Applied Leadership Skills for Mid-Level Managers
Management Essentials
This high-impact development program equips mid-level managers with the skills, tools, and insights they need to lead confidently, foster employee engagement, and drive operational success. Spanning ten interactive sessions, the program combines evidence-based models with real-world applications to help managers enhance their self-awareness, develop others, lead change, and achieve results.
This is an in-person series held at the Conference Center at Shippensburg University.
Lunch is provided as a part of all sessions.
Leading Self
Develop a strong leadership foundation by clarifying your values, enhancing emotional intelligence, managing conflict, and adapting your leadership style for greater effectiveness.
Leading Others
Learn to engage, develop, and support others by building inclusive partnerships, coaching for growth, and fostering a culture of collaboration and trust.
Leading Processes
Advance your strategic impact by solving problems creatively, leveraging data for action, leading change, and using AI tools to streamline workflows and develop teams.
Strengths-Based Leadership: Clarifying Your Identity and Purpose
- Clarify your leadership identity by identifying your personal strengths and values, and utilize them to lead yourself while supporting the development of others.
Building Personal Effectiveness: Using Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management
- Develop greater awareness, empathy, and composure by strengthening emotional intelligence and applying effective conflict management strategies.
Leadership Flexibility under Dynamic Conditions
- Strengthen leadership effectiveness by learning to adapt your leadership style based on team members’ developmental levels.
Engagement-Centered Leadership: Recognizing Burnout and Building Energy
- Strengthen leadership effectiveness by identifying drivers of engagement, recognizing early signs of burnout, and using job crafting to re-energize and sustain your team.
Applied Servant Leadership: Prioritizing Employees’ Growth and Well-Being through Coaching and Mentoring
- Support employee development and lasting behavioral change by applying the Coaching for Change model and mentoring strategies based on trust, empowerment, and alignment between personal goals and organizational objectives.
Partnering Across Teams: Navigating and Building Alliances
- Build strong partnerships across teams and functions by mapping key relationships, analyzing influence networks, and navigating organizational complexity with clarity, trust, and strategic intent.
Strategic Problem-Solving Skills: Thinking Critically, Creatively, and Decisively
- Sharpen your leadership impact by applying critical thinking and design frameworks to identify root causes, generate effective solutions, and address complex workplace challenges.
Data-Driven Leadership: Translating Insights into Action
- Leverage workplace data to generate actionable insights, apply key metrics, and drive performance improvements across teams and functions.
Leading Change: Dealing with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA)
- Guide teams through disruption by assessing readiness, addressing resistance, and applying strategies that sustain performance through change.
Leveraging AI: Enhancing Communication, Task Planning, and Performance Management
- Enhance managerial effectiveness by utilizing AI tools to streamline tasks, enhance communication, and support employee development.
Ready to grow your leadership impact and take the next step in your career?
Register today to gain practical skills in managing people, driving processes, and leading with confidence—no employer sponsorship required.
2025 - 2026 Schedule
Leading Self - FREE
Oct. 3 (9 AM–1 PM) – Strengths-Based Leadership
Clarify your identity and lead with purpose using your strengths and values.
Oct. 3 (12 PM–4 PM) – Emotional Intelligence & Conflict Management
Strengthen emotional intelligence to improve relationships and navigate conflict.
Nov. 7 (9 AM–1 PM) – Leadership Flexibility
Adapt leadership style based on team needs and developmental stages.
Shippensburg University was awarded a $275,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in support of its South-Central Career Development and Readiness Initiative. Parts of this program are supported by federal funds.
Leading Others
Dec. 5 (9 AM–1 PM) – Engagement-Centered Leadership
Identify burnout and build team energy through job crafting.
Dec. 5 (12 PM–4 PM) – Servant Leadership
Foster growth through coaching, mentoring, and empowering employees.
Jan. 16 (9 AM–1 PM) – Partnering Across Teams
Build alliances and navigate complexity with strategic relationship-building.
Leading Processes
Feb. 6 (9 AM–1 PM) – Strategic Problem-Solving
Use critical and creative thinking to tackle challenges.
Mar. 6 (9 AM–1 PM) – Data-Driven Leadership
Leverage data to drive decisions and performance.
Apr. 10 (9 AM–1 PM) – Leading Change (VUCA)
Lead through uncertainty with practical change strategies.
May 8 (9 AM–1 PM) – Leveraging AI
Use AI to streamline tasks and enhance communication and development.
Cost
Leading Self Focus Area is Complimentary
Shippensburg University was awarded a $275,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in support of its South-Central Career Development and Readiness Initiative. Parts of this program are supported by federal funds.
Pricing for Leading Others and Leading Processes Focus Areas:
- $300 per session, if registering for individual sessions
- $2,100 for the complete series
Ready to grow your leadership impact and take the next step in your career?
Register today to gain practical skills in managing people, driving processes, and leading with confidence—no employer sponsorship required.