Office of People and Values

Emerging Leaders is a six-session program designed to provide a functional knowledge of effective leadership skills to team members with less than three years of TTUHSC supervisory experience.  The program focuses on developing leadership skills such as communication, conflict resolution, managing change and coaching through understanding and practical applications.   

This 6-session program provides functional knowledge of effective leadership to TTUHSC team members with less than three years supervisory experience. 

• PROGRAM LENGTH: 6 months

• PROGRAM SIZE: Limited to 20 team members

• FREQUENCY: Twice per year

Learning objectives:

Six Dimensions of an Effective Team Leader: 

After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

·        Identify six dimensions of an effective team leader

·        Determine areas for professional development to improve their effectiveness as a leader

·        Create an Action Plan for developing any identified areas needing strengthening

Six Types of Working Genius:

After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

·        Identify the talents they possess

·        Recognize where the influence of their working geniuses is most beneficial to the team

·        Explain how their areas of working genius and working frustrations impact their leadership ability

Versatile Communication:

After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

·        Identify the four social styles

·        Modify their own behavior to reduce relationship tension and communicate more easily and effectively with others

Resolving Conflict:

After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

·        Identify the five styles of conflict resolution from the Thomas-Kilmann conflict model

·        Demonstrate effective problem-solving techniques

·        Appropriately apply the five styles based on the specific context and the desired outcomes in order to achieve a mutually beneficial solution that maintains positive relationships

Managing Change

After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

·        Describe the relationship between leadership and change

·        Learn how to communicate effectively during change

·        Explore strategies to empower and engage employees during a time of transition

·        Discover how to solve common challenges that teams experience when facing change

Coaching

After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

·        Identify different coaching strategies

·        Apply effective coaching strategies to inspire and guide others toward personal and professional growth, enhanced performance and overcoming challenges.

A self­-focused program designed to build and refine leadership effectiveness. This program’s length is six months with new cohorts beginning in January and July every year. Program type can be described as intensive; including multiple readings, journaling, and self-reflection. Likely participant profile may be team members who have completed the Emerging Leaders program or are in a current leadership role and have been a supervisor for over three years. The size for each cohort is no more than 15 participants. Participants will be expected to attend all sessions and will be required to complete all readings and self-reflection activities. There will be a program cost of $350 to cover supplies and meals. Travel will be the responsibility of the team member’s department. It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain supervisor permission to participate in this program for application submission.

This 6-session program is designed for TTUHSC team members with at least three years of supervisory experience and seek to further develop their personal and professional leadership style. 

• PROGRAM LENGTH: 6 months

• PROGRAM SIZE: Limited to 15 team members

• FREQUENCY: Twice per year

Learning Objectives:

Session 1:  Organizational Acumen

• Understand role in TTUHSC organization

• Explore types of organizations, then specifically TTUHSC

• Relate the McKinsey 7­S Framework on the TTUHSC organization • Learning from other organizational structures

Session 2:  Self-Awareness – Developing Self

• Learn what self­-awareness is and what it is not

• Learning to see personal blocks and opportunities more accurately

• Leaning into learning from others

Session 3:  Values – Character - Ethics

• Explore our Values based culture and the effect on leadership • Discover how to be a leader that stays true to character • How to deal with ethical decisions in the workplace

Session 4:  Management • Define effective management (to exercise executive, administrative and supervisory direction. “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective Management is discipline, carrying it out”) • Explore different management methods

Session 5:  Communication

• Review Crucial Conversations Strategies

• Identifying non­verbal communications

• Effectively communicating a difficult message

• Delivering during impromptu scenarios

Session 6:  Intentional Decision Making

• Explore various decision-making methods:  WRAP Model and­ OODA Loop • Discuss 6 questions for better decisions

• Create TTUHSC decision making sweet spot

The One Team Fellows Program is designed to provide high-level leadership development to include pre-work, classroom instruction, team and organization-wide projects, readings and various other experiences designed to enhance the leadership abilities of the Fellows. The program will be limited to a membership of 15 Fellows.

The One Team Fellows program is designed to provide enhanced development for those who may consider pursuing higher level positions within the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of service to the HSC and currently hold a position where they are responsible for the supervision of one or more team members or faculty with at least 2 years of service with the HSC. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be someone who has engaged in professional development initiatives either internally or external to the HSC within the past few years.

As our capstone course, this highly-selective program provides rigorous high-level leader development to include pre-work, classroom instruction, team and organization-wide projects, readings and various other experiences designed to enhance the leadership abilities.

• PROGRAM LENGTH: 12 months

• PROGRAM SIZE: Limited to 15 team members

• FREQUENCY: Every year

Learning Objectives: 

Session 1:  History of Higher Education – Authentic Leadership

• Understand the historical development of higher education

• Identify key milestones and changes in higher education over time

• Analyze the impact of societal and cultural factors on the evolution of higher education

• Define authentic leadership

• Explore characteristics of authentic leaders

• Reflect on how they can apply authentic leadership principles

Session 2:  History of TTU – Emotional Intelligence

• Familiarize with Texas Tech history

• Acquire perspective on personal Emotional Intelligence

• Review key insights from IHHP training materials

Session 3:  History of TTUHSC – Developing Influence

• Familiarization with the history of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

• Understand why influencing skills are important

• Recognize the components of effective influence

• Recognize situation adaptation for influence

Session 4:  Higher Education Law – Team Development

• Understand the resources available regarding higher education law

• Understand the expectations of a cohesive team

• Identify next steps for team health improvement

Session 5:  Facilities – Psychological Safety & Trust

• Exposure to university facility management principles

• Understanding health, safety and environmental management of higher education institution

• Using leadership to ensure psychological safety

• Discover and explore components of trust

Session 6:  Funding – Adaptability

• Understanding of university funding processes and sources

• Discover methods of adaptability as applied in approaches to leadership

• Recognize instances of adapting leadership response based on situational needs

Session 7:  Human Resources – Critical Thinking & Decision Making

• Exposure to human resources nuances for senior leaders

• Identify necessary human resources processes for senior leaders

• Discover methods to approach decision making

• Understand techniques used to strengthen critical thinking

Session 8:  Budget – Leadership Well-Being

• Basic understanding of the TTUHSC budget

• Discover resources for self-renewal and development

• Understanding of linking resources to needs

Session 9:  Presence in the Community – Belonging and Coaching

• Exposure to TTUHSC impact and efforts in the community

• Discover methods to encourage organizational belonging

• Discover coaching methods to develop team members

Session 10:  Texas Legislation – Lessons Learned in Leadership

• Basic familiarization of the Texas legislative process

• Internalize leadership perspectives from organizational leaders

Session 11:  Technology – Lesson Learned in Leadership

• Basic familiarization of the current technology infrastructure

• Internalize leadership perspectives from organizational leaders

Session 12:  Development – Lessons Learned in Leadership

• Basic familiarization of the methods used to expand alumni relations

• Internalize leadership perspectives from organizational leaders

This microcredential recognizes learners who have received exposure to skills and qualities needed to lead effectively in both academic and professional environments. Through participation in this leadership training, learners will develop key competencies in professionalism, communication, critical conversation, constructive conflict, management and organizational-level mission, vision values. This micro credential provides space for professional and personal growth leading to success in the healthcare marketplace.

Must be a current TTUHSC Student

Learning Objectives:

Professionalism

• Understand behaviors associated with professionalism

• Recognize the effect of professionalism in the academic and workplace environments

Communication (Versatile Communications)

• Define versatile communication

• Identify the four social styles and four types of human behaviors.

• Differentiate between the four social styles and four types of human behaviors.

• Describe the two dimensions of versatile communication.

• Explore how to modify your social style.

Critical Conversations

• Develop an approach to address crucial conversations that fosters a more productive and positive outcome

Constructive Conflict

• Define conflict and the importance of resolving conflict

• Identify the different types of conflict

• Identify the conflict-handling styles and when to use them

• Create a plan for resolving conflicts in your department or organization

Management (4DX)

• Define effective management

• Explore different management methods

Mission-Vision-Values

• Explore our Values-based culture and the effect on leadership

• Identify organizational mission, vision and values in the search process