The Emerging Leaders Program is a professional development initiative geared toward examining universal principles of leadership with application to the culture of UMB. The program aims to contextualize participants’ leadership experience through a series of interactive and informative sessions. It is designed to build transferable knowledge and skills.

Learning Outcomes

Through participation in Emerging Leaders, candidates are expected to:

  • Cultivate a professional network of cohort peers and UMB leadership.
  • Identify professional goals and determine next steps to achieve them.
  • Explore components of leadership including leadership styles, emotional intelligence, conflict management, and influence to increase self-awareness and strengthen leadership capacity.

Core Competencies and Learning Objectives

Personal Leadership

  • Increase emotional intelligence to improve interpersonal relationships and better navigate complex professional environments.
  • Identify professional goals and determine next steps to achieve them.
  • Explore and understand essential components of leadership to strengthen leadership capacity.

Interpersonal Leadership

  • Network effectively, leveraging a personal brand that reflects your values and identity.
  • Integrate best practices for fostering an inclusive work environment.

Organizational Leadership

  • Identify strategies for influencing people at all organizational levels to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Incorporate UMB core values into leadership practices.

Program Details

Eligibility: Current UMB Employees (Faculty and Staff)

Program Timeline: September 2024 - June 2025

Program Commitments: Approximately 1-3 hours per month. Requirements include attendance at in person seminar sessions and participation in virtual and/or in-person facilitated dialogue sessions.

Applications for the 2024-25 Emerging Leaders cohort are now closed.

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