{"id":431,"date":"2018-07-24T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/?page_id=431"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:23:47","slug":"leadership-foundations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/classes\/leadership-development\/uw-medicine-leadership-development-program\/leadership-foundations\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This four-month cohort program focuses on essential content and skills needed by first level-leaders at UW Medicine.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Who should participate? <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>First-level leaders such as Supervisors and Managers who directly supervise individual contributors<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Program description<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four sequential, one-day workshops, one month apart<\/li>\n<li>Skills and tools that are carried through the program and built on from workshop to workshop<\/li>\n<li>Inter-session assignments to apply skills and tools on-the-job between workshops<\/li>\n<li>Learning partners to reflect on accomplishments and challenges between workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>What previous participants have said<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Thank you! I feel lucky to have worked with such a great group of leaders. It gives me hope that we&#8217;re on the right track as an organization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>I can&#8217;t thank you enough for creating this class and giving us these foundational tools to use as we grow our leadership skills. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If I have to take a 30,00 foot overview, I would say the most useful aspect of this class was twofold: 1 &#8211; the opportunity to be exposed to new a different ways of thinking about how to do what we do, and 2 &#8211; the opportunity to interact with an amazing group of people I would never have met otherwise.\u00a0 That was something that cannot be over-emphasized.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Workshop descriptions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"792\"><strong>Workshop 1: Building Your Foundation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"402\">\n<ul>\n<li>Developing leader self-awareness<\/li>\n<li>Exploring your leadership values<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing and working with individual differences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership communication essentials: dialogue &amp; coaching skills<\/li>\n<li>Planning individual development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"792\"><strong>Workshop 2: Managing &amp; Developing Others<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"402\">\n<ul>\n<li>Clarifying leadership purpose<\/li>\n<li>Providing feedback<\/li>\n<li>Conveying clear expectations &amp; delegating<\/li>\n<li>Using situation-based leadership to support performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cultivating ownership &amp; accountability<\/li>\n<li>Motivating team members<\/li>\n<li>Coaching for performance &amp; development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"792\"><strong>Workshop 3: Developing Teams &amp; Negotiating Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"402\">\n<ul>\n<li>Using structures &amp; processes to support effective team functioning<\/li>\n<li>Establishing shared team goals &amp; norms<\/li>\n<li>Effective decision-making processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<ul>\n<li>Building a positive &amp; inclusive team culture<\/li>\n<li>Handling conflict<\/li>\n<li>Coaching others to resolve conflict<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"792\"><strong>Workshop 4: Navigating Change &amp; Complexity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"402\">\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting organizational change<\/li>\n<li>Helping others transition in change<\/li>\n<li>Leading in a complex system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<ul>\n<li>Partnering across the organization<\/li>\n<li>Program synthesis &amp; completion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<h3>Expand the plus sign below to read the frequently asked questions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"js-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What do participants learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a result of attending this program, participants will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clearly articulate their unique leadership purpose and values<\/li>\n<li>Manage stress and build resiliency<\/li>\n<li>Delegate and communicate effectively and lead individuals to high performance<\/li>\n<li>Support their staff\u2019s continued development and growth as professionals<\/li>\n<li>Build strong, high-functioning teams<\/li>\n<li>Foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace<\/li>\n<li>Help others navigate conflict<\/li>\n<li>Support and implement organizational change<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate across organizational boundaries<\/li>\n<li>Develop a cross-functional network of peer leaders around the system to support their ongoing development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is the cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tuition is fully subsidized by UW Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is expected of participants?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete all workshops with the cohort<\/li>\n<li>Apply skills and tools on the job between workshops<\/li>\n<li>Meet with learning partner(s) between workshops to reflect on accomplishments and challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What if I have to miss one of the scheduled workshops?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is expected of participants\u2019 supervisors?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protect the time needed away from daily work to attend all scheduled workshops<\/li>\n<li>Enable participants to complete the program as designed<\/li>\n<li>Support participants to apply skills and tools on-the-job by checking in with them about what they\u2019re learning, identifying opportunities to apply new skills, and providing mentoring and feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Interested?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Talk to your supervisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtain your supervisor\u2019s support for your participation in the program.<\/li>\n<li>OD&amp;T will reach out to your supervisor as well and ask for their commitment to supporting your participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Register for the program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All workshops are held from <strong>8:00 AM \u2013 4:30 PM each day<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-person (UW Tower) Cohort 1:\u00a0 May 6, June 3, June 30, July 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmedicine.sumtotal.host\/core\/pillarRedirect?relyingParty=LM&amp;url=app%2Fmanagement%2FLMS_ActDetails.aspx%3FActivityId%3D215645%26UserMode%3D0&amp;domain=756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiting List<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In-person (UW Tower) Cohort 2:\u00a0 May 15, June 12, July 10, Aug 07 <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmedicine.sumtotal.host\/core\/pillarRedirect?relyingParty=LM&amp;url=app%2Fmanagement%2FLMS_ActDetails.aspx%3FActivityId%3D216055%26UserMode%3D0&amp;domain=756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiting List<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you still have questions, call 206-598-6118, and leave a message about your interest\/question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/classes\/leadership-development\/uw-medicine-leadership-development-program\/leadership-foundations\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":409,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-431","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":151,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5166,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions\/5166"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwmhrodt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}