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New Program Prepares Leaders from the Front Line

Posted June 11, 2010
Contact: Courtney Yarbrough, cryarb@uga.edu; 706.542.6221

The Georgia Department of Corrections recently partnered with the Vinson Institute to create a new training program that invests in the professional development of its front line managers. The result, the Advanced Management Training program (AMT), equips promising employees with leadership skills to help them excel in their current positions and prepare for higher levels of responsibility in the department.

Twenty-five corrections managers completed the first session of the AMT on May 7. Vinson Institute faculty members Sherri Lawless and Eric Robinson led the five-day program, which focused on leading successful, results-driven teams.

The AMT complements the existing Corrections Leadership Institute, a development program for the department’s middle managers.

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