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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects, for distribution to all Department Representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk142646865"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">In February of 2023, the Human Resources Continuous Improvement & Training Unit launched the Leaders in Training (L.I.T.)
Program. This cohort-based, blended learning experience provides leadership development to employees over eight weeks of immersive training. Applications are now open for the upcoming cohort.
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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"></span><a href="https://hr.fsu.edu/leaders-training-program-lit"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">outline</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
and commitment related to the successful completion of the program, and remember to factor in that your manager needs to complete a portion of the application before it is submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The next cohort of 25 begins on September 21, 2023. If you wish to apply for the program, please complete
the application on the </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"></span><a href="https://hr.fsu.edu/leaders-training-program-lit"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">LIT Program Website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk142646865"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
by <b>Monday, August 28</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Questions?</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Please contact Michelle Baragona, Director of Continuous Improvement & Training, at
<a href="mailto:jbaragona@fsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jbaragona@fsu.edu</span></a> or (850) 645-6429. To contact the Training Center, email
<a href="mailto:training@fsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">training@fsu.edu</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1">.</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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