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Emerging Leaders

Empowering new and emerging leaders to lead with confidence, clarity, and impact.

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Course overview

Stepping into a supervisory role is one of the most important—and challenging—transitions in a professional career. This interactive training is designed specifically for new and early-career supervisors who are ready to grow into effective, people-centered leaders. Through a blend of interactive content and live, facilitator-led discussions, participants will explore real-world leadership scenarios and develop practical tools to help them thrive in their roles.

By enrolling in the Emerging Leaders Short Course, you'll be able to:

Develop core leadership competencies

  • Understand the foundational principles of effective leadership
  • Cultivate emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and accountability
  • Create a high-performance culture that supports both well-being and results

Empower and inspire teams

  • Build trust and psychological safety within your team
  • Communicate with clarity and empathy
  • Delegate responsibilities, give feedback, and motivate others without micromanaging

Strengthen critical thinking and decision-making

  • Approach challenges with greater confidence and agility
  • Apply critical thinking framework to real workplace problems
  • Make sound decisions, even in the face of ambiguity or limited information

Upcoming dates and course overview

Upcoming dates: July 15 to 16
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch will be provided)
Price: $1,450
Duration: 2 days 
Delivery: In-residence (Indianapolis)

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Who is this course for?

This program is ideal for:

  • First-time supervisors and team leads
  • Recently promoted managers
  • Aspiring leaders preparing for their first leadership role

Showcase your new skills

Emerging Leaders badge

In addition to earning a certificate of completion after finishing this program, you will also earn a digital badge to showcase your skills on platforms like LinkedIn. These credentials show your network the concrete and in-demand skills you earned from taking this Kelley program.

Meet the instructors

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Ray Luther

Ray Luther, PhD, PCC, is a senior lecturer of management and entrepreneurship at the Kelley School of Business. Ray holds a PhD in leadership from the University of the Cumberlands and an MBA from the Kelley School of Business. He is also the executive director of the Partnership for Coaching Excellence and Personal Leadership and co-founder/co-director of the Kelley MBA Leadership Academy. Ray previously served as the executive director for the Full-Time MBA program at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Ray’s work experience spans a 20+ year career with executive team leadership, strategy, branding, market research, innovation, change management, and operations. Prior to his time at Kelley, he worked at Procter & Gamble as a director in the Health Care Business Unit across the Pharmaceutical and OTC medicine categories. Ray served as a US Army Officer in the 3rd Infantry Division where he was in line roles as a platoon leader and company executive officer in the Medical Service Corps. Ray was a lead designer and founding member of the Kelley MBA Me, Inc. career management course and has personally coached hundreds of students while at Kelley. He coaches MBA students on the practice of leadership, strategic visioning, and coaching others for high performance. Ray teaches leadership, coaching as a leader, and high performance team development to a number of corporate clients through Kelley Executive Education Programs.

Ray is a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation and is also a Certified Hudson Institute Coach.

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Brittany Lambert

Brittany Lambert, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she spent seven years as a strategy consultant and manager for the chief strategy officer at Deloitte. Her research has been published in several top academic, professional, and media outlets, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Harvard Business Review, and CBS News. A passionate teacher, she has experience in the classroom with a variety of topics related to organizational behavior, particularly leadership.

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