The Emerging Leaders Program is a professional development initiative geared toward examining universal principles of leadership with application to the culture of UMB. The program aims to contextualize participants’ leadership experience through a series of interactive and informative sessions. It is designed to build transferable knowledge and skills.

Learning Outcomes

Through participation in Emerging Leaders, candidates are expected to:

• Cultivate a professional network of cohort peers and UMB leadership.
• Identify professional goals and determine next steps to achieve them.
• Explore components of leadership including leadership styles, emotional intelligence, conflict management, and influence to increase self-awareness and strengthen leadership capacity.

Core Competencies and Learning Objectives

Personal Leadership

1. Increase emotional intelligence to improve interpersonal relationships and better navigate complex professional environments.
2. Identify professional goals and determine next steps to achieve them.
3. Explore and understand essential components of leadership to strengthen leadership capacity.

Interpersonal Leadership

1. Network effectively, leveraging a personal brand that reflects your values and identity.
2. Integrate best practices for fostering an inclusive work environment.

Organizational Leadership

1. Identify strategies for influencing people at all organizational levels to achieve positive outcomes.
2. Incorporate UMB core values into leadership practices.

Program Details

Eligibility: Current UMB Employees (Faculty and Staff)

Program Timeline: September 2024 - June 2025

Program Commitments: Approximately 1-3 hours per month. Requirements include attendance at in person seminar sessions and participation in virtual and/or in-person facilitated dialogue sessions.

Applications for the 2024-25 Emerging Leaders cohort are now closed.