Emerging Leadership Initiative (ELI)

Program Description and Eligibility

The Emerging Leadership Initiative (ELI) is a certificate program designed with emerging leaders in mind. Program participants do not have to hold a management/supervisory position at Queen's to apply or participate. ELI is housed at the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), but is a collaborative program by stakeholders representing various colleges/schools across Queen's. The ELI Working Group provides leadership regarding the program.

ELI provides an opportunity for Queen's stakeholders who are interested in developing leadership capacity and enhancing performance. It focuses on 3 levels of leadership and features 12 core competencies related to teaching, research, and service.

The program is open to all Queen's stakeholders:

• pre-tenure and adjunct faculty
• graduate students
• librarians/archivists
• post-doctoral fellows
• researchers
• staff

Workshops

Stream 1: Individual Leadership

• Personality Dimensions
• Social and Emotional Intelligence Leadership
• Intercultural Awareness
• Coaching

Stream 2: Team Leadership

• Leading Diverse Stakeholders
• Leaders as Facilitators and Communicators
• Mentorship
• Leading Innovation and Change

Stream 3: Institutional Leadership

• Institutional Culture
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership Learning Networks
• Trends and Issues in Higher Education