Early in March, the Executive Leadership Program begins its third year of expanding the leadership skills of talented CUNY executives in order to prepare them for future senior executive positions within the University. Jointly coordinated by the Office of Executive Search and Evaluation and the Office of Faculty and Staff Relations, the program presents a series of executive briefings and experiential workshops designed to familiarize participants with best practices in leadership and change management.

New this year to the program, which runs for ten Fridays over three months, will be a workshop on emotional intelligence, the management competency made famous by psychologist and author Daniel Goleman. Other topics in this year's program include motivation, team building, workplace diversity, ethics, technology and change, institutional assessment, and time management. Participants will also work in project groups to develop strategic plans for handling current challenges faced by a CUNY college.

Participants are nominated by their Colleges and must be current members of the Executive Compensation Program below the rank of Vice President. Full Higher Education Officers may be nominated for consideration if they exercise significant managerial and supervisory responsibilities. For more information email Rhonnye.Ricks@mail.cuny.edu.