Leadership for Young Professionals

We hear about leadership all the time – in the contexts of our workplaces, governments, schools, and communities… but what is leadership really? This course is intended to support young professionals in the early stages of their careers (less than 5 years) in the workforce as they explore what leadership means to them in the context of their work and future goals. It will offer participants the chance to grow their understanding of what leadership means, explore their own personal strengths as leaders, learn new skills, and begin to think through how they can apply their leadership in the workplace. The facilitation style for this course is highly participatory, and prioritizes self-reflection and participant-driven learning. Course participants will be actively involved in shaping their own experience and should not expect a more traditional lecture-based classroom. Benefits of the Program: After nine weeks, participants will come away with a deeper understanding of leadership and a personal inventory of their own strengths as a leader. They'll have learned new skills and strategies for practicing holistic leadership in the workplace from experts and from their peers, including how to create safer and welcoming workplaces; handle difficult discussions; facilitate workshops; and prioritize self and community care within the work environment. Throughout the course, participants will also work to identify how to apply their learnings, adapt the skills they've learned to suit their own personal leadership styles, and use their strengths in leadership to take them from where they are to wherever they want to go - making an impact on what matters to them. Benefits to the Participant's Organization: The participant's organization will benefit from the participant's increased leadership skills and the participant will be encouraged to share their learnings surrounding facilitation, leadership, anti-oppressive practices, etc. with others in their workplace.