Leadership Foundations
This program has replaced the retired OD&T programs Tier 1: Supervisory Foundations and Tier 2: Leading and Managing for Optimal Performance.
This four-month cohort program focuses on essential content and skills needed by first level-leaders at UW Medicine.
Who should participate?
- First-level leaders such as Supervisors and Managers who directly supervise individual contributors
- People who oversee the work of others, but are not in a formal supervisory role (such as Leads and Assistant Nurse Managers) are also welcome to participate
Program description
The Leadership Foundations program consists of a series of four one-day workshops that are completed sequentially over four months. The sessions are immersive, all-day experiences with opportunity for group discussion, breakout sessions and individual work. Participants complete pre-work activities before each workshop and practice and apply new learning and skills between workshops. Participants complete the entire series as part of cohort of 18-23 people.
This program equips first-level leaders at UW Medicine with knowledge, skills, and methods to enable you to be successful in your role. The program features:
- Four sequential, one-day workshops, one month apart
- Skills and tools that are carried through the program and built on from workshop to workshop
- Inter-session assignments to apply skills and tools on-the-job between workshops
- Learning partners to reflect on accomplishments and challenges between workshops
What previous participants have said
Thank you! I feel lucky to have worked with such a great group of leaders. It gives me hope that we’re on the right track as an organization.
I can’t thank you enough for creating this class and giving us these foundational tools to use as we grow our leadership skills.
If I have to take a 30,00 foot overview, I would say the most useful aspect of this class was twofold: 1 – the opportunity to be exposed to new a different ways of thinking about how to do what we do, and 2 – the opportunity to interact with an amazing group of people I would never have met otherwise. That was something that cannot be over-emphasized.
Workshop descriptions
Workshop 1: Building Your Foundation | |
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Workshop 2: Managing & Developing Others | |
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Workshop 3: Developing Teams & Negotiating Conflict | |
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Workshop 4: Navigating Change & Complexity | |
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FAQ
What do participants learn?
As a result of attending this program, participants will be able to:
- Clearly articulate their unique leadership purpose and values
- Manage stress and build resiliency
- Delegate and communicate effectively and lead individuals to high performance
- Support their staff’s continued development and growth as professionals
- Build strong, high-functioning teams
- Foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
- Help others navigate conflict
- Support and implement organizational change
- Collaborate across organizational boundaries
- Develop a cross-functional network of peer leaders around the system to support their ongoing development
What is the cost?
The tuition is fully subsidized by UW Medicine
What is expected of participants?
- Complete all workshops with the cohort
- Apply skills and tools on the job between workshops
- Meet with learning partner(s) between workshops to reflect on accomplishments and challenges
What if I have to miss one of the scheduled workshops?
- To the best of your ability, please commit to all four workshops in advance. If you do have to miss a session, contact us as soon as you know. If you miss a workshop, it may be possible to finish the program at a different time.
What is expected of participants’ supervisors?
- Protect the time needed away from daily work to attend all scheduled workshops
- Enable participants to complete the program as designed
- Support participants to apply skills and tools on-the-job by checking in with them about what they’re learning, identifying opportunities to apply new skills, and providing mentoring and feedback
Interested?
Step 1: Talk to your supervisor
- Obtain your supervisor’s support for your participation in the program.
- OD&T will reach out to your supervisor as well and ask for their commitment to supporting your participation.
Step 2: Register for the program
All workshops are held from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM each day
- In-person (UW Tower): Apr 30, May 28, Jun 25, Jul 23 Sign up
If you still have questions, call 206-598-6118, and leave a message about your interest/question.