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Cultivate key skills and strategies for professional and organization development
Program Overview
To thrive in today’s environment, leaders and their organizations must possess adaptability, resilience, and a growth mindset. The workshops and courses in our newly redesigned Foundations of Leadership and OD program (formerly Leadership Essentials) will help you develop vision, acknowledge and recognize the role of organizational culture, create a leadership development plan, create change, strategically align the organization, and communicate more effectively - all to help the organization and our communities thrive.
Whether you need a comprehensive leadership program or to just brush up on discrete skills, you'll find what you are looking for at UW Tacoma.
Varies, see list on the left
*All prices include registration fees
Classes meet weekdays
This program meets at: online or at UW Tacoma (unless otherwise specified)
Thinking Strategically About Your Career
Wednesday, March 16 / $75
Sometimes people spend so much time focusing on doing their job they forget about where they are going. During this workshop, participants work with road-tested tools for setting a strategic direction.
The Trust Advantage
Wednesday, April 20 / $300
When there is no trust, people are afraid to offer suggestions or honest feedback, and a lack of collaboration can result in slipping deadlines, unreliability, and an absence of organizational alignment.
Designing and Leading Change
May 18 and 25 / $450
Designing change that matters and accelerating its integration into a new way of doing business is the centerpiece of this workshop.
Resolving Workplace Conflict
Wednesdays, March 28 and April 6 / $450
Leaders spend much of their time communicating to execute strategy and address conflicts. In order to resolve these roadblocks to success, leaders need skills to quickly and fairly resolve issues, create win-win results, and reduce the high cost of conflict. Inspire those around you by improving your communication skills to build trust and a unified team.
Facilitating Effective Meetings
Wednesday, April 27 / $300
In this workshop participants will learn how to set more effective meeting goals, develop best practice agendas, encourage participation, and facilitate difficult group dynamics.
Course taught in-person at The HUB - Federal Way Education Center.
Who should attend?
This program is designed for current supervisors, managers, and team leads who want to bring their skills up to date and learn new techniques, but is also ideal for individuals looking to take on additional responsibilities. Course concepts and skills are applicable to professionals in any industry and would be a strong companion to our Craft Brewing, Project Management, Nonprofit Management, Human Resources Management, Fundraising Management, Lean Six Sigma, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.
Professionals seeking a strong foundation in current business theory and practice (such as finance, marketing, and data analytics) in addition to leadership may want to consider the Essentials of Management Program through the Milgard School of Business.
Effective Hiring Practices: Getting the Right People on the Bus
Wednesday, April 6 / $300
This workshop will provide managers across any organization with a repeatable process and practical tools to make their hiring and onboarding practices more reliably effective.
The Organizational Development Toolkit: Aligning the Organization for Results
Wednesday, May 11 / $450
Systemic workplace alignment provides a clear path to ensuring your workplace gets aligned to any goal, initiative, or project. This workshop will give you solutions and strategies to be successful with workplace challenges.
Course taught in-person at The HUB - Federal Way Education Center.
