The Essentials of Leadership and Management (ELM) Leadership Workshop Series: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate prepares supervisors and managers to become more effective in their roles within governmental public health agencies. This leadership series is designed for public health leaders to take a deep dive into three core topic areas needed to build management and leadership competencies. The series is designed to improve professional skills as a leader, which includes learning how to:

  • Build a unique leadership style
  • Improve decision-making and credibility
  • Expand communication and self-awareness skills
  • Handle conflict
  • Lead teams
  • Identify roadblocks that impede growth

This program includes live facilitated online training with expert in-session coaching, leadership self-assessments, opportunities to collaborate with peers, and access to in-depth self-paced learning.

The Leadership Workshop Series: Ignite, Accelerate, Activate provides an opportunity for public health leaders to earn a micro-credential for each leadership topic and a full badge for completing the entire series, as well as the opportunity to be part of a unique learning community with public health leaders from across the country.

The Leadership Workshop Series is a part of the ELM suite, which provides training that further develops and sharpens skills among new and emerging public health leaders, resulting in a better and more sustainable work environment.

Series Details

Your Leadership Behavior and Decision-Making

Unleashing Your Unique Leadership Style

April 2, 2025

Leading with Purpose: Aligning Values, Behaviors, and Impact

April 22, 2025

Strengthening Teams, Decisions, and Performance Management Skills

May 7, 2025

Registration opens on March 7, 2025

Your Communications Skills

Navigating Difficult Conversations with Ease

July 9, 2025

Leading Teams: Approaches to Conflict and Collaboration

July 23, 2025

Increasing Accountability, Performance, and Feedback Skills

August 14, 2025

Registration opens on May 3, 2025

Your Leadership EQ and Professionalism Skills

Unlocking and Building Emotional Intelligence Skills

Sept. 11, 2025

Improving and Enhancing Emotional Intelligence

Sept. 25, 2025

Applying Emotional Intelligence Strategies for Leadership Impact

Oct. 9, 2025

Registration opens on Aug. 1, 2025