Leadership and Talent Development

Curriculum

MavsSupervisor Success Program features in-person sessions with guest speakers, including nationally recognized branded training programs like CliftonStrengths™ and Situational Leadership™. Each cohort accommodates 25 participants.

All participants will be paired with a peer Praxis Partner to debrief sessions, practice skills, and maximize their growth potential. They will also engage in pre-work and utilize their peer Praxis Partner for post-session debriefs to enhance learning. Graduates will be equipped to improve meetings, team collaboration, employee engagement, and navigate UTA's contacts and processes for their teams.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the Situational Leadership™ model, the Performance Readiness ™ Levels, and demonstrate the appropriate coaching approach.
• Explore and analyze the Lead Self and Lead Others Situational Leadership™ results.
• Participants will identify top five strengths from the Clifton Strengths™ assessment and learn how to maximize natural talents by developing strengths.
• Participants will use a strengths-based approach to improve teamwork, enhance employee engagement, effectively manage others, and foster collaboration.
• Develop and apply managerial skills to transition from individual contributor to leader, including cultivating team engagement, building a culture of feedback, effective communication; emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, resolving employee relations processes; establishing trust and creating a collaborative and effective team environment.

Program Eligibility

To participate in the MavsSupervisor Success Program, an employee must meet the following requirements:

• Be a full-time leader who is in a formal supervisory role with at least one full-time staff direct report.
• Complete the APPLICATION by Friday, March 27th, 2026.
• Applicant’s supervisor (or equivalent) must submit the SUPERVISOR APPROVAL FORM by Friday, March 27th, 2026. The completion of the Supervisor Approval Form is necessary for your application to be considered complete.

Participation

Participants are expected to attend classes regularly. Employees who are interested in participating in the program should review the MavsSupervisor Success Program Schedule located below and resolve any conflicts between work-related responsibilities and commitments with the program dates.

Graduation Requirements

Participants who miss more than one session will not be eligible to graduate from the program.
Program participants are eligible for graduation by attending classes regularly, engaging with Praxis Partners, participating in class.

Session Schedule

*All Sessions are held In-Person from 1:30 - 4:30 PM

Kickoff/Season 1: Supervisor Foundations in Employee Engagement
Date: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026

Session 2: Strengths-Based Leadership
Date: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026

Session 3: Situational Leadership Part I
Date: Tuesday, May 12th, 2026

Session 4: Situational Leadership Part II
Date: Tuesday, May 19th, 2026

Session 5: Effective Delegation & Best Practices in Management
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

Session 6: Building a Culture of Feedback Part I
Date: Tuesday, June 16th, 2026

Session 7: Building a Culture of Feedback Part II:
Date: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026

Session 8: Best Practices in Compensation, Recruitment & Hiring
Date: Tuesday, July 14th, 2026

Session 9: Final Project Debriefs & Graduation
Date: Tuesday, July 28th, 2026