Unleashing the leader within us all
Photo by Mikey Reeves January 22, 2025
UD PCS unveils Dynamic Leadership Program for adult learners
In some people’s minds, great leaders are born, not made. Their rare skills and commanding presence seem innate, instinctive — and practically unteachable.
But what if the essential elements of top-notch leadership already live inside us all, just waiting to blossom?
That empowering perspective on our hidden potential is at the core of an effort by the University of Delaware’s Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS) to create a new kind of leadership development course for working professionals — one that helps learners recognize their own unique capabilities and shows them fresh ways to leverage those skills toward more successful careers.
The new 15-week Dynamic Leadership Certificate program, which is launching Jan. 29, is designed to suit the busy lives of working professionals. The 36-hour course is conducted mostly online, but also features in-person sessions where learners can network and share knowledge.
“Historically, leadership education has taken a perspective that assumes that leaders are only in the top echelons of the organization,” said Dustin Sleesman, director of the Dynamic Leadership program and associate professor of management at the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.
“Recently, leadership education has really pivoted to the philosophy of seeing everybody as a leader in their own way, no matter where they are in the organization,” Sleesman added.
Focusing on three pillars — leading self, leading others and leading the organization — students emerge from the course ready to immediately put their skills to practical use, then build upon that skill set over time.
Read more about the Dynamic Leadership program here.
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