ADVANCE is the ideal leadership development program for those new to supervisory roles or looking to enhance their skills. This is a twelve-week journey combining proven principles, tools, tactics, personal assessments, and peer learning to help new leaders achieve strong results.

Key learnings include:

• Understanding the principles of leadership and team building, including managing up, down and laterally.
• Understanding and application of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Social Intelligence (SI) concepts
• Becoming familiar with your dominant leadership style(s) and your style when you are in conflict. Exploring and practicing alternative styles and techniques to improve effectiveness in leadership and conflict management.
• Understanding the basics of managing others, including setting goals, conducting effective meetings, giving feedback, holding crucial conversations and communicating effectively.

ADVANCE Program Schedule

The training consists of six 3-hour sessions, one session every other week. All sessions are from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Dates for 2026 are:

Spring 2026:  Wednesdays on March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22, May 6, May 20