Professional Edge: Discovering Your Leadership Identity Training

Lead with empathy, clarity, and confidence, especially when you're leading peers. Aspiring leaders in student-run organizations and future workplaces are equipped with the skills and frameworks to lead authentically, navigate real leadership pressure, and stay grounded in their values. During this interactive, two-session Professional Edge training, you'll move beyond leadership theory and practice what it actually looks like to listen well, make decisions others can trust, delegate effectively, and build relationships with stakeholders who shape your organization's success.

This training is ideal for students who are stepping into leadership in student organizations, navigating the shift from peer to leader, or preparing to enter the workforce with stronger communication, decision-making, and relationship-building skills.

What You'll Gain

Earn a marketable skills microcredential: Advance your professional toolkit by earning a microcredential from the Lundquist College of Business, digital proof of skill development that you can share on LinkedIn and include in applications.
Define your leadership identity: Complete a leadership values workflow and craft a personal leadership statement you can use as a compass in future leadership moments.
Practice active listening and empathy in real time: Build habits that make people feel heard and understood and learn how to reduce misunderstanding, defensiveness, and conflict through stronger listening skills.
Strengthen decision-making, delegation, and dissent skills: Work through practical tools for inclusive decision-making, managing disagreement productively, and delegating in a way that builds capacity in others.
Build stakeholder strategy and relationship skills: Create a stakeholder and empathy map and complete a guided stakeholder conversation reflection, so you can lead beyond your inner circle and build support for your work.
Practical application: Participate in interactive discussions, scenario analyses, and practice that provide real-world context and application of the skills learned.
Schedule

Friday, October 30, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (in person)Friday, November 6, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (in person)