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Schedule‚ Goals‚ and Objectives
The goals for the Leadership Institute are to—
  • Introduce the basics of effective leadership within the organization.
  • Provide the tools you will need to develop your leadership skills.
  • Guide you in creating your own leadership mission.

OVC is providing the training listed below during 2025. Applications will open approximately 3–4 weeks before the training begins.

Introductory Week

January 6, 2025


Week 1: Elements of Leadership

January 16, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 1

  • Explain the differences between managing and leading.
  • Describe the Shared Leadership Model.
  • Examine the characteristics that provide the foundation of leadership.
  • Begin to develop a personal leadership strategy.

Week 2: Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

January 23, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 2

  • Describe the elements of EQ.
  • Examine the core skills of EQ.
  • Identify strategies to improve your core skills.

Week 3: Communication, Behavior, and Styles

January 30, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 3

  • Identify your DiSC style and the priorities that drive you.
  • Differentiate the characteristics of each DiSC styles.
  • Describe your reactions to different DiSC styles.
  • Examine common perceptions associated with communication and behavior styles.
  • Identify strategies to build more effective relationships at work.

Week 4: Fostering Team Building, Staff Development, and Succession Planning

February 6, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 4

  • Identify and share methods to develop effective work teams.
  • Identify four approaches to staff development.
  • Explore leadership skills to promote collaboration and teamwork.
  • Discuss strategies for succession planning.

Week 5: Leading with Cultural Humility

February 13, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 5

  • Explain the importance of cultural humility.
  • Discuss strategies to practice cultural humility as a leader.
  • Discuss the concepts of privilege and intersectionality.

Week 6: Feedback and Conflict Resolution

February 20, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 6

  • Define the Johari Window.
  • Define feedback and explain why it is important.
  • Review the guidelines for effective feedback.
  • Describe different methods for conflict resolution.
  • Apply effective feedback guidelines and conflict resolution methods to your leadership work.

Week 7: Organizational Values, Mission and Vision

February 27, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 7

  • Explain the purpose of guiding statements for an organization.
  • Define your organization's values, mission, and vision.
  • Identify how your personal leadership values relate to your organization's values.

Week 8: Managing Organizational Change

March 6, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 8

  • Explain change and transition.
  • Examine strategies to guide and support the change process in your organization.
  • Examine the specific leadership skills/competencies related to organizational change management that you would like to enhance.

Week 9: Best Practices in Innovative Leadership

March 13, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 9

  • Define innovation.
  • Explain the qualities of an innovative organization.
  • Provide examples of innovative toolsets, skillsets, and mindsets.
  • Identify challenges in innovative leadership.
  • Review my innovative leadership practices.

Week 10: Building Organizational Resiliency and Accountability

March 20, 2025

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET


Learning Objectives for Week 10

  • Describe strategies to increase organizational and staff accountability.
  • Define resiliency.
  • Identify the five core elements of resiliency.
  • Describe your plan for developing your leadership skills.

Application is closed.