Professional Development Programs

Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP)

Launched in partnership with UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, this unique and highly competitive program was developed from the perspective of people of color. The NAMIC ELDP was designed to address some of the industry’s most persistent diversity dilemmas: retention of senior managers of color; increasing the diversity of the industry’s executive suites; and managing workforce diversity in a global economy. Since its launch in October 2001, the ELDP had groomed close to 300 emerging industry leaders from over 20 companies. View Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP)

The Leadership Seminar

An off-shoot of NAMIC’s Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), the newly designed two-day NAMIC Leadership Seminar will be offered in two industry markets in 2010:  April 29-30 in New York City; July 29-30 in Houston, Texas. 40 seats are available in each session. View Leadership Seminar

L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program

This program facilitates diversity in the communications industry by pairing top-level industry executives with NAMIC members to assist them with career development strategies. In 2007, NAMIC launched a regional mentoring program. NAMIC has worked with companies such as Comcast to customize an internal program for their key executives. View L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program

Executive Coaching

NAMIC is pleased to announce an all-new Executive Coaching Program available exclusively to NAMIC Platinum level members. The NAMIC Executive Coaching Program is unique in that it offers eligible NAMIC members and their companies access to a select cadre of multi-cultural coaches pre-screened for their knowledge of the particular career challenges faced by professionals in the communications industry.  All have worked in various capacities with NAMIC’s education programs and initiatives (e.g., faculty, guest lecturers, trainers, presenters, etc.) and possess the insights, cultural competence, and industry savvy necessary to provide a level of support not easily found elsewhere.

Maximizing 21st Century Multi-cultural Teams Workshop

The new Maximizing 21st Century Multi-cultural Teams Workshop builds upon the research about team effectiveness that is at the heart of NAMIC’s flagship leadership development programs. This is the ideal training ground for ALL managers and leaders in the communications industry, regardless of their cultural and ethnic backgrounds, who have responsibility for delivering strong business results via the performance of their multi-cultural teams.

Webinars

The NAMIC Leadership Suite Webinar Series was created to use technology as a means of bringing to our members the vast knowledge of thought leaders who, through their vision, business acumen and wisdom represent the communications industry brain trust. These interactive learning experiences feature leading-edge industry topics and professional development discussions in an educational, dynamic, fun-filled virtual setting. View Webinars.

Writers’ Workshops

The NAMIC Writers’ Workshops help build a diverse pipeline of skilled storytellers for television and digital media platforms. Get further details on the Spring 2009 NAMIC Writers’ Workshop and to download the PDF application.