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. REGISTER NOW!
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.
2025
January 21, 2025 - Effective Decision Making (blended)
January 23, 2025 - Navigating Difficult Conversations (blended)
January 30, 2025 - Time Management & Personal Productivity (blended)
February 4, 2025 - Leading Change at the First Level (blended)
February 5, 2025 - Assertive Communication Skills (blended)
February 6, 2025 - Coaching & Evaluating Performance (blended)
February 11, 2025 - Going from Peer to Supervisor (blended)
February 12, 2025 - Essential Problem Solving for Team Members: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (blended)
February 18, 2025 - Leadership is Everyone's Business (blended)
February 20, 2025 - Effective Decision Making (blended)
February 20, 2025 - Expanding Your Personal Influence & Impact (blended)
February 27, 2025 - Navingating Difficult Conversations (blended)
March 4, 2025 - Empowering Others through Delegation (blended)
March 6, 2025 - Leading Change at the First Level (blended)
March 11, 2025 - Self-Leadership to Increase Work Productivity, Satisfaction, & Growth (blended)
March 12, 2025 - Harnessing ChatGPT for Workplace Efficiency & Effectiveness (blended)
March 13, 2025 - Time Management & Personal Productivity (blended)
March 18-19, 2025 - Project Management Essentials (blended)
March 19, 2025 - Leadership is Everyone's Business (blended)
March 25-26, 2025 - Resilient Leadership based on Dr. Brene Brown's Dare to Lead (blended)
March 26, 2025 - Using Micro-Improvements to Maximize Your Potential at Work: Individual Lean Six Sigma (blended)
March 26, 2025 - Communication Skills for Front-Line Leaders (blended)
April 1, 2025 - Building Trust: Increasing the Impact in Working with Others (blended)
April 3, 2025 - Going from Peer to Supervisor (blended)
April 8, 2025 - Navigating Difficult Conversations (blended)
April 8-9, 2025 - Project Management Essentials (blended)
April 10, 2025 - Leading High Impact Teams (blended)
April 15, 2025 - Selling for Non-Sales People (blended)
April 24, 2025 - Coaching & Evaluating Performance (blended)
April 30, 2025 - Time Management & Personal Productivity (blended)
May 7, 2025 - Communication Skills for Front-Line Leaders (blended)
May 8, 2025 - Effective Decision Making (blended)
May 14, 2025 - Career Reinvention for Women Leaders: Developing Your Personal Brand (blended)
May 15, 2025 - Mastering Workplace Politics: Enhancing Influence & Career Progression (blended)
May 20, 2025 - Powerful Presentation Skills (blended)
May 20, 2025 - Leading Change at the First Level (blended)
May 21-22, 2025 - Leadership Accelerator (in-person only)
May 28, 2025 - Navigating Difficult Conversations (blended)
May 29, 2025 - Essential Probelm Solving for Team Members: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (blended)
June 3, 2025 - Principled Leadership & Artificial Intelligence (AI) (blended)
June 4, 2025 - Going from Peer to Supervisor (blended)
June 5, 2025 - How to Cultivate Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (blended)
June 10, 2025 - Embracing Accountability (blended)
June 11, 2025 - Leadership is Everyone's Business (blended)
June 18, 2025 - Coaching & Evaluating Performance (blended)
June 24-25, 2025 - Project Management Essentials (blended)
Professional Development workshops are open to:
- Partner organizations - $332.00 or 1 partner unit per day
- Individual professionals – $415 per day
- University of Dayton alumni – $365 per day