Faculty - Led Course | All Levels

ML245vcx: Identifying, Cultivating, and Leveraging Distinct Leadership Types

This course invites you to explore how your social identity, background, and lived experiences influence your leadership style and how you evaluate others in leadership roles. You’ll examine historical and modern definitions of leadership, assess your own strengths, and understand how power and privilege shape leadership perceptions. Through peer discussions and self-reflection, you’ll gain tools to support leaders, recognize implicit bias, and build constructive leadership practices. You’ll leave with a personalized 90-day leadership action plan to strengthen collaboration with and support leadership in your community.

What You'll Learn

  • Explore different leadership approaches and identify the unique strengths, skills, and qualities you bring as a leader.
  • Examine how personal experiences and social identities shape leadership expectations, communication, and engagement with others.
  • Assess the strengths and characteristics of your community and develop strategies to learn from, support, and collaborate with fellow leaders.

Live Session Schedule

Day 1:

Monday, March 22, 2027
Session 1: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST | Session 2: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Day 3:

Wednesday, March 24, 2027
Session 1: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST | Session 2: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Come Prepared for the Course

This accelerated faculty-led course takes place over 4-day days and is designed for optimal interactivity and engagement. Days 1 and 3 are each comprised of a total of 4 hours of live online instruction, divided into two sessions with a 1-hour break in between. Days 2 and 4 are dedicated to self-paced completion of all activities and assignments. All required coursework is due by 11:59 p.m. PT on the designated day of class.

Pre-Work & Preparation

Pre-Work & Preparation

Complete all pre-work by provided deadlines

Active Participation

Active Participation

Attend live sessions and engage in collaborative activities

Software Requirements

Software Requirements

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Zoom proficiency required

Hardware Setup

Hardware Setup

Dual monitors (recommended), webcam, and file management capabilities

Your Instructor

Beckah Terlouw

Beckah Terlouw

Beckah Terlouw is passionate about building collaborative teams and reaching meaningful success. She excels at solving challenges, appreciating human uniqueness, and achieving wins with others. She believes our differences create advantages. She processes multiple scenarios and opportunities simultaneously, innovates existing resources, and prioritizes efficiency. Beckah works nationwide with organizations ready to increase results in strengths-based collaboration, community-centered evaluation, strategic community engagement, asset-based community development (ABCD), and project innovation. As a People & Project Strategist with Invisible Strategy Consulting, her client base includes public health, affordable housing, behavioral health, community initiatives, and arts organizations. Beckah is an AmeriCorps Alum, a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, an ABCD Facilitator, and holds an MPA in nonprofit management and a BA in sociology. When not working, you can find her hosting friends and neighbors, spending time with her niece, or obsessing over yard projects while listening to long-form podcasts.

What Learners Are Saying

"This course gave me exactly what I needed to get started in housing counseling. The practical tools and real-world examples made it easy to apply what I learned immediately with my clients."

Maria Rodriguez

Housing Counselor, Urban CDC

"As someone transitioning from social work into housing counseling, this course provided the perfect foundation. The content was incredibly relevant to my daily work."

David Chen

Community Development Specialist

"The instructor's expertise really shines through in every module. I appreciated the balance of theory and practical application."

Sarah Johnson

Housing Program Manager

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Join hundreds of housing professionals building the skills to create lasting community impact

$630
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