Professional Development Programs
New Program Offering
Leadership Accelerator
The great people-leaders of today need to have a strong sense of self-awareness, display emotional intelligence, and exhibit critical 21st century leadership skills, such as collaboration, empathy, and resilience to adjust and adapt in directing and supporting others.
This interactive and intensive two-day experience will support you in your career journey. Through assessment (Everything DiSC Workplace®), self-reflection, and engaging in group activities, you will build upon your foundation and increase your competence and confidence to lead successfully within your organization. Leaders will earn recognized micro-credentials from the University of Dayton in the areas of collaboration, empathy, and resilience. You can download the 2024 professional development schedule below for the full description and learning objectives.
A Strong Front-line Secures the Bottom Line.
The UD Center for Leadership offers 80+ Professional Development programs each year for new and experienced supervisors, managers and professionals at all levels of an organization looking to sharpen their leadership skills.
High-caliber, subject-matter experts from the Dayton Region and beyond are carefully chosen to present cutting-edge information and provide opportunities for leaders to practice new skills in a workshop format. Participants gain thought-provoking leadership content that can be taken back to the workplace and applied, in order to make an immediate impact.
- Tackle leadership and management challenges that give you a powerful advantage for some of the most competitive positions.
- Develop an array of skills including assertiveness, decision-making, team building, communication skills, conflict management and many others.
- Build relationships with local and regional thought leaders.
- Establish a network with other supervisors, managers and frontline professionals.
The instructional mode in which the Professional Development programs will be facilitated is a blended format. This is noted below next to each class.
- Blended: Combined in-person/on-campus and streamed live via Zoom with the facilitator being in person.
2024
October 8, 2024 – Navigating Difficult Conversations (blended)
October 8, 2024 – Building Trust: Increasing the Impact of Working with Others (blended)
October 10, 2024 – Leadership is Everyone’s Business (blended)
October 10, 2024 – Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Retaining & Engaging Your Critical Talent (blended)
October 15, 2024 – Going from Peer to Supervisor (blended)
October 16, 2024 – Beating Burnout in Your Teams (blended)
October 17, 2024 – Leadership Essentials: Understanding Leadership & Team Development (blended)
October 17, 2024 – Coaching & Evaluating Performance (blended)
October 22, 2024 – Building a More Diverse, Equitable, & Inclusive Organization (blended)
October 24, 2024 – Essential Problem Solving for Team Members: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (blended)
October 30, 2024 – Assertive Communication Skills (blended)
November 5, 2024 – Effective Decision Making (blended)
November 5-6, 2024 – Leadership Accelerator (in-person only)
November 6-7, 2024 – Advanced Problem Solving for Team Leaders: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (blended)
November 8, 2024 – Time Management & Personal Productivity (blended)
November 12, 2024 – Big Rocks of Life: Reaching Your Goals as a Women in Leadership (blended)
November 12, 2024 – Leading Change at the First Level (blended)
November 14, 2024 – Communication Skills for Front-Line Leaders (blended)
November 19-20, 2024 – Project Management Essentials (blended)
November 21, 2024 – Going from Peer to Supervisor (blended)
December 3, 2024 – Leadership is Everyone’s Business (blended)
December 10, 2024 – Time Management & Personal Productivity (blended)
December 11, 2024 – Project Leadership (blended)
December 12, 2024 – Advanced Project Management (blended)
December 12, 2024 – Navigating Difficult Conversations (blended)
Professional Development workshops are open to:
- Partner organizations - $314.00 or 1 partner unit per day
- Individual professionals – $415 per day
- University of Dayton alumni – $365 per day