Executive Education
Haslam Emerging Leaders Program
Lead Like A Vol!
The Haslam College of Business Emerging Leaders program hones business and leadership acumen using a purposefully developed, evidence-based curriculum. The program follows a methodical approach to building leadership and management skills for emerging leaders across industries. Through interactive learning, group discussions, lectures, cases, simulations, assessments and personal reflections, you’ll explore the dynamics of leading teams and advancing your professional goals.
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The Haslam Emerging Leaders program follows a methodical approach to building leadership and management skills for emerging leaders across industries.
Emerging LEaders
Build your management skills
Made by leaders, for leaders.
This two-part, expert-taught Haslam program is designed for professionals who are new to leadership roles or who are expanding their leadership responsibilities, including:
- New and transitioning leaders who are ready, able, and inspired to create a positive impact for their teams, organizations, and communities
- High-potential leaders on the verge of expanding their managerial responsibility in their organizations
While an emerging leader will benefit the most by attending both sessions, each four-day block is thematically based so that participants have the ability choose to attend either one or both sessions.
The Emerging Leaders program uses interactive learning, small- and large-group discussion, lectures, cases and simulations to enhance participant learning. Class size is limited to personalize the learning experience.
Lessons in Leadership
Through the Emerging Leaders program, you will:
- Enhance awareness of personal leadership values, strengths, style and effectiveness
- Build a solid foundation of immediately applicable managerial and leadership skills
- Explore practical strategies for becoming a more influential, effective leader
- Strengthen abilities to lead high-performing teams
- Develop strategic thinking and decision-making skills to prepare for future leadership positions
- Create a personalized leadership action plan to propel personal change
Realizing Professional Goals
Haslam will help you realize your professional goals via enriching exercises and activities, including:
- Identify your strengths and weaknesses using UT’s proprietary 3600 evaluation and custom assessment suite
- Create a personalized, data-driven development plan
- Act on your goals and stay focused with multiple one-on-one coaching sessions with a leadership coach
- Deliver positive outcomes for yourself, your teams, and your organization
Emerging Leaders
Faculty & Coaches
Nancy Scott
Director of Leadership Development Programs
Jonathan Harvey
Executive Director and Leadership Division
Jason Strickling
Lecturer
Tory Kinson
Lecturer
Brenda Baird
Executive Leadership Coach
Jennifer Gamble
Executive Leadership Coach
Emerging Leaders
Program Information
Cost
- $8,500 for the full series and four coaching sessions;
or - $4,500 per each four-day session
Tuition includes books and classroom materials as well as breakfast, lunch and break refreshments. Class size is limited to personalize the learning experience, so reserve your spot soon!
Schedule
Two four-day sessions offered over three months.
- Module 1 – August 14-17, 2025
- Module 2 – November 6-9, 2025
To discuss dates for the next open enrollment offering, contact Nancy Scott at nscott5@utk.edu or 865-974-5826
Location
Nashville, TN
Duration
The program consists of two four-day sessions offered non-consecutively over several months, with each session including two workdays (Thursday and Friday) and one week-end (Saturday and Sunday).
Emerging Leaders
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