The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute offers an integrated series of professional development institutes that develop critical skills at the supervisory, management, senior leadership, and local levels. We offer competency-based curricula utilizing proven practices delivered by engaging, highly experienced professionals. These training and education solutions build the capacity of individuals, teams, and organizations.

Professional Development to Meet Your Needs

GEHLI uses existing models and custom-designed programs and services to create training designed to meet clients' and individuals' needs. We offer various assessments that individuals and organizations can use to create productive teams and improve their work-life environment. Each development program is highly interactive and features peer-to-peer learning, networking opportunities, and action plan development to foster sustainable personal and organizational improvement.

Topics and Services Offered

Leadership assessments such as 360^o feedback, MBTI, DISC, EQ-i, StrengthFinders and Change Style Indicator, FourSight, etc.
Leadership practices, styles, and/or development
Organizational development and culture
Navigating and resolving conflict
Change management
Recruitment, retention, succession planning, and/or navigating personnel matters
Coaching, feedback, and/or mentoring
Performance management
Delegation
Emotional intelligence
Strategic planning
Critical thinking, problem-solving, and/or decision making
Ethical leadership
Fostering innovation
Effective communication skills
Difficult conversations
Developing inclusive environments
Navigating generational differences
Building effective teams
Collaborative Leadership
Public speaking
Time management, work-life balance, and/or self-care
Leading with Grace
And more!

Along with our standard training opportunities, consultation, planning, and facilitation services are available for organizations interested in short- and long-term training with our custom programs option.

Download GEHLI Programs at a glance (PDF)

	FFS	ESI	SMB	CMI	VEI	HG	MPLI	VCUL	LUEP
Full Name	Fundamentals for Supervisors	Experienced Supervisors Institute	Supervisors and Managers Bootcamp	Commonwealth Management Institute	Virginia Executive Institute	HIGHER Ground Leadership Development	Minority Political Leadership Institute	VCU Leadership Development Program	Land Use Education Program
Focus	Supervising others	Building and managing teams	Managing one's performance while developing others	Developing one’s self-leadership to better lead others	Developing executive leadership skills	Develop the skills and methods women employ	Community economics, political climate, civic engagement, and racial equity.	VCU’s structure and address current issues	Informs land use principles and decisions
Program Length	3 days	3 days	5 days	5 days	10 days	5 months	8 months	9 months	10 weeks
Audience	New or aspiring supervisors or team leaders	Experienced managers, supervisors, and project leaders	New or experienced supervisors, managers, or project managers	Managers	Executives and leaders	women leaders and other supporters of women’s leadership	Individuals interested in minority communities	VCU and VCU Health employees	Planning commissioners, BZA members, professional planners, etc.
Location	Richmond	Richmond	Richmond	Staunton or Harrisonburg	Virginia Beach, Charlottesville, Richmond	Richmond	Richmond, Farmville, DC, Norfolk	Richmond	Richmond
Cost	$1,200	$1,200	$1,950	$2,100	$4,200	$2,250	$2,150	$3,500	CPC $750 BZA $700