The UCOP Leadership Development Program develops individual leadership abilities and builds a diverse pipeline of future leaders. Participants are high-performers with potential for leadership and taking on a larger scope of responsibility. They currently manage people and/or projects.
Objective: Participants will learn UC strategy, goals and issues. They will learn and practice leadership tools that prepare them to be leaders who are capable of meeting the challenges of
UCOP’s changing environment with a focus in the following areas:
 Leading
 Collaboration and Teamwork
 Managing People
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Strategy and Decision Making
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Problem Solving
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Communicating Effectively as an OP Leader
Participants engage in a variety of learning experiences over 9 months, including leadership workshops, case studies, 360° assessments, team projects, and interactions with senior leaders.
Selection is based on the following criteria:
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Manages people and/or projects with a broad scope of responsibility
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Successfully completed at least one year in current position at UCOP
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As indicated by strong performance in current position, o Demonstrates capability, commitment and capacity to grow o Contributes to the mission and vision of UCOP o Acts with integrity and treats others with respect
 Commits to participating in the 9 structured workshops
Overview of UCOP and Leadership—June 30
Overview of Academic Affairs/ Emotional Intelligence—July 28
Overview of UC Health/ Managing People/Strategic Skills—August 26
Overview of CFO Division/Overview of CIO/Influencing Skills—September 23
Transforming OGC/ Risk Management/Problem Solving—October 20
Ethics and Compliance/Intro to Myers Briggs—November 12
Research Mission of UC/Data & Decision Making/Teambuilding—December 15
Communicating as an OP Leader—January 14
Project Presentations—February 18
Expected time commitment is approximately 1 to 2 days a month. Project work will require additional time and meetings.
UCOP Learning & Development 1 April, 2015

Potential participants may be nominated or self-nominated. Manager and department support is critical for success because of the time requirements and the benefit of ongoing reinforcement in applying new leadership skills.
Completed applications should be submitted to Linda Klink at linda.klink@ucop.edu
by May 15, 2015 and should include:
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Applicant Information, Statement of Purpose and Statement of Commitment
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Nominator Information, Endorsement Statement and Competency Rating
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Supervisory Statement of Support (If not Nominator)
Questions?
For additional information, please contact Linda Klink, 987.0673 or linda.klink@ucop.edu
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This program reflects a significant investment from UCOP in my professional growth. I am committed to partnering with the University in service of my career and the University’s successful future. As a participant, I commit to participating fully in the program components in support of my individual learning as well as the learning of my peers. If I am unable to complete at least 80% of the program commitments, I understand that I will not graduate from the program.
Nominee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ______________
As the nominee’s supervisor, I understand that participating in this program will impact the nominee’s time. I recognize the individual and institutional benefits of professional leadership development and fully and actively support the nominee’s participation in the program.
Supervisor Signature: ________________________________ Date: ______________
UCOP Learning & Development 3 April, 2015

(to be completed by Applicant’s Manager or Nominator)
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Using a scale of 1 to 5, please rank the nominee in these competencies. 5 indicates highly skilled; 3 indicates moderately skilled; and 1 indicates development would be useful.
Reviewing the nominee’s most recent performance appraisal may be helpful.
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Please select one or two areas of focus for personal leadership development.
Self Management
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Setting priorities
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Recognizing one’s own strengths and weaknesses
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Continually seeking feedback from others
 Learning from successes and failures
Problem Solving/Decision Making
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Anticipating and identifying problems in order to define effective solutions
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Analyzing and synthesizing complex data to define issues in service of resolution
 Making independent and critical decisions, in a timely manner, based on relevant information
Communication
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Delivering clear and compelling communication in all media to all communication styles
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Fostering an environment of information sharing and collegiality
 Actively soliciting and listening to the opinions of others
Collaboration and Teamwork
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Building partnerships to accomplish goals
 Inviting opportunities for resource sharing in service of greater organization
 efficiency and efficacy
Fosters team communications and dialogue, identifies opportunities to gain consensus for team options, decisions and outcomes
Strategic Planning/Establishing Strategic Direction
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Establishing and committing to a long-range goal or vision with considerations
 of organizational resources, constraints and values
Developing and implementing work plans with actionable components and measurable outcomes
People Management
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Optimizes organizational results and individual effectiveness by conveying goals and objectives with clearly outlined expectations and measures of success.
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Leads and motivates people by modeling interpersonal effectiveness, communication, trust, advocacy and political acumen
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Champions employee learning and development by coaching, mentoring and developing people for career growth and performance
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Recognizes people for their contribution and participation
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Please use the space below to write a brief statement that addresses the following questions:
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How would you describe the current leadership and management skills of the applicant?
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How does this applicant seek opportunities to learn by learning from mistakes and by seeking and using feedback? How does this applicant exhibit a willingness to stretch and grow?
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How would you describe the applicant’s job performance during the past 1 to 2 years? Would you consider this person a high performer? How so?
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Why are you recommending this employee participate in leadership development?
5.
Please describe the level of departmental support the applicant can expect if selected to participate.
UCOP Learning & Development 5 April, 2015

Please use the space below to write a brief statement that addresses the following questions:
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Why are you applying for this program?
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What do you hope to gain from this program?
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What do you believe are your strengths in leadership and management?
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In which areas would you like to grow and develop as a leader?
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In what ways have you taken the initiative to develop your leadership skills?
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