Leadership Development Program

The Bronze level focuses on the leader learning and understanding their individual tendencies, strengths, and opportunities for development. Topics  cover how to get results from conversations and communication, how to recognize and understand bias in the workplace, a leadership style assessment, and you'll begin your conscious leadership journey by learning about leading above the line, the drama triangle and a collaborative approach to conflict. The program begins every January and ends in December.

• Attend Lead by Design Basic Course 1 which is ½ a day or 4 hours (Choose from 5 sessions with up to 25 people per session in the Learning Center)
• Attend a 2-day Crucial Conversations course (5 sessions to choose from in the Learning Center)
• Attend Recognizing and Addressing Bias in the Workplace course (5 sessions to choose from in the Learning Center)
• Watch Brene’ Brown’s Ted Talk in the Learning Center
• Take Brene’ Brown’s Leadership Assessment online
• Total required hours: 24.5 hrs
• Total optional hours: 30+ hrs

The silver level focuses on engagement and applied learning by interacting, sharing and learning with fellow supervisors. Leaders will learn and practice rumbling with vulnerability, braving trust, learning to rise, and living our values from Brene’ Brown’s Dare to Lead book. Leaders will continue to build and add to their conscious leadership toolbelt with giving and receiving feedback. The program begins every January and ends in December.

• Participate in a Community of Practice for 1 year. A Community of Practice meets once per month for approximately 90 minutes and will complete a book study and workbook of Dare to Lead by Brene’ Brown
• Attend Lead by Design Basic Course 2 which is ½ a day or 4 hours on giving and receiving feedback
• Take Brene’ Brown’s Leadership Assessment to see where growth occurred
• Total required hours: 22-25 hours

Pilot Launching January 2024

The Gold level focuses on leaders giving back to those entering the program by applying what is learned to mentor and teach other leaders in a Community of Practice or with a learning partner. In addition, the final content of conscious leadership of healthy responsibility, communication intelligence for leaders, and clear agreements will be learned.

. The program begins every January and ends in December.

• Lead by Design Basic Course 3 which is ½ a day or 4 hours 

• Choose from one of the following required options (22-64 hours depending on which option is selected):

  • Become a Community of Practice Facilitator for 1 Year
    You’ve experienced this, now you get to facilitate and lead it. We provide you all the tools and support you need (including a co-facilitator if you’d like) to do this successfully, including a monthly prep meeting with other facilitators before your CoP meets. (This option requires approval from Christine Kuehnast and Nicole Berg.)

  • Become a Learning Partner
    You’ll be partnered with another participant in the Gold Level and each partner will choose a topic to teach to their learning partner monthly. It is required to meet with your assigned learning partner for 1 hour each month for 1 year. Each partner teaches for 30 minutes from the list of topics provided. How you teach it and how much time you spend preparing for the session is up to you. We’ll notify you of who your partner is, and the coordination and completion is up to you.

• Total required hours: 22-64 hours