Emerging Leader Training Program

TARGET AUDIENCE

Early to mid-level career professionals whose span of influence and impact is growing over teams, projects and/or partners.


Outlined Schedule

November 2024:

Program orientation (1, 90-minute virtual session)

December 2024:

Complete program assessments (done on own time)

January 2025:

  • Discovering Self Learning Module (1.5 day in-person event with assigned cohort)
  • Location: A participating utility (host site TBD)

February – April 2025:

  • Crafting a Vision Learning Module (3, 90-minute virtual sessions)
  • Building Alignment Learning Module (3, 90-minute virtual sessions)
  • Championing Execution Learning Module (3, 90-minute virtual sessions)

Late April 2025:

  • Application Learning Module (2 day in-person event with all national participants)
  • Location: TBD

January-May 2025:

Coaching Call
Participants will have access to one, 60-minute, one-to-one coaching call with their program facilitator that can be used at any time throughout the program.


PRICING INFORMATION

$4,095 + travel for NACWA members; $4,295 + travel for non-NACWA members


ENROLLMENT DEADLINE

Enroll by Oct. 21, 2024. A program orientation will take place in November 2024 and the programming will begin in January of 2025.


Experience Overview

The emerging leader training is a multi-month experience comprised of in-person and virtual interactions. The program operates on a cohort model, with several utilities selecting a few participants to form a class of 15-20 people. Several cohorts from around the country experience the program at the same time, presenting opportunities for water sector collaboration regionally and nationally. Wiley’s Work of Leaders is used as the framework for a curriculum that moves through four modules (discovering self, crafting a vision, building alignment, championing execution) and the program incorporates a variety of interactions including peer-to-peer networking, mentors, speakers, and tours. The program concludes by identifying specific strategies for applying leadership learning in the workplace.


Expected Outcomes

  • Growth in confidence and self-awareness
  • A stronger peer network within and outside organization
  • Increased understanding of diverse work styles
  • Ability to move initiatives from idea, to action, to results
  • Ability to rally and inspire others to action (sometimes without formal authority)

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