Accelerating leadership capacity and capability

What is the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI)?

The Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) is a 6-month immersive, high-level leadership initiative dedicated to developing and supporting proven leaders who can sustainably advance ASU as a New American University. In order to ensure that ASU’s trajectory continues to move forward successfully, it is critical to continue the development of the next generation of ASU leaders, individuals who can design innovative solutions and mobilize people to advance the university’s goals.

ALI serves established and proven leaders at ASU who are ready to take their leadership to the next level. They have already demonstrated leadership capabilities, and who show great potential for future growth. ALI Fellows may include school directors, center directors, service unit leaders and other high potential leaders. Individuals are nominated to participate in ALI by ASU executive leadership.

ALI Experience

Each ALI Workshop provides participants with exclusive, hands-on opportunities to:

Engage

meaningfully with senior ASU leaders to gain insight into the university ecosystem

Learn

from individuals who have led significant initiatives to advance the university

Build

relationships with others who are established leaders looking to advance the university

Design elements include:

360 Degree Leadership Review: designed specifically for ALI, the 360 degree review captures feedback and insights from those working most closely with ALI Fellows. Participants can learn more about in which areas of leadership they are exceling, what areas they can build upon, and how they can advance their leadership growth.
ASU Case Studies: reflecting each of the 5 Leadership Competencies, case studies provide ALI Fellows the chance to learn from signature programs, initiatives and projects at ASU and engage directly with their leaders.
Engagement with Leaders: ALI puts its Fellows face-to-face with some of ASU's most successful and esteemed leaders. These exclusive opportunities provide Fellows with the chance to speak with leaders across the university on a variety of topics from personal leadership traits to the big challenges the university is facing today.
Executive Coaching: a 6-month personal coaching experience. ALI coaches are professional third party coaches who work with ALI Fellows towards achieving greater leadership capacity and capability within the ASU context.
Facilitated Sessions: an opportunity to apply and practice learnings in real and actionable ways. Facilitators will help in leading the various sessions of topic work and activities during the ALI workshops.

ALI is deeply embedded within the ASU context. With this design, ALI not only provides an invaluable experience, but also develops leadership bench strength for the university.

ALI goal

The ultimate goal of ALI is to cultivate a new pool of leaders at ASU who:

Are effective both in their current roles and far beyond
Are able to mobilize others towards goals and develop talent within their spheres of influence
Are proactive rather than reactive
Are able to successfully lead change and navigate through times of change

Above all else, these are leaders who help serve and advance ASU so that it may realize its full potential as a New American University.