Pictured above: The LEAD mentee recipients of the 2021-2022 year.
The nomination process for the 2023-2024 program cohort has now closed.
Please see below the details of the nomination process, eligibility, selection criteria and program details.
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Eligibility
To participate in the LEAD Program, employees are to meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Appointed staff who are new managers or supervisors
OR
- Appointed staff who are preparing, or have an interest in applying for a supervisory role within the next three years
Benefits and Activities for Participants
- Become better leaders by gaining a broader perspective of the University and Campus
- Build curiosity into unexplored topics
- Network and work together with other colleagues who are interested in professional development and career advancement
- Build skills and competencies through coaching and mentoring meetings
- Learn from senior leaders
- Participate in program activities including workshops and case study meetings
- Team project activity
- Personalized coaching and feedback
- Build profile
- Open opportunities for career exploration and professional success
- Build understanding of the importance of alignment to objectives and much more
Selection Criteria
Leadership Qualities:
- Solving problems and analyzing issues
- Developing self and others on the team
- Inspiring/influencing others
- Implementing positive changes
- Resolving conflict and relationship building
- Promoting and demonstrating the University’s core values of equity, diversity and inclusion
Employees selected must demonstrate the above qualities plus:
- Honesty and integrity
- A high degree of technical and professional expertise
- An interest in self-development
- An interest in developing others
Program Structure
Program Duration: 10 months (September 2023 through to May 2024)
Time Commitments
- Workshops: approximately one to two sessions monthly (each session is 1.5 to 2 hours)
- One on one meetings with mentors: approximately one hour monthly
- HR Case Studies session (1.5 to 2 hours)
- One on one coaching sessions (one hour monthly)
- Team project and presentations: six to ten hours
If you have questions about the program, please contact Desma Charlemagne-Michel, Executive Director, Human Resource Services or Jackie Yeung, HR Advisor and Staff Development Coordinator, Human Resource Services for further information.