The Center of Growth and Excellence supports employees through every stage of their chosen career path and helps them reach their full potential at Lexington.
Employees who are looking for opportunities to develop professionally can take advantage of courses to help them meet their goals. The program includes three academies: Grow, Rise and Lead. Within each academy, courses will educate, encourage, and support employees.
Getting Started
To join the Center of Growth and Excellence, complete your Individual Development Plan (IDP) with your supervisor to identify skills you want to develop and then follow through on those plans with your supervisor’s approval.
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The Center of Growth and Excellence Academies
Grow – Rise – Lead
TEAM
We are quietly confident in our individual abilities. We earn our success as a team.
COMMITMENT
We are committed to supporting employees with a ‘Can Do’ spirit.
OUR WORD
We do what we say; and we work to do what’s right.
GROWTH
We will grow; as people, as a team and as a company.
PEOPLE
We believe relationships matter. We are committed to the well-being of all.
Grow
Setting you up to succeed, Grow employees are given critical tools to help them hit the ground running. Within the first 90 days, every new Lexington employee will be guided through training that educates and empowers.
Courses include:
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Job Specific Training
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Quarterly Safety Training
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Individual Development Plan
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90 Day Review
Rise
Are you ready to Rise to the occasion? Following the Grow academy, every employee is welcome to take part in Rise. This academy provides Lexington employees with training needed to further their career path by developing skills that help them rise to new challenges.
Courses include:
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Creating a Positive Work Environment
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Work
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Employee Development Program
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Leadership Training 101
- Microsoft Suite Training
- Annual reviews
- Effective Problem Solving
- Job Specific Certifications
- Employee Development Conferences
- Lean 101
- CNC Machining Basics
- Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading
Lead
Successful leadership requires the ability to learn, evolve and adapt. During the Lead phase managers and future leaders will be given specific training to help them develop the skills and knowledge required to succeed within their roles.
Courses include:
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Leadership Effectiveness Program
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Preventing Bullying in the Workplace
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Interview Compliance & Fair Hiring
- Preventing Discrimination & Harassment
- 9 box/IDP Training
- Peer Group
- Executive Leadership Coaching
- Mentoring Opportunities
- Community Involvement
2023 Training Calendar
Ongoing:
Lean 101
Performance Review Workshops
April:
Success Series
Leadership Effectiveness Training
May:
Microsoft Suite Training
Mental Health Awareness
June:
Effective Problem Solving
Interview Compliance & Fair Hiring
Emerging Leaders Kickoff
July:
Creating a Positive Work Environment
Employee Development
Success Series
Preventing Discrimination & Harassment
Leadership Training 101
August:
DE&I
September:
Fundamentals of Communication
October:
Preventing Bullying in the Workplace
Success Series
Grow – Rise – Lead
