Leadership challenges evolve as your responsibilities grow. New leaders must learn how to guide others with confidence. Experienced managers need effective ways to develop teams, address conflict and lead through change. Senior leaders must balance organizational strategy with authentic and influential leadership. Whether you're a new or executive-level leader, our leadership training programs target specific skills to meet you where you are in your leadership journey. Through expert instruction, interactive learning and practical application, you’ll gain strategies and knowledge you can use immediately to effectively guide your teams to success.
Find the Leadership Program That Fits Your Career Stage
Choose the program that best reflects your current responsibilities, professional experience and leadership goals.
Emerging Leader Program
Build a strong leadership foundation as you transition from contributing to a team to guiding one. Develop greater self-awareness and learn how to communicate, manage conflict and lead with credibility.
Best for:
Individual contributors preparing for leadership roles, team leads, new supervisors and early-career managers.
What you’ll learn:
- Recognize and apply your individual leadership strengths
- Communicate clearly across teams and workplace environments
- Navigate conflict and challenging conversations
- Develop the skills to transition successfully from colleague to supervisor
- Build leadership presence and stronger business awareness
- Use AI responsibly without sacrificing judgment or human connection
Program at a glance:
- Six live online sessions
- Approximately 30 hours of instruction
- Includes CliftonStrengths and Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode assessments
- $1,995
Management Development Program
Develop practical strategies for leading people, building effective teams and producing stronger organizational results. Examine your leadership approach, practice techniques for managing workplace challenges and learn how to create an environment where employees can contribute and grow.
Best for:
New and experienced managers who want to strengthen their ability to communicate, motivate employees and guide teams through change.
What you’ll learn:
- Build the skills to lead with greater emotional intelligence
- Understand different communication and work styles
- Approach difficult conversations with greater confidence
- Build inclusive and motivated teams
- Support employee development through coaching
- Help yourself and your team respond effectively to change
Program at a glance:
- Six half-day, live online sessions
- Approximately 30 hours of instruction
- Includes DiSC Profile assessments
- $1,995
Executive Leadership Program
Examine your leadership approach and develop the confidence to guide people through complex organizational challenges. This high-impact program combines expert instruction, executive coaching, peer collaboration and practical exercises to help you communicate with influence and lead with a clear sense of purpose.
Best for:
Senior managers, executives and organizational leaders seeking to strengthen their strategic influence, executive presence and ability to lead across an organization.
What you’ll learn:
- Strengthen your executive presence and communication
- Develop and implement effective organizational strategies
- Lead innovation and organizational change
- Make informed decisions using financial and business data
- Influence decisions and collaborate effectively across teams and sectors
- Create a personal leadership roadmap to apply in your organization
Program at a glance:
- Twelve-session online program
- Online instruction with coaching and collaboration
- Includes a 360-degree assessment and two executive coaching sessions
- $5,800
Who Our Leadership Programs Are Designed For
Our programs support professionals at different stages of their leadership journey, including:
- Individual contributors preparing to move into leadership
- Team leads and recently promoted supervisors
- New managers building confidence in their roles
- Experienced managers seeking new strategies for developing teams
- Senior leaders responsible for organizational direction and change
- Executives looking to strengthen their presence, influence and strategic decision-making
Professionals committed to creating open, inclusive and effective workplace environments
What You’ll Gain from Our Leadership Programs
While each program is designed for a different stage of leadership, all three focus on practical skills that can support your professional growth and organizational impact. Depending on the program you select, you will:
- Build greater awareness of your leadership strengths and development needs
- Communicate with greater clarity, confidence and purpose
- Navigate conflict and challenging workplace conversations
- Develop and motivate individuals and teams
- Lead more effectively through change and uncertainty
- Connect leadership decisions to organizational goals
- Create practical strategies you can apply in your workplace
- Learn alongside professionals from a variety of industries and sectors
Program features vary and may include professional assessments, executive coaching, case studies, interactive exercises and peer discussion.
"The Executive Leadership Program gave me the tools to strengthen my strategic thinking, develop a more confident leadership voice and approach organizational challenges with a broader perspective.”
Lacey Felder Senior Program Manager at Donate Life California
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About UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
We are the professional development arm of the University of California, Davis, a tier-one research institution ranked 6th among top public universities in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2024 Best Colleges). For over 60 years, we have focused on workforce development by blending the distinctive academic expertise of UC Davis with practical training designed to immediately improve capability and job performance.