ELA Curriculum
The ELA curriculum uses a relationship-based model to explore topics that are crucial to successful leadership in the 21st century. The content is research-based, but practitioner-oriented and class time is spent exploring how the ideas and skills translate across work domains.
Topics Covered
Participants gain valuable and practical insights to put to use immediately and for long-term career success.
Topics Include:
- Effective Communication through Listening and Acknowledgement
- Equity and Inclusion
- Understanding Your Strengths and Leading Through Them
- Navigating Change and Transition
- Recognizing Adaptive Challenges
- Communicating Up
- The Neuroscience of Leadership
- Teams and Teamness
- Developing your Mentor Network
- Values, Politics, and Administration
- Introduction to Public Budgeting
- Emotions in the Workplace
- Building a Professional Portfolio
Mentoring and Development
In addition, participants will be guided through:
- Developing a skills and competencies portfolio
- Shadowing a mentor
- Creating an individual development plan
- Introduction to the coaching model with a speed coaching session
Questions? - Emerging Leaders Academy
Kate Nygren, Program Manager
knygren@ku.edu
Jessica Franz, Project Coordinator
Jessica.Franz@ku.edu