The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute provides training and education solutions to build the capacity of individuals, teams, and organizations. A crucial factor in an organization achieving its goals is whether staff members possess the critical skills required to achieve those goals.

Meeting the Unique Needs of Your Agency

GEHLI can design and deliver professional development for staff at all levels. Our years of experience allow us to tailor any of our institutes or create new professional development programs that meet the unique needs of an agency. Consultation, planning, and facilitation services are available for organizations interested in short-and long-term training.

The Institute uses existing models and custom-designed programs and services to create a product specifically shaped to meet clients' needs. We offer various assessments that individuals and organizations can use to create productive teams and improve their work-life environment. 

Services include:

• Leadership assessments such as 360o feedback, MBTI, DISC, EQ-i, StrengthFinders and Change Style Indicator, FourSight, etc. 
• Leader development
• Organization development
• Team building
• Conflict resolution
• Change management

Topics may include but are not limited to: 

• 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 and developing staff
• Supervisor roles and responsibilities
• Delegation
• Emotional intelligence
• Strategic planning
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and/or decision making
• Ethical leadership
• Fostering innovation
• Effective communication skills
• Difficult people and/or difficult conversations
• Developing inclusive environments
• Navigating generational differences
• Building effective teams
• Collaborative Leadership
• Public speaking
• Effective negotiations
• Time management, work-life balance, and/or self-care
• Building culturally competent organizations
• Building workplace relationships
• Leading with Grace