Trigon team members graduate from Leadership Development Programme

The Aspire Complete Leader Programme, run by the Cork College of Further Education and Training (FET) – Bishopstown Campus – under the Skills to Advance initiative for Trigon Hotels, has been designed to develop supervisory and leadership skills.

A graduation ceremony was held in Cork ETB last week for five team members who have been accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), an internationally recognised qualification.

The five Complete Leader Programme graduates are:

• Kathleen Linehan, Strategic Director Of Human Resources, Trigon Hotels
• Eoghan Murphy, General Manager, Cork International Hotel
• Roger Russell, General Manager, Metropole Hotel
• Jared Warner General Manager, Cork Airport Hotel
• Pierce Lowney, Director of Food and Beverage, Trigon Hotels

The seven-month course is delivered by Anne Pettit, a HR consultant with more than 25 years of experience in managing teams, functions and businesses of various sizes. Other modules included in the Complete Leader Programme are ‘Developing Your Leadership Styles’, ‘Managing and Implementing Change in the Workplace’ and ‘Management Communications’.

Speaking on the day, Denis Leamy, Chief Executive of Cork ETB praised the Complete Leader graduates, “It is fantastic to see the senior leaders of Trigon Hotels taking the time to develop themselves and engage in lifelong learning while leading by example and supporting their team in their own development.”

Managing Director of Trigon Hotels, Aaron Mansworth said; “It is important that our team members know that we are supportive of every opportunity to help develop their skills, especially when it comes to leadership and management roles. We are really proud of the five graduates who completed the recent programme and we are delighted to work with the Cork College of FET under the Skills to Advance initiative to develop the Aspire Leadership Programme.”