The academy’s curriculum is designed to create an engaged learning environment, and uses evidence-based scholarship and best practices in transformational leadership. To that end, the following objectives will be met.
Objectives
- Build an institutional culture that frames leadership as operating from a core set of values and the corresponding actions consistent with those values.
- Create and nurture an inclusive community of diverse leaders at the University of Oregon.
- Increase knowledge of the models, frameworks, and competencies for effective leadership.
- Understand the concepts of transformational leadership: a process that situates leaders and followers as co-contributors to resolution and goal attainment.
- Frame leadership from a strengths-based lens, grounded in current research, theory, and best practices.
- Enhance skills and knowledge for one’s current role; increase capacity to serve as leaders in today’s higher education environment; and increase potential for leadership advancement.
Session Topics to Include
- Building on our Strengths, Identifying Core Values and our Personal "Why"
- Emotional Intelligence, Avoiding Self-Deception, and Managing our Energy
- Five Paths to Leadership, and Strengths in Teams
- Inclusive Leadership, from Well-Meaning to Well-Doing, Calling In and Calling Out
- Radical Candor, Trust, Feedback and Difficult Conversations
- Identity, Power, Privilege and Disagreeing with your Boss
- Designing, Influencing and Leading Change
- How the University Works
- Organization Cultural Frames, and the Culture of Leadership
- Daring Leadership and Courageous Followership