How to effectively communicate and interact with people whose personality and behavioral styles are different from yours
  • How to get colleagues/clients to make and keep commitments
  • The key elements of effective and productive meetings
  • Strategies and techniques to establish and strengthen credibility
  • How to avoid ambiguity, assumptions and confusion
  • Dealing with indecision—how to get decisions so you can move forward
  • How to motivate colleagues (in spite of lack of authority)

 

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Laura Hyde, M.Ed.
President, Morgan Training Company

Laura Hyde focuses on applying principles of psychology to the technical communication and persuasion/“selling” environments. Leveraging her substantial background in the computer hardware and software industry, she has developed an approach that has been enthusiastically embraced by technical professionals.

Laura’s passion lies in equipping her students with a comprehensive set of soft skills, offering methodologies, strategies, and techniques that can be immediately applied to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in their roles.

With a wealth of training experience accumulated over two decades, Laura has made significant contributions through her engagements with both corporate clients and as an instructor at UCLA's TMP. Her expertise spans various technical fields, including aerospace, software, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and electronics, among others. A partial list of clients includes Robert Bosch, Dassault Systemes, Honeywell, Siemens Technology, Blizzard, Plantronics, DIRECTV, STERIS, Boeing, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos National Laboratories.

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