Rising Leaders 2011-2012
The application period for Rising Leaders Class of 2011-2012 has closed, but please stay tuned for information about next year's program.
What is Rising Leaders?
Rising Leaders is a 9 month program for middle managers.
Interested in sharpening your leadership, management and teamwork skills? Rising Leaders is for you! This year, Rising Leaders participants will become more skilled in their use of personal power; create, communicate, and sustain a vision for social change; and diagnose and take steps to handle major leadership and organizational challenges.
Challenges Facing Leaders: Nonprofit leaders are challenged to build organizations capable of coping with rapid change and complexity. Leaders need to understand:
- How to shape organizational culture and motivate employees
- Manage politics and conflict between individuals and organizational units
- Manage technology, intergenerational work groups, and more
Such challenges, and how management addresses them, are the theme of this program.
Why apply to Rising Leaders?
Rising Leaders is a mixture of fast-paced, fun, and challenging topics designed to hone executive competencies.
You will learn to:
- Develop an understanding of personal leadership style through self-assessments
- Apply and integrate leadership concepts into a variety of situations
- Understand the link between leadership and power, motivation and trust
- Understand organization dynamics and the role leaders play at all levels
- Become a more effective leader within future leadership positions
Interested?