The Emerging Leaders Program

Effective leadership is essential for making a significant impact on teams, organizations and communities. Leaders at all levels can embrace and navigate leadership challenges with courage, creativity, and a diverse set of capabilities to succeed in today's dynamic environment.

Spring Program Dates: February 19 - March 26
Session Schedule: Six live online sessions held Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m. CST.
Cost: $1,895

Discounts available:

A 20 percent discount will be given to companies that enroll two or more employees.
A 30 percent discount will be given to TCU Alumni and TCU Faculty/Staff.
A 10 percent discount will be given to U.S. veterans and employees of non-profit organizations.

Who Should Attend?

Soon-to-be, New-to-role, and Early-in-career leaders and managers
Project leads and program managers.

What You Will Learn

Real-life leadership strategies
Key leadership skills
Practical approaches you can apply immediately

The Program Difference

Attend all live sessions virtually from the comfort of your office, from your own home, or from where ever you are. Each session will also be recorded to accommodate the demand and changes in your schedule as an emerging leader for your organization.

Engage with faculty, industry experts and your fellow participants in dynamic weekly live sessions designed to deepen your leadership capabilities, challenge your thinking, and create new connections with your classmates across the Neeley School of Business.

At TCU Neeley School of Business, our #1 rated MBA faculty create highly engaging learning environments that combine leading edge thinking with practical, real-word approaches. As a participant of the Emerging Leaders online learning program, you will engage weekly with our top-rated faculty and topic experts

Each week, expert faculty will cover a range of real-life approaches and tools that you can use immediately to meet the ongoing challenges and opportunities you encounter in your journey as an emerging leader.

At the conclusion of the Emerging Leaders program, you will participate in our Emerging Leader Case Competition – a challenging and fun opportunity to apply the program lessons in a team-based competition with your fellow participants.

As an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders program, you will have access to recorded classes, webinars, graduate seminars and more.

Program Schedule

6 weeks
Wednesday sessions are live, interactive online classroom conversations. Structured to create discussion & connections, these sessions include self-assessments, recommended readings, case analysis, access to faculty and real-world scenario discussions.
TCU Emerging Leaders Program Certificate.

Program Topics

Challenges for New Leaders
Making the Transition
Leading in the '20's

by Ryan Stafford

Skills for successful leadership

Knowing where you are and where you need to be: project goals and status
Building accountability and aligning resources

Ryan Stafford

Key communication skills for leaders
How to leverage important behavioral components when communicating
Mastering authentic, courageous and purposeful conversations

Matt Hirst

Challenges Across Generations
Motivating, Engaging and Inspiring Employees
Culture & Leadership Style

Tracey Rockett

Designing Dynamic & Highly Effective Teams
Operating Principles that Drive Agility & Innovation
Key Challenges for Leaders & Teams

Meghan Wright

Creating the Environment for Successful Coaching
Key Coaching Skills for Leaders
Navigating Critical Coaching Situations

Linda Driver

Faculty Leaders

Tracey Rockett

Professor of Management Practice
Management and Leadership Department

Tracey Rockett is a Professor of Management Practice at Texas Christian University where she teaches classes and leads workshops on a wide variety of topics including leadership, power & politics, team dynamics, negotiations, culture, and innovation. Her additional areas of specialization include team effectiveness, influence, conflict management, and design thinking.

A dynamic and impactful speaker and facilitator, she has earned multiple awards for her outstanding teaching and is frequently invited to present, conduct workshops, and help leaders think differently about their roles and impact. She has delivered speeches and workshops across a number of industries and organizations including Ben E. Keith, JPS Hospital, DaVita, Energy Future Holdings, BDO, and DFW Airport.

Her current research focuses on relationship building, familiarity in groups, and the effects of conflict on team processes and performance. She previously served as an E-trainer for TCU, Neeley Honors Faculty Associate Director, and the TCU Koehler Center Distance Education Fellow. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in International Management Studies from UT Dallas.

Meghan Wright

Assistant Professor of Management Practice
Management and Leadership Department

Linda Driver

Executive Director of Graduate Programs for the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University in New York City

Dr. Linda LaCoste holds a Bachelor's of Science in Social Work from Iowa State University, a Master's of Education from Drake University and an MBA from Ottawa University. She has completed a PhD in Higher Education Administration from UNT, focusing her research on the relationship between culture and college persistence for Hispanic females. As the Director of Executive MBA programs at TCU, Dr. LaCoste was responsible for the overall academic and co-curricular experience as well as study abroad programs. Linda also served as faculty member for the Leadership Development course and oversaw the Executive MBA leadership development process. Prior to joining TCU, she served as the Chair of the Business Department and the Achieving the Dream Coordinator for Tarrant County College-Trinity River campus. Presently, Dr. LaCoste is the Executive Director of Graduate Programs for the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University in New York City.

Dr. LaCoste’s corporate experience includes ten years with the Walt Disney Company as a senior manager of operations and a corporate trainer for company-wide e-commerce initiatives and the Walt Disney World Travel and Resort contact center. Linda was recognized with the Disney Spirit award, given to less than 1% of the company’s employees.

Matthew Hirst

Organizational Development & Learning Leader

Dr. Matthew Hirst is a senior human resources, organizational development, and learning leader, talent strategist, coach, HR and talent consultant, university instructor, and organizational psychologist. He has over 25 years of mid- to senior-level experience in business operations, employee relations, organizational readiness, talent planning, organizational communications, and leadership development, mostly within Fortune 500 retail and financial services organizations. He currently serves as vice president of organizational and talent development for First Command Financial Services, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas.

Matt has a PhD in psychology. He has also studied doctoral-level educational leadership, has a master’s degree in management, and undergraduate degrees in management and finance. Matt teaches organizational behavior, contemporary management issues, organizational management, and HR strategy at UT Arlington and Texas Christian University.

Matt and his family live in Fort Worth, Texas. Matt served on the board of directors for the Grief and Loss Center of North Texas for five years, and he served five years as a board executive and president for ATD Dallas. He currently serves on the MSHRM advisory board for The University of Texas at Arlington, the EMBA advisory board at Texas Christian University, and the policy advisory board for the Northwest Independent School District. His community service also includes adoption advocacy and support, and he and his family have done dog and cat rescue and foster work for many years.

Ryan Stafford

Instructor

Ryan Stafford brings significant operations experience and human resource expertise to the classroom. For the past 25 years, Ryan has held numerous leadership positions at AT&T. Over the past decade he has turned his attention to Human Resources unbridling his passion for leadership development, culture, and talent strategy. He currently serves as AVP – Human Resources serving the AT&T Network Organization as the HR executive overseeing 30K employees. Ryan also has significant labor relations and learning and development experience.

Ryan holds an MBA from the University of Dallas and Masters in Human Resource Management from Colorado State University. He holds the SHRM-Senior Certified Professional certification. Ryan enjoys developing the next generation of leaders teaching: leadership foundations, talent development, coaching, communication, conflict management, and change management, at Collin Corporate College and Texas Christian University.

Ryan and his wife live in Dallas. Their son is attending Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. Ryan and Brandy love to travel and go on bike adventures with their favorite rescue dog, Bella.

Questions?

Please contact

Laurie Yesley

Director of Executive Program Development
l.yesley@tcu.edu
817-257-4682

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