CUNY Executive Leadership Program 2014

Target Group: The CUNY Executive Leadership Program was developed for

executive managers who are already regarded as highly effective and who

are being prepared for greater leadership roles. The program will enhance

the leadership, motivation, and relationship building competencies needed

to transition to new roles for leading others at the colleges and the university.

Additional learning outcomes for participants include a strong inner under-

standing of their impact on others, increased awareness of personal leader-

ship styles, new strategies for leading and developing teams, a cohort of ac-

tion learning partners for sustaining learning, development and change, and

a learning action plan for improving personal and organizational productivity.

Selection: Executive Leadership Program participants must be current mem-

bers of the University’s Executive Compensation Program who occupy posi-

tions below the title of Vice President, Provost, or Administrator. This includes

such titles as Assistant/Associate Vice President, Assistant/Associate Provost,

Assistant/Associate Administrator, Dean, Assistant/Associate Dean, or Acting

appointments in these titles. Selected participants must:

Enjoy the commitment and support of their President or Vice Chancellor

(for Central Office candidates);

Be deemed by their President or Vice Chancellor to exhibit professional

readiness to participate in a program requiring significant commitment to

learning and commitment to the college and the university;

Have the time and resources to participate in an intensive and personal

professional development program;

Commit to attendance at all sessions of the program and full participa-

tion in all program activities;

Agree that participation will be in addition to current duties.

Nomination Forms

Nomination forms to be completed by the college and the nominee must be

submitted to Rhonnye Ricks in the OHRM Professional Development and

Learning Management Office (PDLM) by Monday, March 3, 2014. Nominees

and colleges will be informed of acceptance in early March.

Learning &

Development

Program Design & Content

Eight Days

Five Days of Executive Leadership Theory,

Practices, Strategies, Techniques, Skill-sets

Three Days of CUNY-specific Knowledge and

Skill Building

Experiential Exercises and Activities

Peer Coaching Teams

Behavioral Assessments

Development of Individual Leadership Portfolios

Readings on Leadership, Communication, Motivation

Program Overview

Initiated in 2002 and coordinated by the University Office of Human Resources Management, the CUNY

Executive Leadership Program’s principal purpose remains to ensure that the Colleges and the Central

Office will have a continuing resource of talented and motivated leaders capable of assuming posi-

tions at the most senior levels, and to continue to promote an integrated university. The original Pro-

gram, conducted in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006, produced four cohorts of executive leaders, many

who currently serve in executive positions at the Colleges and the Central Office. The Faculty, Staff and

Administration Committee of the Council of Presidents endorsed the Program when it was initially pre-

sented and continues to support its goals and objectives.

The 2014 Program has been redesigned to respond to the challenges faced by today’s higher educa-

tion executive. Executive leadership competencies, strategies, and skill-sets employed successfully in

higher education administration will be presented along with a review of CUNY-specific resources and

systems. The Program will be presented over eight days in April, May, and June. Selected participants

will be expected to attend each session and to participate fully in each day’s activities and additional

program assignments.

Curriculum

The principal design concept for the 2014 Executive Leadership Program is derived from Peter Senge’s

The Fifth Discipline. Executive leadership competencies and high-level knowledge of CUNY resources

and systems will be explored in terms of the four program categories of personal mastery, interpersonal

mastery, team mastery, and systems mastery. Specific executive competencies include leadership,

communication, change management and innovation, diversity and inclusion, cultural transformation,

conflict management, CUNY executive challenges, CUNY systems, ethics in public service, strategic

planning, and time management.

Personal Mastery

Leadership Styles

Personal Competencies

Influencing Others

Personal Empowerment

Accountability

Time Management

Experience-Based

Learning

Interpersonal Mastery

Conflict Styles

Dialoging

Emotional Intelligence

Negotiation

Defusing Anger

Using Personal

Assessment Data

Myers-Briggs Type Indi-

cator

Team Mastery

Change Management

Theory

Strategic Planning

Motivation

Creativity and Innova-

tion

Cultural Transformation

Appreciative Inquiry

Systems Mastery

Diversity and Inclusion

Human Resources

Budget and Finance

Technology/CUNYfirst

Fund Raising

Ethics in Public Service

CUNY Executive

Experiences

Tentative Program Agenda/Topics

Program Dates

April 24, 25

May 9, 16

June 13, 20, 23 and 24