The Our Lady of the Lake School of Business is partnering with the San Antonio-based business consulting firm Trostle & Associates to host a two-part seminar titled “The Business of Leadership” from March 23 to May 4.
           
The program will be conducted every Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the main campus, although a specific room has not yet been announced.
           
The program includes two sections titled “Personal Tools for Better Business” and “Team Tools for Better Business.”
           
Each section has eight to nine modules filled with interactive, experiential learning. The courses also include learning exercises, role playing and readings from management experts.
           
According to Judy Trevino, an academic business relations officer at the School of Business, the courses contain “tools to guide participants into a leadership position.”
           
“Coaching is huge in management right now. It involves trusting and guiding people you hire,” Trevino said.
           
The seminar also serves as another opportunity for the School of Business to establish links to the corporate world.
           
“You never know where the partnership will benefit,” said Trevino. “Hopefully this can create stronger ties to the business community.”
           
The idea for having the seminar at the Lake originated when Dr. Robert Bisking, the dean of the School of Business, referred Trevino to Carol Trostle.
           
Trostle & Associates, founded by Trostle in 1997, is a nationally recognized, San Antonio-based business consulting firm that offers consulting services to call and contact centers.
           
Trevino and Trostle agreed to offer a seminar as a public series so that participants would not have to contract for a larger private class.
           
“This enabled the class to be available to a wider audience, not just larger corporations who had the number of new managers required for a privately held course,” Trevino said.
           
Forty participants are expected to attend the seminar. 
           
The seminar was originally scheduled for the week of January 22, but, due to inclement weather, the seminar was re-scheduled. As a result, participants have until mid-March to register in order to attend the seminar. The cost for the program is $995.