Your expertise brought you here. Strategy will take you further.
Pathways to Leadership is a self-paced program for HBCU library professionals ready to move with intention. Through 16 video lessons and companion workbooks, you’ll build a strategic career plan, develop your personal brand, master the relationships that open doors, and strengthen the leadership skills that set great leaders apart — from navigating a multi-generational workplace to delegating effectively and leading through change.
Each lesson includes a video and a companion workbook with reflection prompts and exercises designed to help you apply what you’re learning to your specific situation.
Your career doesn’t happen by accident. This is where the intentional work begins.
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 35 Lessons
- 15 Minutes
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- Program Opening1 Item
- Module 1 - Career Discovery9 Items
- 2.1Building Your Career Strategy15 Minutes
- 2.2Understanding Your Strengths and Growth Opportunities12 Minutes
- 2.3Visualize Your Ideal Work Environment10 Minutes
- 2.4Determining Your Core Values13 Minutes
- 2.5Creating Your Short and Long-Term Goals14 Minutes
- 2.6Developing Your Personal Brand15 Minutes
- 2.7Identifying the Gap14 Minutes
- 2.8Developing Workplace Relationships13 Minutes
- 2.9Interview: Monya Tomlinson, Atlanta University Center25 Minutes
- Module 2 - Emerging Leadership8 Items
- Module 3 - Intergenerational Management & Succession Planning9 Items
- 4.1Redefining Leadership14 Minutes
- 4.2Navigating the Multi-Generational Workplace16 Minutes
- 4.3Building Trust as a Leadership Skill12 Minutes
- 4.4Turning Challenging Conversations Into Opportunities17 Minutes
- 4.5Coaching & Mentoring: Empowering Others for Growth13 Minutes
- 4.6Effective Delegation15 Minutes
- 4.7Developing Your Resilience14 Minutes
- 4.8Building a Resilient Team15 Minutes
- 4.9Interview: Tiffany Atwater Lee, Atlanta University Center25 Minutes
- Module 4 - Fundraising and Budget Management8 Items
