The Art of Leadership

Rockwood's flagship program is the Art of Leadership (AoL), a retreat workshop for social change leaders from the nonprofit, philanthropic, labor and socially responsible business sectors. Each participant receives a "360-degree" performance evaluation to clarify areas for skills development. In the Art of Leadership, professional trainers deliver a curriculum that provides leaders with (a) clarity of vision in their work; (b) partnership skills, including listening, speaking, conflict resolution and negotiation; (c) "personal mastery" and emotional intelligence skills; (d) teamwork development skills; and (e) performance skills.

What to Expect

• Four-day intensive residential seminar led by nationally recognized facilitators and held in a beautiful retreat setting

• Personalized 360-degree self and peer surveys designed to identify strengths and areas for improvements across a range of skill sets

• Hands-on training in assessment and evaluation tools for leadership development and collaboration, including a take-home workbook

• An intimate learning community limited to 24-30 nonprofit leaders to create the best environment for skill development and knowledge sharing

Benefits

Participants will receive expert training to:

• Sharpen and sustain compelling visions for their work

• Deal more effectively with organizational and leadership challenges

• Inspire and align others to work effectively toward common goals

• Skillfully manage relationships to increase personal and organizational effectiveness

• Build effective partnerships inside and outside their organization or community

• Produce results that further their organization's vision

To Apply

Leaders can review our current schedule here,
and complete the application form here.

Agenda

View complete agenda here.
View complete list of upcoming trainings.

For further information, contact:

training@rockwoodleadership.org