Embracing your potential: Graduate leadership development program (GradProSkills workshop)

This training is offered by GradProSkills. It is only open to current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Advance registration is required.

What does it mean to be a leader? This seminar introduces you to the process of leadership and the vast array of skills needed to be a leader in diverse contexts. We will examine the fundamental skills that will shape your leadership style, including emotional intelligence, team dynamics, negotiation, problem-solving, motivating others, giving feedback and intercultural communication.

This workshop series includes seven interconnected modules delivered over eight weeks. Each week features a 2-hour interactive session followed by 30 to 60 minutes of independent reflections and work on advancing your leadership development plan, for a weekly commitment of approximately 3 hours. The modules build progressively, helping you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen core leadership skills, and apply practical strategies in real-world contexts. The topics are:

• Foundation of leadership
• Emotional intelligence
• Negotiating with confidence
• Effective team-leading
• Problem solving
• Motivating and inspiring
• Facilitating performance
• Leadership development plan feedback (optional)

Activities include case studies, role-plays, group discussions, and guided self-reflections. You will be required to submit weekly reflections highlighting your key learnings in each module. As a final submission, you will create a personal leadership development plan that integrates your learning across the series. Upon completion of this series, you will receive a Leadership Development certificate. Please note that to receive your certificate, you must complete at least 5 out of 7 weekly reflections and your leadership development plan.  

Sessions will be delivered in a meeting format that models effective leadership practices, with shared norms and guideline rules to support engagement and collaborative learning environments.