Pickaway-Ross’ successful Leadership Academy is gearing up for its 2015 session with four programs scheduled this year.

The innovative Leadership Academy focuses on preparing today’s business and industry leaders for today’s global challenges. Courses are designed to provide high-quality training to small businesses with topics common to multiple companies.

Each four-hour session is held from 8 a.m. to noon at Pickaway-Ross, 895 Crouse Chapel Road, Chillicothe. Courses are taught by Janet Harkins and Sandy Hinton.

Harkins has extensive technical and administrative training experience in a production environment and has worked in purchasing, material flow, project management and supervision.

Hinton is a State of Ohio certified adult education instructor with 20 years of experience working in human resources.

The 2015 Leadership Academy courses are:

·     Job Performance & Appraisals on March 12

·     Progressive Discipline on May 14

·     Managing Former Peers on Sept. 17

·     Getting Results without Authority on Nov. 12.

The cost for each course is $75 per person. Companies that send more than one person will receive a reduced rate of $50 for each additional person.

For more information or to register, go to http://register.pickawayross.com/ShowGroups.awp and choose Part-Time Classes or call (740) 642-1264 or (740) 474-3331, Ext. 31264. Questions can be directed to [email protected].