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STOPP leadership coaching for people in leadership roles at dance schools

Leadership coaching for people in leadership roles at dance schools

The training is delivered in cooperation with Aktiivi-Instituutti and the Finnish Association of Dance Schools, STOPP ry. The training consists of 3 x 2 days.

The programme consists of contact teaching, distance learning and small-group and independent work. The contact teaching periods cover leadership and management as a whole and a specific dance education perspective on leadership. The content of the training is different from 2021 – both previous and new participants are welcome.

The training runs from 14 October 2022 to 14 January 2023.

The price of the training is €989 (the contact teaching days include lunch and coffee).

Please note that the training is in Finnish.

Coaches

  • Milla Malmberg, Executive Director, STOPP ry
  • Pirkko Ahjo, Head of Training, Aktiivi-Instituutti
  • Katja Köngäs, Principal, Länsi-Uudenmaan tanssiopisto Hurja Piruetti
  • Reijo Jouttimäki, Leadership Coach, Aktiivi-Instituutti
  • Kai Lehikoinen, Director, CERADA research centre, University of the Arts Helsinki
  • Elli Mäkilä, CEO, Storybound Oy
  • Riikka Mäkikoskela, Head of Radical Creativity, Aalto University

Training programme

PERIOD 1, Helsinki

Friday 14 October 2022: The diversity of the job

  • 09.15–10.00 Introduction: getting to know each other, goals, schedule, assignments: Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo
  • 10.00–12.15 The diverse role of the principal and manager: Katja Köngäs and Milla Malmberg
  • 12.15–13.15 Lunch
  • 13.15–15.30 The diverse role of the principal and manager continues: Katja Köngäs and Milla Malmberg
  • 15.30–16.15 Summary, assignment

Saturday 15 October 2022: A thriving work community and the wellbeing effects of arts education

  • 09.00–09.15 Reflecting on the previous day: Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo
  • 09.15–12.15 A thriving work community as a whole and how to develop it: Reijo Jouttimäki
  • 12.15–13.15 Lunch
  • 13.15–15.30 The wellbeing effects of arts education: Kai Lehikoinen
  • 15.30–16.00 Summary, discussion

PERIOD 2, distance learning on Zoom

Friday 18 November 2022: Marketing a dance school

  • 09.00–09.45 Introduction: Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo
  • 09.45–12.00 Measurable goals and creating an annual marketing plan: Elli Mäkilä
  • 12.00–13.00 Lunch
  • 13.00–16.00 Marketing a dance school continues: Elli Mäkilä
  • 16.00–16.45 Summary, discussion: Elli Mäkilä, Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo

Saturday 19 November 2022: Varied career paths in dance and diversity management

  • 09.15–10.00 Reflecting on the previous day: Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo
  • 10.00–12.15 Varied career paths in dance: Katja Köngäs, Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo
  • 12.15–13.15 Lunch
  • 13.15–14.45 Diversity management: Reijo Jouttimäki
  • 14.45–15.30 Discussion on career paths and the final assignment: Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo

PERIOD 3, Helsinki

Friday 13 January 2023: Sustainable leadership in a dance school

  • 09.15–10.00 Introduction: Milla Malmberg and Pirkko Ahjo
  • 10.00–12.15 The dance school as part of sustainable development: Katja Köngäs
  • The dance school in the jungle of rules and guidelines: Milla Malmberg
  • 12.15–13.15 Lunch
  • 13.15–14.00 The morning’s theme continues
  • 14.00–16.15 Art, creativity and sustainable development: Riikka Mäkikoskela
  • 16.15–16.45 Summary and the next day’s schedule

Saturday 14 January 2023: A day of achievements

  • 09.45–12.00 Participants present their own assignments. All participants get a turn to speak, and the length depends on the number of participants.
  • 12.00–13.00 Lunch
  • 13.00–15.00 Participants’ presentations continue.
  • 15.00–15.30 Close of the coaching programme