Designed by the llinois Leadership® Center (ILC), a variety of leadership development workshops are available to academic classes, Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and other student groups upon request.

These workshops are also available for individual students through our Weekly Workshop series. See below for more information. 

The curriculum for each workshop are built with learning outcomes focused on addressing the competencies from the Illinois Model of Leadership.

Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

CliftonStrengths for Students: Self-Discovery

This workshop is designed to help you understand your talents to improve your own self-efficacy and awareness, as well as to leverage your talents in your academic life and beyond. Prior to the workshop, participants must complete the CliftonStrengths assessment which generates your top five talent themes.

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Self-Knowledge, Reflection

Addressing Conflict in Teams

Recognizing the importance of conflict in personal and professional relationships is a key skill in teamwork. In this workshop, we explore how conflict often arises, and how it can be used as an opportunity for change and greater understanding. We will help students assess their personal conflict management technique and learn strategies to build their conflict management skills. 

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Relationship Management, Openness, Group Dynamics

Leading with Empathy and Compassion 

Leaders usually desire to be empathetic but are often asked to make hard decisions that can hurt or disappoint others. In this workshop, participants will learn how to balance empathy and effectiveness through compassionate leadership.  Defining features of this workshop include practicing active listening, tools to prevent empathy burnout, and tips on how to give clear, direct feedback with care. Participants will have the opportunity to make the key connections between empathy, compassion, and leadership.

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Empathy, Communication, Reflection

Working in Global Organizations

In today’s world, learning how to work with a diverse set of people across different locations is essential to having success on a team. In this workshop, participants will learn the five key factors to working in geographically-spread teams, and learn the different ways cultural backgrounds and histories affect team norms and expectations.

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Self-Knowledge, Group Dynamics, Global Competence

ILI: Illinois Leadership Inventory

In this workshop, you will learn more about the Illinois Model of Leadership and discover courses, events, and resources to enhance your leadership abilities through self-assessing your leadership skills using our online module. 

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Self-Knowledge, Self-Management

Telling My Leadership Story

In this workshop, you will learn to develop and tell your story of leadership to build and maintain trust in your organization.

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Empathy, Relationship Management, Common Purpose

Practicing Servant Leadership

Anyone can be a leader – but what about a servant leader? Servant leaders are individuals who put others before themselves and assist their community in any way possible. In this workshop, students will define servant leadership for themselves and identify servant leadership resources within the Champaign-Urbana community. Additionally, students will analyze these resources on how they can contribute to increasing their own servant leadership skills.

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Service-Minded, Self-Knowledge, Common Purpose, Human Dignity

Sustainability: Solving Wicked Problems in Organizations

Sustainability is a complex, ever-changing, wicked problem, so how can leaders begin to find solutions? Developed in collaboration with the Student Sustainability Committee, this workshop asks students to identify wicked questions within sustainability issues and navigate the different perspectives and priorities that inform solutions.  Students will leave with tools and practices that sustainability-minded leaders can use in their organizations.

Illinois Leadership Competencies Addressed: Sustainability, Systems Thinking, Social Justice