Leadership Academy Alumni
08/09
Susan A. Autry
Michael G. Bade
Douglas E. Eckman
Gary R. Forman
Catherine Garzio
Jon Patrick Giacomi
Susanne Hildebrand-Zanki
Lynda J. Jacobsen
Jacqueline Jew
Henry J. Kahn
Michael J. Kamerick
Aimee D. Levine
Susan Lin
Peter N. Loo
Sue B. Merrilees
Jocelyn L. Nakashige
Zoanne L. Nelson
Rebecca Nguyen
Anja M. Paardekooper
Shahla RaissiDavid Rein
Heidi E. Schmidt
Greta Schnetzler
Felicia Mitchell Silva
Kevin H. Souza
Carl R. Tianen
Dorian West
Jane Y. Wong
Lori L. Yamauchi
Steve G. Young
Abby Zubov
09/10
Adele R. Anfinson
Opinder S. Bawa
Sandra E. Beck
Mark R. Boone
Mary F. Bunker
Louisa T. Burgio
Ann L. Carollo
Douglas Crawford
Steve Downs
Christine A. Durieux
Marcy A. Fraser
Tracey A. Gearlds
Stephen Lau
Denis Nepveu
Molly P. Newlon
Marge O’Halloran
Pamela E. Roskowski
Rhona M. Snyman
Mimi Sosa
Steven G. Sullivan
10/11
Bart Aoki*
Stephanie Bruzzese
Larry Carbone
Jessie Catacutan*
Mhel Cavanaugh-Lynch*
Sherman Chin
Maureen Conway
Ginny Cox*
Kelly Drumm*
Kathleen Erwin*
Michael Faber
Grace Fernandez
Olivia Herbert
Matthew Hicks*
Tony Hsaio
Brad Immanuel
George Lemp*
Margaret Paternek
Suzanne Cutts Ritchie
Daniel Scarpelli
Allison Woodall*
Margaret Wu*

*UCOP employee

Leadership Institute Alumni
08/09
Cynthia Ashe
Kevin Austin
Alan Beach
Kevin Beauchamp
Sharon Berg
Dale Borgeson
Bridget Brennan
Zeanid Breyer
Karen Burngardt
Pearl Chen
Hallen Chung
Lisa Cisneros
Kevin Cox
Michael Degroot
Marina Dronsky
Steven Engen
John Ewers
Victoria Fong
Maria Friciello
Chuck Hajek
Debra Harris
Bonnie Hellevig
Larry Hickey
Shirley Hodges
Wendy Hom
Luke Hones
Karin Immergluck
Janet Jones
James Joves
Betty Moy
Maninder Kahlon
Mounira Kenaani
Jeffery Kilmer
Michael Kincaid
Alana Koch
Emily Leang
Amy Levine
Bill Lindstaedt
Erik Lium
Eileen Lloyd
Georgina Lopez
Florence Lu
Angela Lucien
Karen Mah-Hing
Gail Mametsuka
Maria Mason
Tiki Maxwell
Chandler Mayfield
Patrick McGee
Sally Mead
Lauri Medeiros
Bert Mok
Joyce Nakamura
Jim Nourse
Maria Novelero
Lynn Olinger
Julie O’Neal
Penny Pan
Craig Peterson
Tommy Poon
Zach Quan
Michael Quirk
Ellen Rinehart
Karen Roorda
Jerome Sak
Deborah Samii
Susan Schultz
Zuleikha Shakoor
Lana Tomitch
Michael Toporkoff
Lief Tsai
Susan Wright
Cindy Yoxsimer
Eugene Zanko
Kamyar Zare
Stan Zimmermann
Mark Zuffo
9/10
Heather M. Alden
Robert P. Berryman
James C. Betbeze
Regan Botsford
Elizabeth R. Brashers
Ellen W. Chavez
Caitlin Croughan
Grace A. Crvarich
Shauna M. Curtis
Amy C. Day
Donald P. Diettinger
Orlando Elizondo
Silvana F. Giana
Samantha C. Gill
Mark A. Gottas
Regina C. Gudelunas
Maria Guerra
Joyce K. Hammel
Gabriella Hato
Pamela R. Hayes
Zoe Ann M. Hinson-Pardini
Margot H. Hughes-Lopez
Anthony P. Hunter
Terrence R. Ireland
Stacy N. Jackson
Gail H. Kawakami
James Kiriakis
Daniel Roger Krasnow
Mary Lambert
Andrew Li
Michael J. Lum
Leah Danette Mckee
Patti A. Mitchell
James B. Munson
Jennifer O’Brien
William K. Pinster
John E. Radkowski
Sunita Rajdev
Lisa Raskulinec
Michael S. Rodriguez
Nada Z. Salam
Richard M. Secunda
Adrian T. Sooy
Jason A. Stout
Sylvia May Su
Frank J. Tastevin
Sen Mike Wang
Gang Wang
Kai C. Wang
Virginia Vanessa Wong
Melissent Zumwalt
10/11
Phaedra Bell
Diana Block
Kristen Bole
Daniel Dominguez-Moncada
Dan Freeman
Robert Gilmore
Shylah Hamilton
Tony Hang
David Hathaway
John Heldens
Suzie Kirrane
Gail Lee
Tom Manley
Monica Mapa
Edwin Martin
Luanne Mullin
Linda Marie ReillyLucas Rockwell
James Ryan
Sean Schluntz
Irene Shin
Denise Stripling
Don Szeto
Michael Villanueva
James Wildman

How does this leadership development program differ from other leadership programs on campus?

The Leadership Development Program is designed to develop leaders across the organization in alignment with the UCSF’s strategic plan, mission and vision. The program’s content and design create the opportunity for individuals to enhance core leadership skills, develop cross-organizational relationships, and advance collaboration, innovation and broad-based organizational thinking. The program is not intended to develop operational skills but rather strengthen leaders’ efficacy in communication, collaboration, developing high performance teams and leading change.

How many participants will be accepted into the program?

Depending on the organization’s needs, either one or two learning groups of approximately 25 each will be established.

Is there a time in position requirement for the program?

The criteria for program participation are based on organizational development priorities and individual capability, commitment and capacity. Individually capability is demonstrated by strong performance in current position. Generally performance is assessed annually through the performance review process. However, if a department has a strong candidate who has only been in the position less than a year—but long enough to assess performance—the nominee will not be excluded from the program.

How long will it take to complete the nomination process?

The nomination process should not take more that 30 minutes per nominee.

When will participants be notified of the status of their nomination? 

The nominations will be reviewed by a Leadership Development Selection Review Committee. Final determinations will be made by the November 18th.

What are the program session dates?

Leadership Development Program
Full Day Session #1 (3 days): January 2012 – exact dates TBD
Full Day Session #2 (1 day): May 2012 – exact date TBD
Five Noontime Workshops: February, March, April, June and July, 2012 – exact dates TBD

Who do I go to for assistance with the nomination process or to find out more information about the programs?

Please contact Aja Duncan, Leadership Development Consultant, at 476.3637 or aja.duncan@ucsf.edu

The Leadership Development Program is designed to ensure organizational success through sustained development of current and future leaders.

Program participation will develop leaders’ skills in the areas of:

  • communication
  • collaboration
  • building relationships
  • strategic planning and decision making
  • leading and managing change
  • building high performance teams and cultivating talent
  • innovative business and management practices

The program consists of a pre-program leadership style and skills assessment; four full-day structured learning sessions; executive coaching; five lunchtime facilitated learning application sessions; a post program leadership competency assessment and sustained development plan.

Participation in the leadership program is in service of individual and organization development. The organizational development priorities are:

Diversity

  • Creating a diverse pipeline of potential senior leaders (Diversity refers to the variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. UCSF defines diversity as acknowledging, understanding, accepting, valuing, nurturing and celebrating differences among people – whether it’s age, race, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, language, education, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, or socioeconomic status.)

Succession Planning

  • Ensuring organizational success through sustained development of current and future leaders

Individual should be nominated on the basis of their demonstration of capability, commitment and capacity to grow: 

Capability

  • Strong performance in current position

Commitment

  • • Contributing to the mission and vision of the University (exhibits an interest in connecting individual and departmental priorities to the mission and vision of the organization and actively supports UCSF’s commitment to diversity)

Capacity to Grow

  • Seeking opportunity to learn (as exhibited by learning from mistakes and seeking/using feedback)
  • Acting with integrity (exhibits ethical decision making)
  • Exhibiting the willingness to stretch and grow
  • Treating others with respect (exhibits thoughtfulness and respect for others’ points of view)

Leadership Development Program Details:

The program is for talented, career employees in the MSP classification.

Total program participants: approximately 25 (Depending on quality of nominations and organizational demand, a second group of 25 may be added.)

Approximate Cost per Participant: $4,350 (Final cost will be based on final number of participants; we will work to make funding support available for those departments that require it.)

Candidate Nominations Due: October 28, 2011 (extended to Nov. 4th)

Participants Notified of Selection: November 18, 2011

Program Runs: December 2011 through July 2012

Participant Time Commitment: Approximately 55 hours over the course of 8 months (32 hours classroom; 10 hours noontime application workshops; 5 hours executive coaching; 8 hours per learning and support.)

UCSF’s People Priority is an organizational mandate to create a supportive environment and cultivate strong and capable managers. The Leadership Development program advances this priority by developing current leaders and growing a diverse pipeline of future leaders. 

In September 2010, the Leadership Development Program entered its third year with 47 participants. To date, 227 middle and senior managers have graduated from the program (26% of total MSP population).

Post program assessments were conducted with program participants and participants’ managers. Overall, 93% of respondents noted significant improvement in all five development areas:

  • collaboration
  • communication
  • leading change
  • strategic planning/decision-making
  • team building/staff development

Significant improvement was also noted in participants’ ability to engender advance teamwork, drive productivity and create better outcomes.

Overall, program benefit is 80% (averaging self-reported, observed impact and objective assessment results), up from 51% in year one. Program Return on Investment is 3 to 1 (benefit to cost).

Year 3 Program Evaluation Return on Investment

Books:

The Fifth Discipline: the Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Senge, Peter M. 1990. New York: Doubleday/Currency.

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Lead and Others Don’t. Collins, Jim. 2001. New York: HarperCollins.

The Leadership Challenge. Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner.  2002. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others through Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion. Boyatzis, Richard and Annie McKee. 1998. Boston: Harvard Business School

Online Articles:

The Making of a Corporate Athlete,” by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. “To bring mind, body and spirit to peak condition, executives need to learn what world-class athletes already know: recovering energy is as important as expending it.”

The Effort Effect,” by Marina Krakovsky. “According to a Stanford psychologist, you’ll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble.”

The Neuroscience of Leadership,” by David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz. “Breakthroughs in brain research explain how to make organizational transformation succeed.”

Centered Leadership: How Talented Women Thrive,” by Joanna Barsh, Susie Cranston, and Rebecca A. Craske. “A new approach to leadership can help women become more self-confident and effective business leaders.”

UCSF’s 2014/2015 Plan maps out what the University must accomplish in order to be successful in the years ahead. One of the cornerstones of the plan is a focus on UCSF’s most valuable resource, its people, to achieve its mission of advancing health worldwide and enacting its vision of being the world’s pre-eminent health sciences innovator.

As part of this strategic commitment, the Leadership Development Initiative ensures organizational success through focused and ongoing development of current and future leaders. A core part of this initiative, the Leadership Development Program (LDP) is designed to enhance current leadership capacity and to create a diverse pipeline of future senior leaders.

The program is now in its fourth year. Since the program began in the fall of 2008, 226 emerging, middle and senior managers have graduated from the program. 29% of participants from the first two years of the program were subsequently promoted into positions of greater responsibility and/or authority. Of the highest performing top 10% of campus MSP supervisors and managers, in terms of their 2011 staff engagement scores, 52% were program alumni. 93% of program participants and their managers (who responded to the 3rd year online program evaluation) noted significant improvement in the key development areas of collaboration, communication, leading change, strategic planning/decision-making, and team building/staff development.

Significant improvement was also noted, by respondents, in program participants’ ability to advance teamwork, drive productivity and create better outcomes. To read more about program outcomes, please review the Program Evaluation and Return on Investment Report. The successes of the first year’s program are highlighted in an article by Leadership Institute alumnae Lisa Cisneros.