Leadership Training
One of the many benefits to being a part of the Friendship Haven team is the opportunity to further your leadership knowledge and experience, regardless of your job position. The majority of this training comes from the Friendship Haven Experience, Journey, and Academy, multi-day courses guided by our head coach, President and CEO, Julie Thorson. These leadership courses allow team members to learn about themselves and their teammates while delivering leadership tools that will benefit them at work and in their personal lives.
Julie Thorson also offers off-campus leadership training for other organizations and companies. Interested in immersing your team in a new way of thinking about leadership? Email here to find out more information.
LeadingAge National Leadership Academy
Friendship Haven encourages leaders from our campus to participate in the Leadership Academy, hosted through the National LeadingAge organization. Our CEO and President, Julie Thorson attended in 2015 and was a coach in both 2020 and 2021. In 2022, our Chief Operations & Financial Officer, Kalleen Engels, graduated from the Academy and presented at the National LeadingAge Expo in Denver, Colorado. For 2023, Friendship Haven’s very own Administrator, Erin Hoversten-Majewski, graduated the National Leadership Academy with LeadingAge, and presented at the fall Expo in Chicago.
Guest Columns
In 2015 Julie was approached by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, the pre-eminent national media brand for caregiving professionals in skilled nursing and post-acute care. When asked if she would agree to be a regular contributor to their online publication, she embraced the opportunity and continues submitting her article monthly. In 2016, her “Living Leadership” blog was named the “Best New Department” Bronze Award winner by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
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