Center for Leadership
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THE BEST LEADERS NEVER STOP LEARNING
The University of Dayton Center for Leadership is a unique and powerful resource created by the region's most successful organizations. Together, we partner with top thought leaders to provide innovative, world-class education to senior executives, emerging leaders, front-line supervisors, and professionals.
Emerging Leader Certificate Program
Now accepting applications for the January 2025 and August 2025 Cohort! Today's leaders are expected to retain high-potential employees and build bench strength for the future. The Emerging Leader Certificate Program is designed to be a catalyst in this process.
Learn MoreWomen Lead. Certificate Program
Now accepting applications for the 2025 Cohort! This 6-month program kicks off in March 2025. Women Lead. gives women leaders the additional tools and insights needed to expand their positive impact on their organizations and community.
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Executive Development Program
On March 20, Farah Harris will present Leading from the Inside Out: Building Trust Through Authentic Leadership. Farah is a psychotherapist and workplace belonging and well-being expert dedicated to disrupting unhealthy work environments. She is the founder and CEO of WorkingWell Daily®, a company that approaches workplace belonging and well-being from a psycho-social and emotional intelligence lens. Farah has helped individuals and Fortune 500 companies develop healthier workplaces where employees want to stay and thrive because their leaders and teams have grown in empathy, self-awareness, social awareness, and cultural awareness. As a mental health practitioner and consultant, Farah is aware of the intersectionality between well-being, equity, and inclusion. Farah is also the author of the international bestselling book, The Color of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating Our Self and Social Awareness to Address Inequities, a groundbreaking exploration of how cultural background and identity influence our emotional intelligence and shape our relationships with others. Join us on March 20!
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Executive Development
One day programs enable senior leaders to learn from some of the worlds top leadership thought leaders to drive change and improve organizational results.
Emerging Leader Certificate
Year-long leadership and business skill development program that helps prepare top-performing mid-level leaders for success in executive roles.
Supervisory Leadership Certificate
Six-month program that helps new and aspiring supervisors develop the tools and skills needed to lead their teams with success.
Professional Development
One-day programs that address the most critical skills and challenges today's professionals need in order to help their organizations thrive.
Women Lead. Certificate
Six-month leadership program for women leaders to develop and further refine their own personal brand of leadership.
Custom Programs
We partner with organizations to deliver impactful custom programs tailored to meet your specific organization's priorities and goals.
The Center offers something for everyone in an organization. I am personally using the Center now to strengthen my leadership skills and know this will assist in my overall development as a person and a leader.
Partner CEO