Leadership Development

Select a Program

Choose from leadership development options tailored to every stage of your career.

It is our vision that the University of Iowa will have leaders at all levels who develop themselves and others to achieve peak performance. Our mission is to move individuals to the next level of professional leadership and to improve the effectiveness of leadership teams.

Leadership development is needed more than ever as a critical tool for an organization seeking to grow and adapt in today’s rapidly shifting environment. Our services engage individual faculty and staff and teams, enhancing leadership skill and ability.

Development Plan

Programs

Practical Applications of Supervisory Skills (PASS) – Engaging Yourself
Advanced Management Series
UI LEAD Cohorts
Executive Leadership Academy-Higher Ed
HR Career Development Program - contact Nikole Mac for more information.

Partnership Programs

Supervising Today's Students
ELEVATE (Women's Leadership Development)
DEO Leadership Development Program
Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD)

Conferences and More

Women Lead Change
Corridor Women Connect
Iowa Lean Consortium (UI employees are currently members)

Courses by Renowned Experts

University of Iowa faculty, staff and students have access to LinkedIn Learning, an online training library, that provides access to a variety of online courses including:

Leadership: Practical Skills, Chris Croft
Leading without Formal Authority, Lisa McLeod and Elizabeth Lotardo
Emerging Leadership, Dan Schawbel
Transitioning from Manager to Leader, Sara Canaday
Developing Executive Presence, John Ullmen

Services for Faculty/Staff Leaders

Leadership Development is provided via partnership with your local HR. Refer to the Organizational Development Consultation website for more information, or contact us for opportunities and insight before you invest in executive coaching or team retreats.

Awards

We’ve won national awards (2017, 2018 and 2019) in Customized Leadership & Organizational Development Programming at the LEAD Awards sponsored by HR.com.

Outcomes of Leadership Development

We encourages participants to measure results of leadership actions as a result of participating in our programs.

Participants working with Organizational Effectiveness (OE) coaches report:

100% strongly agreed that their coach effectively encouraged a climate of trust and openness.
92% strongly agreed that participation increased their productivity with greater than 85% reporting contributions to greater effectiveness in their departments.

It was refreshing to talk about workplace issues with my [advisor/coach]. She knew enough about my situation to provide useful feedback, but was far enough away from the . . . details that she could offer an unbiased perspective on the problems I was facing.

I spend more time listening to the people that work for me—I can tell they appreciate it.

I am more open to staff. I am delegating more day-to-day duties and am considering how to do more.

I am becoming more mindful of my behavior and how others react.