Discovering Your Leadership Identity

About the Instructor

Patrick Schuler is a marketing and management professional with thirteen years of experience building brands and leading high-performing teams at Allbirds, Capital One, and Michaels. He advises early-stage startups, coaches founders and emerging leaders, and consults for established brands navigating growth and change.

Lead with empathy, clarity, and confidence especially when you’re leading peers.

Aspiring leaders in student-run organizations and future workplaces are equipped with the skills and frameworks to lead authentically, navigate real leadership pressure, and stay grounded in their values. In this interactive, two-session training, you’ll move beyond leadership theory and practice what it actually looks like to listen well, make decisions others can trust, delegate effectively, and build relationships with stakeholders who shape your organization’s success.

What You'll Gain

• Earn a Marketable Skills Microcredential:
  • Advance your professional toolkit by earning a microcredential from the Lundquist College of Business, proof of skill development you can share on LinkedIn and include in applications.
• Define Your Leadership Identity:
  • Complete a leadership values workflow and craft a personal leadership statement you can use as a compass in future leadership moments.
• Practice Active Listening and Empathy in Real Time:
  • Build habits that make people feel heard and understood and learn how to reduce misunderstanding, defensiveness, and conflict through stronger listening skills.
• Strengthen Decision-Making, Delegation, and Dissent Skills:
  • Work through practical tools for inclusive decision-making, managing disagreement productively, and delegating in a way that builds capacity in others.
• Build Stakeholder Strategy and Relationship Skills:
  • Create a stakeholder & empathy map and complete a guided stakeholder conversation reflection, so you can lead beyond your inner circle and build support for your work.
• Practical Application:
  • Participate in interactive discussions, scenario analyses, and practice that provide real-world context and application of the skills learned.

This training is ideal for students who are stepping into leadership in student organizations, navigating the shift from peer to leader, or preparing to enter the workforce with stronger communication, decision-making, and relationship-building skills.

Participants who attend both days of this program and fulfill all requirements are eligible to earn a digital microcredential, validating your newly acquired skills.

This credential is perfect for showcasing your skills on LinkedIn and other platforms, offering tangible proof of your newly acquired competencies.