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Top Tools for Helping Develop Future Leaders: Part 1

Part 1 of a 3-part series, this guide helps you choose the right leadership assessment tool to align talent development with your organization’s strategic goals.

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Leveraging Your Leadership Through Self-Awareness

Explore the strategic benefits of self-awareness in leadership. Learn how to leverage real-time insights to enhance your strengths, address challenges, and maximize your impact through effective self-coaching.

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Transforming Conflict into Cooperation on Hybrid Teams

Discover strategies to transform conflict into cooperation on hybrid teams, fostering collaboration and innovation in distributed work environments.

White Paper

5 Steps for Effective Succession Planning You Can Do Today

This resource explains the benefits of long-term succession planning and highlights five actionable steps you can take today.

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How to Lead an AI-Driven Workforce

As generative AI reshapes the workplace, leaders must learn to deploy this technology in ways that best highlight the value of distinctly human capabilities.

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3 Steps to Effective One-on-One Meetings

Learn how to achieve more productive and efficient one-on-one meetings by focusing your conversations in three key areas: Update, Inform, and Consult.

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Organizational Change: A Leader’s Guide to Action

Creating meaningful organizational change is an essential part of building resilient, adaptable teams that will thrive in today’s dynamic economy.

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Ethics and AI: Equipping Leaders for Future Success

How can emerging leaders ethically and responsibly weave AI into organizational strategy to stay competitive while prioritizing employee, customer, and community trust?

Case Studies

Improving Collaboration for a Global Electrical Engineering Firm

Discover how UNC Executive Development helped a global Fortune 500 electrical engineering firm effectively navigate a complex business environment by improving collaboration.

Ebook

eBook: Leading in the Middle 2024

In this ebook, UNC Senior Associate Dean Dave Hofmann presents six thought-provoking articles that offer a thorough guide to mastering the complexities of leadership roles.

Case Studies

Innovating Under Pressure: A Fortune 500 Firm’s Learning Transformation

Learn how a Fortune 500 firm and UNC Executive Development created a virtual learning revolution during COVID-19.

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How to Choose the Right Executive Education Partner: 4 Key Questions

Learn how UNC Executive Development's program for the U.S. Navy has provided insights and strategies that have resulted in substantial savings.

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Cognitive Bias

Cognitive biases present a serious risk to leaders who bear any responsibility for high-level decision-making. Educating yourself and your team on these five common mental traps will help you neutralize them for improved decision-making, team dynamics, and workplace culture.

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Conferences and Events

  • May 27, 2025 | Virtual

    Lead with Impact: The Essential Role of Storytelling in Leadership

    In this interactive webinar with UNC Executive Development’s Heidi Schultz, you will learn how storytelling can transform your leadership approach, enhancing your ability to connect, inspire, and motivate teams within your organization.

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  • September 10–12, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA

    CLO Exchange: Healthcare & Life Sciences

    Attendees will learn from senior L&D executives across healthcare systems, biotech, pharma, and medical device companies and gain actionable insights tailored to each industry's unique challenges.

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  • September 11, 2025 | Washington, DC

    ATD Government Workforce Conference 2025

    Hosted by the Association for Talent Development, this event showcases human capital and talent development best, proven, and innovative practices, with a focus on practical application and implementation across the federal government.

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  • October 19–21, 2025 | New York, NY

    CLO Exchange North America

    Attendees will learn from senior L&D executives across healthcare systems, biotech, pharma, and medical device companies and gain actionable insights tailored to each industry's unique challenges.

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  • November 4–7, 2025 | Chapel Hill, NC

    Talent Management Institute, Fall 2025

    The Talent Management Institute provides simple, science-based, talent-building processes for driving organizational performance. Develop the skills you need to be a talent-building leader.

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From leading with confidence to communicating with clarity, our short videos offer essential advice for leaders and their organizations while offering insight into how our programs deliver impact.

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