Professional Development Academy

The Professional Development Academy uses well-researched, experience-tested concepts and curricula to develop current and future leaders for business and industry and presents it in a flexible way allowing an organization to customize the academy to best meet their needs. Courses are four hours each and may include: (Please note that Communicating with Impact is a suggested prerequisite for all other courses.) Please click on the course name for more information. Click here to register.

 

Building and Sustaining Trust

Coaching: Move People Forward

Communicating with Impact

Delegating: Engage and Empower People

Driving Change

Engaging and Retaining Talent

High-Impact Feedback and Listening

Leading Teams: Achieve More Together

Making High-Quality Decisions

Resolving Workplace Conflict

Setting Goals and Reviewing Results

Strategies for Influencing Others

Valuing Differences

Your Leadership Journey

Generational Leadership (not a DDI course)

 

Please note that the Communicating for Leadership Success is a suggested prerequisite for many of the other classes.

DDI Microcourses
Addressing Poor Work Habits	Handling Emotion and Upset
Authenticity and Transparency	Helping Your Team Achieve High Performance
Boost Your Resilience	Influencing Others to Make Things Happen
Building Relationships	Interaction Skills Challenge
Building Rapport Virtually	Leading Self in Times of Crisis
Building Trust in Your Work Environment	Leading Virtual Meetings
Coaching Challenges: Tips from a Coach	Letting Go and Delegating More
Communicating Effectively to Improve Your Leadership Brand	Leveraging Diversity
Communicating Virtually	Making Accelerated Decisions
Creating a Coaching Culture on Your Team	On to the Next Adventure
Data Driven Decision Making	Overcoming Barriers to Productivity
Developing Individual Team Members	Preparing for Difficult Conversations
Discover Your Unique Coach Qualities	Resolving a Conflict You’re Involved In
Embracing Change	SMART Goals
Ensuring Your Team Avoids Burnout	Stand and Huddle: Short Meetings that Address Team Challenges
Everyday Engagers	Strengthening Your Partnerships
Finding Control During Change	Strong Start
Giving Feedback for Improvement	The Power of Seeking
Giving Positive Feedback	Unconscious Bias

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDI Micocourses are short (approximately 15 minutes to complete), online opportunities to keep your leaders engaged no matter where they work for only $25 per course. Please visit: https://www.ddiworld.com/solutions/leadership-courses for course descriptions (click “Leaning Format” then “Microcourse”).  Please click here to register. 

 

The academy can be customized to meet your needs and other courses are available including in-person or virtual. For more information on courses that can be included visit DDI. Individual courses are $150/participant; group and business/industry partner discounts are available. ASU Three Rivers can also assist in applying for an Office of Skills Development (OSD) Workforce Training grant, which is a reimbursable grant program for business and industry.  If you would like more information or to customize the Professional Development Academy contact Mason Robinson at mrobinson [at] asutr.edu, 501.332.0249 or Scott Sikora at ssikora [at] asutr.edu, 501.332.0275.

 

DDI’s Interaction Management^®: Exceptional Leaders (IM: ExL^SM) series creates transformative development experiences for your frontline leaders.  IM: ExL^SM engages learners throughout the whole experience as they participate in courses that are timely and relevant with connections to the challenges they face on the job.  IM: ExL^SM also offers content, tools, and resources for organizations and managers that sustain learning because DDI understands that driving learning beyond a formal event leads to business impact.