Leadership Essentials: Intensive
NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR COHORT 8!
DO YOU KNOW A PSOM manager, team lead, or faculty who is looking to enhance their leadership skills and learn how to positively impact their people, performance, and productivity? Twelve nominated individuals will be selected to evaluate and solve real-work organizational problems by applying evidence-based practical strategies.
Nomination Form
| Length | 14 Weeks |
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| Participants | Faculty & Staff |
| Level | Mid-Level Leader |
| Competencies | Organizational Savvy | Drives Vision and Purpose | Strategic Mindset |
| Start Date | See Program Dates |
| Credit/Credentials | Certificate |
| Cost | Covered by OE |
| Location | Hybrid |
About the Program
Nominated participants will amplify their awareness and application of the theory, tools, behaviors, and resources necessary to effectively impact the people, performance and productivity within their work teams. The following Intensive components are designed to support participants’ learning and development after the participants have fully completed the Fundamental or Advanced level:
This program will enable leaders to:
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Develop and increase self-awareness of their strengths and opportunities in leading others.
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Practice leadership skills that teach them how to use their personal talents for overall advantage of their groups.
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Identify and implement the most appropriate leadership practice actions for their organization and the work that they do.
Program Structure
Leadership Essentials: Intensive is a blended learning experience combining in-person workshops with online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online. Throughout your Leadership Essentials Intensive journey, you will benefit from an online community, leadership dashboard, one-on-one coaching, skill-based practice workshops, self-assessments, and a capstone simulation.
All workshops and events have online assignments that must be completed prior to the event. These assignments will be available through Canvas and their purpose is to help you prepare for the practice workshop. All assignments are required and must be completed for successful program completion.
Each session is 3.5-hours and will focus on three topics: Communication & Team Building, Motivation, Leadership, and Influence, and Diversity and Inclusion. These workshops will give participants the opportunity to experience more in depth exploration of real time leadership challenges and problem solving.
Each small-group (5-6 participants) session is 2-hours and are powerful, structured discussions of common management and leadership challenges. In each session, participants will have the opportunity to work on real issues that are important to achieving results. This structured, facilitated interaction also supports the exchange of best practices while continuing to develop skills in self-awareness, effective presentation of ideas, giving and receiving feedback, and problem solving.
These 60-minute sessions will help participants integrate and apply the skills and material covered in the classroom sessions. Working individually allows the development process to become customized to each person’s experience level, situation and goals.
Simulations provide a planned, structured setting in which learning can be intensified, therefore the final requirement of the LE Intensive (LEI) Cohort experience is a culminating simulation event that encourages learners to think critically, solve challenging problems and further enhance the development of the skills studied and practiced throughout the intensive cohort experience. The LE Intensive simulation strives to help the LEI participants integrate lessons learned, workshop experiences, wisdom gleaned from peers and self-discovery and enhance their confidence and competence as leaders positively impacting people, performance and productivity.
The actual simulation is a full-day virtual event. Partnering with Wharton, the simulation will use Saturn Parable and will take place after the completion of the LEI requirements, prior to graduation.
Who Should Attend?
Nomination ONLY and targeted to faculty, supervisors, or team leads. Nomination is completed by the participant’s immediate leader and full completion of the Leadership Essentials: Fundamentals or Leadership Essentials: Advanced program in addition to the following criteria:
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Currently supervises at least one direct report or is in a full-time project management role leading a project team
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Consistently strong performer in current position.
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In current position for at least six months
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Has received an overall rating of “meets all expectations” or better during the most recent rating period.
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Has NOT received any performance management actions (verbal or written warnings, performance plans) within the past year
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Is committed personally - and has the support of their manager - to attend all scheduled program sessions
In addition to the criteria above, the following characteristics are strongly desired for participants:
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Demonstrated ability to receive and respond to developmental feedback
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Strong desire to learn for the purpose of improving their performance
Nomination Process
We are asking managers to identify outstanding individuals on their staff who have strong potential. The manager must be committed to supporting the participant’s attendance at all scheduled sessions for the duration of the program, as well as participating themselves in the following activities:
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Completing an assessment for the participant as part of 360 degree feedback process
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Meeting with the participant periodically during the program to discuss progress on the development plan
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Providing formal post-program feedback to participant through “mini” 360 degree feedback process
The process and timeline for selecting participants is as follows:
- Now until August 2, 2024: Program expectations discussed with nominee's manager and nominations submitted.
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August 5 - August 9, 2024: Nominations reviewed and final participant group selected
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August 9, 2024: Participant's receive acceptance notification
Nomination Form
Program Dates
Testimonials
FAQ
Attendance on each date is required for successful completion of this certificate. However, if you cannot attend a workshop date due to unforeseen circumstances, we'll invite you to complete that topic with the following cohort.
Yes. If you have been nominated and accepted into the program but have scheduling conflicts, we can defer you to the next cohort. Additionally, we may defer you if we no longer have space in the current cohort. This will save your spot in the following cohort so you do not need to re-apply.
We are asking supervisors to identify outstanding individuals on their staff who have strong potential. The supervisor must be committed to supporting the participant’s attendance at all scheduled sessions for the duration of the program, as well as participating themselves in the following activities:
- Completing an assessment for the participant as part of 360 degree feedback process
- Meeting with the participant periodically during the program to discuss progress on the development plan
- Providing formal post-program feedback to participant through “mini” 360 degree feedback process