Katherine Wright
Certificate for Emerging Leaders
Katherine Wright is a production accountant for a Calgary oil company. When she embarked on the Certificate for Emerging Leaders program, she was looking for tools to help her in her role as a team-leader.
Now a graduate of the program, Katherine can look back and see how she has met her goals. As she prepared her journal – a required final step in the certificate requirements – she could clearly see how she had developed as a leader, and what she had gained from each seminar.
"Bottom line: This program has given me confidence because now I have the tools I need to interact with my team," she says. "I have a solid foundation to work from, and reference materials to fall back on when I need them. I like to look back at my notes for the occasional refresher."
The program changed Katherine's definition and views on leadership. "I have had many leadership roles in life but now I view leadership differently. The diversity of opinions in the classroom helped me broaden my outlook on leadership."
"I found many of the courses to be powerful, and the instructors were fabulous," says Katherine. "The courses reinforced that I am not alone in being responsible for the contributions of others. Leaders often experience the same challenges, and sharing in a group setting was very enlightening and comforting."
Despite having graduated from the program, Katherine plans to take more seminars. "I have registered in additional seminars as leadership is a lifelong skill to be applied not only in my workplace, but in my personal life as well."