Essential Leader Program
You do not have to be a supervisor to be a leader. Each one of us is a leader at some point by serving on a committee, working on a project, training or mentoring a new employee, or volunteering our skills in community activities.
Essential Leader Program (ELP) has been created specifically for employees who want to become better leaders and learn key leadership skills. This program is open to all employees wanting to make the most of their changing job expectations as well as potential career opportunities. You do not have to be in a supervisory position to enroll in the program!
Participants are required to take 88 hours of classroom work over a two year period. A self-assessment and two peer assessments of your leadership skills are required at the beginning and the end of the program. You may begin the series at any time and take courses in any order.
Designed around seven leadership competencies, the program is demanding and the skills learned are immediately applicable in the workplace. Competencies include Communication, Teamwork, Creative Problem Solving and Flexibility, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism, Resolving Conflicts and Leadership. Each competency consists of a total number of ELP units which include required class offerings and electives.
How Do I Register?
If you are interested in this program, please call Debra Graham at 257-9427 or email debra.graham@uky.edu for more information.
Continuing Education Units may be awarded for all classes.
The Essential Leader's Competencies are:
Communications (Requires 16 ELP units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Communicating with Success | (4 ELP units) | |
| Principles of Effective Writing | (4 ELP units) | |
| Elective Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Facilitating Meetings & Teams | (8 ELP units) | |
| Presenting Effectively | (8 ELP units) | |
| Personality Differences | (4 ELP units) | |
Teamwork (Requires 12 ELP units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Teamwork in a Changing Workplace | (4 ELP units) | |
| Leading Effective Teams | (8 ELP units) | |
Creative Problem Solving and Flexibility (Requires 12 ELP units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Facing the Challenge of Change | (4 ELP units) | |
| Group Problem Solving | (4 ELP units) | |
| Elective Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Personal Decision Making | (4 ELP units) | |
| Thinking Critically | (4 ELP units) | |
Interpersonal Skills (Requires 12 ELP Units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Basics of Diversity | (4 ELP units) | |
| Building a Climate of Trust | (4 ELP units) | |
| Elective Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Communicating Across Cultures | (4 ELP units) | |
| Gender Styles in Communication | (4 ELP units) | |
Professionalism (Requires 16 ELP units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings | ||
7 Habits of Highly Effective People *Note: There is a $150.00 charge to attend this course. |
(12 ELP units) | |
| Developing a Winning Image | (4 ELP units) | |
Resolves Conflict (Requires 12 ELP units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Resolving Workplace Conflict | (4 ELP units) | |
| Managing Staff Conflict | (4 ELP units) | |
| Elective Professional Education Offerings | ||
| Mediating Workplace Conflict | (4 ELP units) | |
Leadership (Requires 8 ELP units)
| Required Professional Education Offerings (choose 2 offerings) | ||
| Basics of Leadership | (4 ELP units) | |
| Coaching Your Front-Line Staff | (4 ELP units) | |
| Leading Customer Service Providers | (4 ELP units) | |
