MSM Leadership Academy
Purpose
The overarching goal of the MSM-LA is to establish a leadership development program customized for MSM that will enable employees at mid- and senior levels (both staff and faculty) in all disciplines to obtain and/or further develop the skills needed to execute their roles at MSM with a stronger position of empowerment.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must:
- Be nominated by a member of the MSM Leadership Council.
- Be employed by MSM for at least 12 months.
- Have a documented 3.0 or higher on performance evaluations.
- Be on the faculty at the associate professor rank or above or staff at the coordinator, manager, director or similar level.
Application Process
- A formal announcement will be released in October 2020 soliciting nominations from members of the Leadership Council for MSM faculty and staff from their unit(s). The nominating manager will also submit a letter of support.
- Applicants must complete the online application process and provide names of two internal references.
- A maximum of 10 applicants will be selected to participate in the MSM-LA.
- The program will officially begin March 2021
MSM-LA Curriculum
- The MSM-LA is an eight-month program using both online and in-person modalities. The in-person sessions occur every four weeks.
- The MSM-LA curriculum is designed to develop and strengthen essential qualities for leadership at all levels, with an emphasis on implementation of those attributes at MSM. The curriculum is below.
| Month | Focus | Activity | Modality / Frequency * |
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| Month 1 | Understanding Your Leadership Style | Personality Type and Assessment (MBTI and 360) | OL |
| Introductory Session | IP | ||
| Determine Your Leadership Style | IP | ||
| Month 2 | Manage as a Leader | Time Management | IP |
| Team Building Skills | IP/OL | ||
| Team Building Simulation #1 | or higher | ||
| Month 3 | Communicate as a Leader | Effective Communication | IP |
| Team Building Simulation #2 | IP | ||
| Institutional Action Project (IAP)—Part 1: Guidelines and Formation of Teams | IP/OL | ||
| Month 4 | Decision-making as a Leader | Conflict Management and Decision-Making | IP |
| Negotiation Skills | IP | ||
| Institutional Action Project (IAP)—Part 2: Submission of Title and Abstract | IP/OL | ||
| Mid-Progress Reflections and Assessment | OL | ||
| Month 5 | Influence as a Leader | Networking and Collaboration Skills | IP |
| Developing Others | IP | ||
| Team Building Simulation #3 | IP | ||
| Month 6 | Understand Finance as a Leader | Budget Development and Institutional Finance | IP |
| Institutional Action Project (IAP)—Part 3: Progress Report | OL | ||
| Month 7 | Being a Leader at MSM | Health Equity and the MSM Employee | IP |
| Understanding the MSM Brand | IP | ||
| MSM Marketing and Institutional Advancement in Health Equity | IP | ||
| Month 8 | The Entire Leader | Institutional Action Project (IAP)—Part 4: Presentation and Final Report | IP |
| Leadership Academy End of Year Reception | IP | ||
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* Modality/Frequency: OL: On-line; IP: In-person, every 2 weeks |
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All participants will implement team-based Institutional Enhancement Projects to apply the skills that they have obtained from the program. The IEP will accomplish one of the following: (1) Enhance an aspect of the MSM environment; (2) Enhance the surrounding community of MSM, or (3) Resolve an institutional challenge at MSM.
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IEP proposals are reviewed and approved by the MSM-LA review committee prior to implementation. Participants formally present their IEPs at the MSM-LA graduation ceremony in May 2020. Specific guidelines for developing the IEP will be provided to participants midway through the program.