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Leading Others - Certificate Program Requirements

The Leading Others Certificate Program examines the aspects of successful leadership in a team/group environment. The program examines various leadership roles that can occur in a team and examines the strengths and weaknesses of each role. Participants learn the stages of group dynamics and personal methods needed for effective group interaction. The program further explores effective cross cultural communication skills and how one’s personal values and ethics impact one’s leadership role. The Leading Others Certificate Program provides participants with essential hands on experience and in depth understanding of the dynamics occurring in today’s team based work environments.

  • Click here to complete the LEADership Program Registration Form.
  • Click here to view the Leading Others Requirements Chart.

Steps to earn a Leadership Certificate:

  1. Complete registration form.
  2. Attend the following four required programs
  3. Attendance of two pre-approved programs related to the four topics above
    Examples include programs sponsored by: The Residence Halls, the academic colleges, Institute events such as Commission for Promoting Pluralism, the classes found on our web site, training for a job or leadership positions such as RA, SVP and OA training, or co-op training, other RLI programs such as, the Spring Conference, The overnights, The Transition to the Real World Series, Paychex Leadership Conference.
  4. Complete Reflection Questions

    A set of reflection questions must be completed prior to the end of each of the six sessions attended.

    Download Leading Others Reflection Questions

  5. Application Project and Paper

    A pre-approved application project must be completed along with a paper about the project itself.

    Application Project Reflection Paper

    • Describe your project: date, time, place, agency/organization, activity.
    • Of the seven competencies, which ones did you get to practice or learn more about die to your community service experience? How did you practice or apply those skills?
    • What did you learn from this experience? How can it help you become a better leader?
    • Was there anything that could have improved this experience?
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  6. RLI Review

    Lastly, the students must meet with one of the RLI team members and review his/her LEAD portfolio. The portfolio should include copies of the completed Competency Reflection Forms, the Personal Vision Statement, a resume and any other work one desires.

  7. RLI Exit Assessment
  8. Celebrate! Closing Dinner and Certification

    Students that have completed all certificate requirements will be recognized at the LEAD Closing Dinner in May each year and will receive a certificate signed and stamped by the administrators from the RIT Leadership Institute.

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Leading Others - Learning Objectives

Leadership Roles & Styles
The student will be able:

  • To identify at least three different leadership styles and will have completed at least one RLI administered leadership instrument.
  • To identify a least three strengths and three areas for improvement in regard to the leadership styles.
  • To identify at least five different leadership roles that can occur within a group or leadership experience.
  • To explain his/her preferred roles and with which roles he/she struggles.

Cultural Communication
The student will be able:

  • To explain the definition of Cultural Competence.
  • To identify three-four different cross cultural communication skills.
  • To describe what group norms are and his/her impact on communication.
  • To identify at least two strategies to practice effective cross cultural communication.
  • To identify personal areas of where he/she can improve his/her cross cultural communication skills.

Team Work & Group Dynamics
The student will be able:

  • To identify the four aspects of group dynamics.
  • To list the 4 stages of group development.
  • To have an understanding of what potential roles he/she can play in a group.
  • To identify personal methods of improvement needed for effective group interaction.

Ethical Decision-Making
The student will be able:

  • To identify and to describe two different ethical decision-making models.
  • To identify his/her core values and to understand how his/her values impact decision-making.
  • To understand how his/her values can conflict with his/her leadership role and to identify strategies on effectively addressing the conflicts.
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