Emerging Leaders

Learning Outcomes

Through participation in Emerging Leaders, candidates are expected to:

• Cultivate a professional network of cohort peers and UMB leadership.
• Identify professional goals and determine next steps to achieve them.
• Explore components of leadership including leadership styles, emotional intelligence, conflict management, and influence to increase self-awareness and strengthen leadership capacity.

Core Competencies and Learning Objectives

Personal Leadership

• Increase emotional intelligence to improve interpersonal relationships and better navigate complex professional environments.
• Identify professional goals and determine next steps to achieve them.
• Explore and understand essential components of leadership to strengthen leadership capacity.

Interpersonal Leadership

• Network effectively, leveraging a personal brand that reflects your values and identity.
• Integrate best practices for fostering an inclusive work environment.

Organizational Leadership

• Identify strategies for influencing people at all organizational levels to achieve positive outcomes.
• Incorporate UMB core values into leadership practices.

Program Details

To be eligible, participants must be current UMB employees (Faculty and Staff) who:

1. Demonstrate leadership potential
2.  Have the support of their direct manager
3.  Can commit to meeting program attendance requirements

Program Timeline: September 2025 - June 2026

Program Commitments: Participant should expect to spend approximately 2-3 hours per month. This includes attending in person and/or virtual seminar and facilitated dialogue sessions as well as completing asynchronous reflection activities.

Applications for the 2025-26 Emerging Leaders cohort will open in June.