Emerging Leaders

Focus on
Developing Tools
for Effective Leadership

Our Emerging Leaders Program (ELW) is designed to help new supervisors and team leads become more effective, confident, and successful leaders in today’s rapidly changing environment. 

Working alongside world-class faculty, participants will gain insight into their own leadership style and how it impacts their team and the organization as a whole, while acquiring practical tools and techniques in time management, effective communication, employee engagement, virtual team collaboration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and more. With the knowledge and skills gained, they will be able to lead with greater clarity and purpose, creating an environment where their employees can thrive.

Ideal For

New managers or those planning to move into management in the near future

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to manage yourself and others in a modern, fast-paced environment
• Gain clarity on how to re-engage your employees, manage up, and manage across organizational silos
• Leverage your strengths and competencies as a rising leader
• Explore the power of diversity and inclusion in creating high performing teams

Jared Peatman, Ph.D.

Co-Faculty Director, ELW

A nationally recognized authority on the Civil War era, Dr. Jared Peatman has served as a Senior Fellow at GW CEPL since 2014. Jared is well-known by our students for his talent in using history and storytelling to examine modern-day leadership challenges in a fun and engaging way.

Natalie Houghtby-Haddon, Ph.D.

Co-Faculty Director, ELW
Associate Director, GW CEPL

Dr. Natalie Houghtby-Haddon brings over 25 years of experience teaching and coaching government executives in strategic leadership, stakeholder management and culture change for transformational impact.

 

Guest Speakers

Oliver Allen

Senior Fellow, GW CEPL

Sharon Hill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
GW School of Business

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Lindsay Burr

Senior Fellow, GW CEPL
CEO and Entrepreneur

 

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"I was thrilled with this program – so much is immediately applicable to my team. I think it’s a better workshop than [many of] our internal offerings at Kaiser Permanente and I am going to recommend it to other colleagues!
Thank you!"

Katie Wilson, RD, MHSA
Manager - Telemedicine and Mobility Solutions - Technology Integration | MAPMG

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