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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 trainings listed below during 2024. Applications for each training will open approximately 3–4 weeks before the training begins.


Offering #1

Introductory Week

January 22, 2024

Offering #2

Introductory Week

July 8, 2024


Week 1: Elements of Leadership

February 1, 2024

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 1: Elements of Leadership

July 18, 2024

2:30–4:00 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)

February 8, 2024

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 2: Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

July 25, 2024

2:30–4:00 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

February 15, 2024

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 3: Communication, Behavior, and Styles

August 1, 2024

2:30–4:00 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 22, 2024

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

August 8, 2024

2:30–4:00 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 29, 2024

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 5: Leading with Cultural Humility

August 15, 2024

2:30–4:00 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

March 7, 2024

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 6: Feedback and Conflict Resolution

August 22, 2024

2:30–4:00 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

March 14, 2024

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 7: Organizational Values, Mission and Vision

August 29, 2024

2:30–4:00 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 21, 2024

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 8: Managing Organizational Change

September 5, 2024

2:30–4:00 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 28, 2024

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 9: Best Practices in Innovative Leadership

September 12, 2024

2:30–4:00 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

April 4, 2024

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.

Week 10: Building Organizational Resiliency and Accountability

September 19, 2024

2:30–4:00 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.

Application opens on June 17, 2024.