Garland, Texas -- May 19, 2010 -- On May 6, the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) awarded the City of Garland Human Resources Team with the Association’s “Innovation in Human Resources Management” award. The City of Garland is the first to receive this award, which recognizes local governments for developing innovative programs and services to solve Human Resources Management problems and create opportunities for their community to reach its full potential.
The City of Garland was recognized for the development of a three-tiered leadership development program that is designed to provide supervisors and managers with practical tools to improve their overall supervisory and management effectiveness. The three-tiered leadership series includes: Supervision for Success (S4S) for lead and first-line supervisors, Managing to Lead (M2L) for mid-level managers and Executive Excellence (Ex2) for director-level management.
Supervision for Success (S4S) addresses the challenges of supervision and enforces the foundations for professional and personal growth critical to effective leadership at the first-line supervisory level. Between 2008 and 2009, the City of Garland graduated seven classes from the Supervision for Success program.
Managing to Lead (M2L) expands on the supervisory class and addresses more complex and critical issues related to mid-management employees. The first M2L class graduated in 2006, followed by three others to date.
Executive Excellence (Ex2) provides management training and mentoring in developing high potential management successors. Students in the Ex2 class must be nominated by their department Managing Director to participate in the program. In 2009, Executive Excellence graduated its first class. In 2010, the Ex2 class reunited to begin work on a project to develop a city-wide Wellness Program. This project is expected to be completed in June 2011.
“I am grateful to be able to work with a team of HR professionals who are committed to providing exceptional service to the employees and citizens,” said Priscilla Wilson, Senior Managing Director of Human Resources. “I commend our City’s executive team for their willingness to embrace HR as a strategic partner in the organization’s success.”
Organized in 1950 to promote, encourage, and advance the professional development of public personnel practitioners throughout the State of Texas, the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) is an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League. The purpose of the Association is to promote excellence in personnel and human resource administration in Texas Municipalities.