Training That Benefits You and Your Utility
Participants in the Leadership Center will enhance their management skills and further develop their leadership style. Participants will:
• Increase self-awareness of personal leadership styles and how to adapt to build, lead, and motivate high-performing teams
• Apply communication and collaboration best practices for engaging authentically with a range of stakeholders
• Recognize the value and organizational impact of diversity, equity & inclusion efforts and demonstrate inclusive leadership behaviors
• Increase ability to manage effectively amidst continuous change and to initiate change in organizations
• Utilize practical tools and frameworks to enhance individual leadership skills, implement organizational vision strategies, and drive strategic initiatives
Who is Eligible to Participate?
The Leadership Center’s curriculum is designed for current and up-and-coming public and private water and wastewater utility leaders. The Leadership Center is intended only for current and new CEOs and General Managers, other executive-level management positions (e.g., CFO, CIO, etc.), and Senior and Upper-Level Managers who are interested in executive management. The Leadership Center is focused on the leadership and managerial skills necessary to run a utility, not the day-to-day operations.
Curriculum Focuses on Important Leadership Skills
The Center’s exceptional executive leadership curriculum focuses on:
Leading Self and Teams
• Leadership Styles
• Community Engagement
• Effective Leadership Communication
• Collaboration through Critical Conversations
• Strategic Change in an Uncertain Environment
• Inclusive Leadership
• Motivation and Performance Management
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Negotiations
• Power, Politics & Influence
• Leading Change
