Interactive Workshops
Reframe your approach to leadership through dialogue, learning strategies and networking with diverse leaders in academia.
Identity and Leadership Program
About the I-LEAD Program
The Identity and Leadership (I-LEAD) program is designed to provide faculty with opportunities to enhance their leadership, increase effectiveness at navigating identity-related challenges on their leadership journey, and build career enhancing and supportive networks.
All full-time faculty at the Associate rank and above are encouraged to apply.
What makes this leadership program different?
Once accepted into the program, faculty will have the opportunity to:
- Reflect on their identity, positionality, and leadership journey
- Create strategies to address the unique challenges they may face on the path to academic leadership
In addition, faculty build leadership capacity for:
- Engaging across differences and increasing confidence in their leadership
- Promoting inclusion in leadership through a deeper understanding of how bias along visible and invisible identities may impact this journey
Program Components
The I-LEAD Program consists of:
3
interactive workshops
(3 in-person)
2
success circles
(peer mentorship)
1
1 leadership coaching session
Peer Mentoring
Share experiences, give and receive constructive feedback and support in a safe group environment.
Leadership Coaching
Gain individualized support to strengthen leadership skills, discover growth areas, set goals, and change behavior.
Coaching can be especially helpful as you transition into new roles, face challenges or prepare to take on more responsibility.
Required In-Person Workshops
Friday, February 21: Identity and Leadership Introspection
Meet the faculty cohort on Friday, February 21 from 10am to 3pm at the Rutgers Club on Livingston campus (85 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ 08854).
Friday, March 28: Building Leadership Capacity, Navigating Identity-Related Challenges
Join your faculty peers on Friday, March 28 from 10am to 3pm at the Rutgers Club on Livingston campus (85 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ 08854).
Monday, April 28: From Theory to Practice, Increasing Leadership Effectiveness
Participate on Monday, April 28 from 10am to 3pm at the Rutgers Club on Livingston campus (85 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ 08854).
Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in the I-LEAD program, faculty will:
Assess their behaviors, motivations, and stressors to increase their leadership acumen and influence.
Generate a leadership identity that is grounded in intersectional life experiences and effective leadership practices
Develop a more nuanced understanding of how identity, positionality, and leadership intersect to be able to intentionally navigate institutional systems, structures, and perceptions of effectiveness.
Create strategies and share best practices for combating challenges that may emerge in academic leadership
Expand networks to reduce isolation, build community, and increase access to leadership opportunities.
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