Lead 4 Success®
Leadership isn't just defined by the job title. It's about developing skills, personal style, and perspective to get results that matter.
Human Resources has partnered with the renowned Center for Creative Leadership to deliver effective leadership development programs to Northwestern's staff audience of individual contributors. The Lead 4 Success® program gives individual contributors the necessary tools to excel in their current role and prepare for future roles at the University.
The learning experience is focused on developing the Fundamental 4 skills that leaders at any level need to master for success.
The Fundamental 4 Skills:
- Self-Awareness: Understand your behavior’s impact on organizational outcomes
- Learning Agility: Know when to change course, and help others to do so too
- Influence: Be comfortable persuading, promoting, and delegating
- Communication: Effectively communicate goals and inspire trust
The teaching model is built on the premise that leadership is not defined by one’s job title, that leadership is a process rather than a person, and that whether or not one is a formal leader, one is engaged in the process of leadership.
Using the CCL’s time-tested approach to leadership development we incorporate:
- Experiential activities to learn through doing
- A safe environment for all participants to try new behaviors
- Peer-based learning and networking opportunities
- Proven leadership models from the top-ranked Center for Creative Leadership
Participants will immerse themselves in development, adapt these skills to their own leadership contexts, participate with peers in learning, and share ideas to apply their leadership lessons to their real world.
For more program information please review: Lead 4 Success® Program Overview (FY26)