This past Friday I attended orientation for LeaderCORE™, a leadership certification program offered only at UB. In fact, LeaderCORE was one of the things that led me to choose UB for my MBA. It seemed that every staff member and student I met was talking about this new, unique leadership program. After the start of classes, I learned more about the program and knew that it offered me an opportunity to differentiate myself from MBA students at other schools. So earlier this semester I applied and was accepted into the program!
LeaderCORE seeks to developing UB MBA students to be “management ready” upon graduation. The program provides participating students with the opportunity to understand and manage both themselves and others based on the following set of core competencies:
Participation in LeaderCORE is voluntary and the program’s core competencies are integrated into events and classes throughout the two years of the UB MBA program. Participating students set their own goals for achievement in each of the above competencies. They work towards these goals by:
1) attending a semester long seminar devoted to leadership development,
2) working one-on-one with both competency coaches and LeaderCORE coaches,
3) journaling their leadership learnings throughout the program,
4) defending the level of competency they’ve achieved during a “Certification Defense” during the student’s final semester.
In future posts I’ll keep you updated on my own leadership journey through the LeaderCORE program!
~Steven Rehler, MBA 2013
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