Program Overview

Leadership Essentials Program

Overview

The Leadership Essentials program is designed to clarify the basic responsibilities of People Leaders at Indiana University. It aims to define a leader's role in fostering team culture, embodying IU's values, and driving team performance in support of IU's mission.

Program Details

This training is required for all IU staff whose role is classified as a People Leader within the IU Job Framework (PAL and PAX salary designations). Upon successful completion of this series, participants will be able to:

• Identify what teams need from their leaders.
• Describe the seven (7) behavioral expectations of leaders at Indiana University.
• Build relationships with their team to increase employee engagement.
• Check in frequently with their team to increase accountability.
• Identify preventive solutions for stress and burnout collaboratively with employees.
• Engage in development and annual conversations with employees.
• Apply the Change at IU framework and supporting tools during change initiatives.

Program Structure

The training should take 3 hours to complete, though timing will vary. The audience for this leadership training is Staff People Leaders at IU.

Administration

The course is administered by IU Human Resources.