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Emerging Leader Program
The Emerging Leader Program is a leadership development initiative designed to meet the development needs of those individuals early in their leadership journey who are interested in their community and the food system, agriculture, natural resource, environmental and manufacturing sectors. The program provides both classroom-based training and non-traditional learning opportunities including small group projects and mentoring between the three program sessions.
Participants will be expected to:
- Participate in highly interactive and challenging experience (12 days of training to be completed over a nine-month time period.)
- Complete specific leadership reading assignments (books, articles, etc.)
- Complete leadership competency related work projects in small teams
- Participate in e-mail correspondence and conference calls with course leaders
- Complete mentoring assignments
- Demonstrate mastery of specific leadership competencies
- Be willing to use newly acquired leadership skills in their work place and/or community leadership role
In order to receive a certificate of completion, individuals must complete all assignments including a final examination. The program is limited to 21 participants. Participants are expected to make a commitment to attend all parts of the program.
The philosophy inherent in the Emerging Leader Program is that to be an effective leader, one must:
- Understand the differences between project management and organizational/community leadership
- Understand the appropriate use (and potential misuse) of power and control in leadership roles
- Develop effective facilitation skills (i.e. the skills necessary to run contentious public and/or challenging meetings)
- Develop advanced decision-making skills
- Demonstrate a willingness to examine oneself honestly and to grow emotionally
- Know and understand change management theory and be able to provide leadership through difficult change
- Provide leadership in both team and non-team settings and demonstrate the ability to know how and when to delegate
- Learn how to hold themselves and others highly accountable for both success and failure
- Be adept in conflict management, negotiation and collaboration
- Understand basic systems theory (how to arrive at a balance between content, process and relationship in all areas of work and leadership)
- Understand how to encourage people with diverse ideas and opinions to work well together
Leadership Development Topics
- Decision-Making and Advanced Problem-Solving
- Meeting-Management Tools and Advanced Process Skills
- Communication Styles, Interpersonal Communications and Conflict-Management
- Change-Management and Transition
- Collaboration and Negotiation
- Leadership Styles
- Accountability of Self and Others
- Emotional Intelligence
- Teaming and Diversity
2008/09 PROGRAM CALENDAR
If you have any questions contact Vicki Pontz at pontzv@msu.edu phone: 517-432-8685, or Mike Kovacic at Kovacic@msu.edu phone: 517-335-8469.
CURRICULUM
Session 1: February 2-5, 2009 / Total Time: 4 days & 3 evenings
Session Objectives: Advance understanding of organizational behavior, individual and organizational leadership skills.
Assessment of Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Decision Making and Advanced Problem Solving
- Effective decision making models
- Choosing appropriate decision making styles
- Influencing decision making process when not the formal decision maker
- Major styles of problem solving
- Newtonian and Quantum based thinking
Meeting Management and Advanced Process Skills
- "Systems" theory
- Effective meeting management process skills
- Influencing the outcome of meetings
Communication Styles, Interpersonal Communications, and Conflict Management Skills
- Understanding differences in communication styles
- Adjusting communication styles to address situations
- Understanding extroverted and introverted communicators
- Lowering defensive communications in emotional situations
- Giving and receiving criticism/feedback
- Using specific conflict management skills
Session 2: May 4-7, 2009 / Total Time: 4 days & 3 evenings
Session Objectives: The second session focuses on specific application of concepts and tools taught during the first session. Introduction to collaboration and negotiation skills and individual leadership styles will be discussed in depth.
Change Management and Transition Skills
- Understand change management theory
- Understand functional ways to manage change
- Learn what to do and what not to do when leading others through chaos
Collaboration and Negotiation Skills
- Understand specific strategies needed to collaborate
- Use active collaborative listening skills
- Use specific negotiation skills
- Understand the difference between structure and control
- Understand the appropriate use of power and influence in leadership roles
Leadership Styles
- Identify your own leadership style
- Identify your own areas of strength and challenge
- Learn to adjust your own style in specific situations
Session 3: August 3-6, 2009
Session Objectives: The third session focuses on specific application of concepts and tools learned during the first two sessions. Introductions to accountability, emotional development, and teaming and diversity skills will be discussed. Teams will present their completed projects.
Accountability of Self and Others
- Complete a personal leadership development
- Learn how to develop, write, and use accountability tools
Emotional Development
- Learn how emotional development relates to leadership development
- Demonstrate willingness to receive feedback about emotional development
- Identify and manage your "growing edges"
- Understand difference between manager and leader
Teaming and Diversity Skills
- Understand working on a team
- Learn about high performance teams, skunk teams, etc.
- Responsibilities of team leaders and team followers
- Learn how to delegate, monitor, and evaluate individual and team work
- Running effective and efficient team or work group meetings
- Fostering team creativity and team synergy
- Aligning teams to appropriate goals and visions
- Aligning people of diverse ideas, opinions, and backgrounds to work effectively together
TUITION
Tuition for the Emerging Leader Program is $3500, which includes meals and lodging. Participants will be required to cover their own transportation to and from the meeting site located near White Cloud, MI. Scholarship assistance is available. To apply, click on the "How To Apply" tab on the left-hand side of this page.
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