Professional Development Center

The Manager LEAPP Program: Leading, Empowering, and Accelerating Professionals’ Performance

The LEAPP Program is for any manager at Buffalo State College who is interested in further improving their self-awareness as a manager, communication with employees, how to effectively deliver employee feedback, and manage employee performance. This program will specifically help individuals further improve how they manage employees at a SUNY institution and navigate labor relation policies and procedures. 

What will Managers in the LEAPP Program Accomplish?

Managers in the LEAPP program will complete two assessments to build self-awareness as a manager, complete six workshops, and be supported by a community invested in their ongoing manager development. As a result of the LEAPP Program managers will:

• Increase their self-awareness of communication, decision-making, and management style preferences to identify strengths and areas for development as a manager.
• Enhance skills in communicating with employees, delivering feedback to employees, and managing employee performance within the boundaries of labor relation policies and procedures.
• Understand the complexities of labor relations in SUNY from multiple stakeholder perspectives and how to effectively navigate different situations.
• Create and implement a personal management development plan.
• Engage in a community of managers who will work together to support each other in resolving challenges.

What is Required of Managers in the LEAPP Program?

• Approval from your immediate supervisor to participate.
• Attend all six workshops during the fall 2019 semester.
• Complete all assessment instruments and be open to receiving feedback from multiple sources.
• Participate in one assessment debrief session (by appointment).
• Participate in all 3 LEAPP Cohort meetings during the spring 2020 semester.

To Self-Nominate or to Nominate Someone for the Program, Please fill out the form below: 

Nominations Are Not Being Collected at This Time

LEAPP Program Course Schedule:

The program cohort will participate in the following courses listed below during the fall 2018 semester and cohort meetings each month during the spring 2019 semester scheduled at a convenient time for the group. All courses are facilitated by manager development experts from Buffalo State College and University at Buffalo.