Excellence in Leadership Series

The Excellence in Leadership series is comprised of intensive one-day and two-day skills building courses for managers at all levels. Each course contains a variety of learning experiences and discussions to embrace leadership and management skills.

Who Should Attend	Where
Managers interested in developing and enhancing leadership skills and knowledge.	Governor’s Center offices at 3001 Lake Austin Boulevard or other specified locations in Austin.

Tuition	Instructors
$625 per two-day class; $625 for Emotional Intelligence, $575 for all other one-day classes. Includes program materials. Does NOT include lodging or meals.	Governor’s Center staff, nationally known consultants, and distinguished University faculty.

Upcoming Courses

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

Effective Leaders typically have high IQ's, extensive education, years of experience, and deep knowledge in their fields. As valuable as these skills and abilities are, none of these factors predict who will be successful as leader and who won't. What more is needed? The answer is emotional intelligence, or EQ as it's commonly called. Research in the EQ field has found that it is the single biggest predictor of performance in the workplace and the strongest driver of leadership and personal excellence. This interactive class will help you understand what emotional intelligence is, learn specific strategies for enhancing and managing your EQ, and offer practical applications for leveraging EQ in a leadership role.

Current Courses
July 26, 2022	Register

Strategic Planning & Performance Measures

Using a case study, this session provides an opportunity for hands-on application of the strategic planning and performance measurement process that is required of Texas state agencies.

Current Courses
August 2, 2022 to August 3, 2022	Register

Strategies for High Impact Presentations

Today's managers and leaders frequently find themselves in forums where they must formally present information clearly, accurately, and often in a limited time frame. This session will provide strategies for planning, preparing, and delivering effective presentations. Participants will identify their personal presentation challenges and participate in practice sessions which will include giving and receiving feedback.

Current Courses
July 27, 2022 to July 28, 2022	Register

Working It Out

No organization is immune to internal conflict. There will always be personality clashes, misunderstandings, petty irritations and turf battles. People may battle openly over an issue or refuse to communicate at all. This session will not attempt to help managers avoid conflict, but will provide a toolbox for working out differences and using conflict as an opportunity for personal and organizational growth and change.

Current Courses
June 28, 2022 to June 29, 2022	Register