​High Impact Leadership Certificate

​​Resource Portal
This is your resource portal for the certificate. Faculty who want to share resources will do so below. To access the resources for a session, click the session name below to view the available resources.​​​

​​Certificate Purpose

The UWSP Continuing Education Certificate for High Impact Leadership is designed to help individual contributors, supervisors, managers, and directors from every type of organization lead themselves, lead others and lead results. The certificate leverages enlightening presentations, thought-provoking discussions, and hands-on activities.​​​

The Leadership Certificate ​​​consists of six workshops. You are required to complete six (6) workshops within two (2) years to earn the Leadership Certificate.

2024 - 2025 Leadership Workshops

This 6-month experience includes team-based, applied learning, regional network building, and the opportunity to learn with experienced instructors from for profit, nonprofit and government backgrounds.

October 25, 2024 | Unboxing Your Leadership

What’s your career journey?

In this workshop we unbox your career, your impact, and the future you imagine. In this session you will identify the skills you want to strengthen so that you can maximize wellbeing and productivity. The workshop incorporates active learning and provides several action tools so that you can begin applying what you learn immediately.​

Session Outcomes: During this session you will create a career map, assess your leadership skills, and craft a 12-month leadership development plan.​

November 15, 2024 | Unlocking the Mystery to Sustainable Resilience: Integrating Mind, Body, and Spirit for Lasting Strength

Can you imagine the excitement you would feel to find a reliable, sustainable daily source of personal energy? The answer is inside you. 

In a world where constant change and unexpected challenges are the norm, developing sustainable resilience is essential. This interactive program delves into the holistic integration of mind, body, and spirit to build a robust foundation of personal strength. Drawing on decades of experience in mental health, inpatient rehabilitation, and leadership development, this session offers practical tools and transformative insights. Attendees will learn to change mental habits, regulate emotions, harness daily energy, and deepen their connections with themselves and others. Through engaging stories and proven strategies, this program provides a comprehensive approach to balance intuition with daily demands and empowering others to do the same.  

Session Outcomes: Participants will leave with skills and tools in mindful self-assessment of well-being, emotion regulation, developing positivity, stress reduction, and developing a personalized resilience plan.  

Led by Brian Krolczyk

​Resources

Session Presentation: Click here to access the powerpoint

Self Assesment: Auerbach Wellbeing Satisfaction Scale ​

​Activity: My Power Plan​

December 13, 2024 | Cultivating a Growth Mindset

What's your Mindset? 

In this workshop we explore the costs and benefits of mindset. We use several studies to improve your mindset moves so that you can accelerate your career, shift your mindset, and influence the mindsets of the people, projects, and organizations you lead. The workshop incorporates active learning and provides several action tools so that you can begin applying what you learn immediately.​​

Session Outcomes: During this session you will develop a plan for bringing a growth mindset to your organization with the goal of improving employee attraction and retention.

Led by Lyna Matesi​

​Resources

Session Presentation: Click here to access the powerpoint

Session Agenda: Click here to access the agenda

Self Assesment 1: Fixed and Growth Mindset

Self Assesment 2: Self Talk and Fixed Mindset Triggers

January 24, 2025 | Empowering Change and Innovation

What’s your appetite for change? 

In this workshop you will explore the dynamic connections between employee satisfaction, organization change, field innovation, and measurable productivity. You will learn how to frame change, balance innovation and keep stakeholders engaged and flexible.​

Session Outcomes: During the session you will learn to use a change assessment map as well as a standard process for planning communication to multiple stakeholder groups.

Led by Lyna Matesi​ 

​Resources

Session Agenda: Click here to access the agenda
Activity: What's your appetite for change? 

February 14, 2025 | Driving Customer Alignment and Impact​

What do your customers care about?

In this workshop you will gain insights about how to clarify customer needs, align organizational goals with customer expectations, and drive results that foster customer loyalty and business growth.

Session Outcomes: During this session you will create a customer empathy map and define the factors driving customer loyalty in your sector. You will leave with a plan to sustain relationships and growth profitability.

Led by Lyna Matesi​ and Lada Xiong-Vang

​Resources

Session Presentation: Click here to access the powerpoint​

Session Agenda: Click here to access the agenda​

Activity: Make an Organigraph​

March 7, 2025 | Transforming Your Team to Build Corporate Culture

How does one person, one team change an entire company culture? 

Corporate culture is how business gets done, company norms, and how strategy comes to life. When corporate culture is great, teams fire on all cylinders and satisfaction is through the roof. When culture is unhealthy, it's “get me out of here!" Join this leadership transformation session for tools to change your team and learn how one team can change a company. Leave ready to support a thriving organizational culture that improves retention, succession, recruitment, and production.

Session Outcomes:​ During this session you will gain practical tools and strategies to transform your teams, ultimately driving positive change in the entire company culture. You will be equipped to foster a thriving organizational environment that enhances employee retention, succession planning, recruitment, and overall productivity.​

Led by Stephanie Perkins​

​Resources

Pre-Class Readings:

Reading 1 : Culture at Netflix​

Reading  2: Zap​​pos: A Culture of Service

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