Students who enroll in an MBA program make a conscious decision to become proactive leaders in the business world rather than accept the status quo. In order to become effective leaders, individuals must have a working knowledge of their own skills and abilities. While it is often difficult to be honest regarding personal strengths and weaknesses, some amount of introspection is required prior to skill development. This self-assessment, coupled with more objective assessments, provides a starting point for improving leadership effectiveness.

The primary purpose of the leadership development program (LDP) is to help you identify personal strengths and areas for improvement by integrating feedback on various leadership competencies from assessment activities. You will be asked to complete several written exercises, including:

• Leadership Behavior Questionnaire


• California Psychological Inventory


• Myers-Briggs Type Inventory


• DiSC Questionnaire


• Strength Deployment Inventory


• Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument

You will also participate in assessment exercises during the first semester. These exercises are designed to evaluate your performance in a variety of leadership and business situations. Your performance in these exercises will be summarized in a personalized feedback report.

Guided by this feedback and the assistance of the UT leadership development facilitators, your task will be to select several areas to target for increased development and effectiveness. Throughout the year, you will work with these leadership development facilitators to evaluate and document your progress toward your goals.

During the second and third semesters, you will continue to meet individually with an LDP facilitator to review your progress. The goal of the LDP and feedback sessions is to ensure your growth to become a more effective leader.