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TRAINING FOR TODAY’S LEADERS

The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association and the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association are proud to partner with the University of Denver to deliver the Rocky Mountain Leadership Academy. 

This two-day program develops the knowledge, tools and skills today’s leaders need to successfully manage and lead a team. The curriculum combines academic knowledge and industry practices to deliver a comprehensive program which benefits professionals from a variety of backgrounds. 

Whether you have a few years of experience in leadership or are stepping into a management role for the first time, the Rocky Mountain Leadership Academy will help you reach your leadership potential.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing the Rocky Mountain Leadership Academy, participants will be able to:

• Articulate and define the role of effective leaders in the complex world
• Understand their leadership strengths and growth opportunities
• Create and articulate a personal philosophy of leadership
• Develop practice and habits that support leading effectively
• Incorporate new tools to create a strong climate and to enable high performing teams
• Accelerate the development of teams through effective feedback and coaching
• Expand communication skills specific to effective listening, building trust and addressing conflict
• Strengthen the leadership connections across water districts

MAIN THEMES

The Rocky Mountain Leadership Academy takes place over two sessions and covers four main themes.

PROFESSIONAL/OPERATOR CREDITS

The training has been pre-approved for operator credits in Colorado (1.5 TUs), Wyoming and New Mexico. Attendees of this class will receive 15 hours of training credits.

LOCATION

Sessions occur at Denver Water, 1600 W. 12th Ave. Denver, CO 80204 

COST

Registration for the Rocky Mountain Leadership Academy is $800 per participant for members of either RMSAWWA or RMWEA (or if you work for a member organization). The nonmember rate is $900.  This cost includes curriculum, program materials and lunch each day of the program.

MEET THE FACULTY

		Ali Boyd Ali Boyd is an executive coach, professor, consultant, and sought-after speaker who supports clients to generate new ways of doing, seeing and being to thrive in a complex world. Ali’s greatest passion is to support mission-driven people and organizations to leverage inner work in service of performance and transformational change. She has worked across the globe, as a trusted partner with clients at Google, McKinsey, Amazon, Intel, the U.S. Foreign Service and Tufts University, among many others. Ali is a core member of the University of Denver Daniels Executive Education faculty, teaching and coaching in programs for teams and professionals and working to create customized solutions for organizational clients.
		Bo Storozuk Bo Storozuk is strategic learning and talent management consultant at Jacobs, where he specializes in organizational development with a focus on learning and talent management, strategic and cultural alignment and operationalizing performance management programs. He has worked with the Daniels College of Business for nearly a decade, most recently in Executive Education’s Accelerated Leadership Experience program for high potential employees. Bo also works with clients on solutions related to team chartering, conflict resolution, change management and conscious inclusion.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

This schedule may change as needed due to curriculum modification and/or program logistics.