Leading from Within

Unleash Your Inner Leader with Leading from Within

Develop the mindset, skills, and emotional intelligence needed to lead with impact in today’s fast-paced business world.

Dates: February 25 - April 1, 2025
Schedule: Six live online sessions Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Cost: $1,895*

* 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 TCU staff/faculty/alumni, U.S. veterans

**What is Leading from Within?**

Leading from Within is a six-week, live, online program designed to equip leaders with the tools to enhance emotional intelligence, develop critical thinking, and cultivate an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. This course empowers you to lead with greater confidence and impact in any organizational environment.

What You Will Learn

Build an agile mindset to navigate change and drive innovation.
Enhance emotional intelligence to strengthen relationships.
Develop critical thinking and decision-making skills for complex challenges.
Foster creativity and entrepreneurial thinking.
Craft a compelling personal value proposition.

Who Should Attend?

Is this course right for you? This program is ideal for mid-level managers, aspiring leaders, and professionals who want to strengthen their leadership from within. Whether you’re looking to improve emotional intelligence, adopt an agile mindset, or enhance your ability to lead in complex environments, this course provides the essential tools.

Mid-level managers and emerging leaders
Team leaders and department heads
Professionals looking to improve emotional intelligence and agility
Executives seeking to refine their personal leadership value proposition

Course Topics

Adopting an Agile Mindset

Learn how to shift from reactive to creative thinking and welcome change.

Evolving Your Emotional Intelligence

Improve your emotional intelligence to better connect with others and build resilience.

Listening and The Art of Asking Great Questions

Develop active listening skills to build trust and ask insightful questions.

Critical and Agile Thinking Skills

Expand your critical thinking to analyze complex problems and make better decisions.

The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Discover how to cultivate curiosity and foster innovation within your role.

Crafting Your Own Value Proposition

Create your personal value proposition and learn how to communicate it effectively.

What You'll Gain

Agility and Innovation: Learn to think on your feet and adapt to fast-changing environments with an agile mindset.
Emotional Intelligence: Enhance your ability to connect with others, manage stress, and build trust.
Critical Thinking: Hone your decision-making skills and solve complex problems with confidence.
Entrepreneurial Leadership: Cultivate creativity and innovation in your role, driving long-term results.

Meet Your Expert Instructors

Abbie Shipp

Professor
M.J. Neeley Professor of Management
Management and Leadership Department

Dr. Abbie Shipp is the M. J. Neeley Professor and Department Chair of the Management & Leadership Department at TCU. She is an award-winning professor, working with undergraduate, graduate, and executive audiences on topics such as adaptive leadership, employee engagement, and leading change. Her research focuses on the psychological and subjective experience of time at work including: the perception of trajectories at work, how individuals react to change, how time is spent on work tasks, and how individuals think about the past/present/future. She has published a two-volume book (“Time and Work”) and is an Associate Editor at Academy of Management Review, the top conceptual journal in management. Prior to joining TCU, Dr. Shipp taught at Texas A&M University, the University of North Carolina, and Oklahoma State University and she was employed by The Boeing Company and TV Guide. Prior consulting engagements include Ernst & Young, Marriott International, AT&T, Halliburton, Texas Transportation Institute, Inspirus, and Working Solutions. She is also a member of the board of directors of United Way of Tarrant County and serves as chair of the strategic planning committee. Dr. Shipp holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University and a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jim Roach

Executive Director
Executive Education

Mr. Roach has 25 years of experience in corporate human resources leading learning and development programs to build leadership capabilities, enhance organizational effectiveness and deliver improved business results. He spent more than 20 years at Verizon leading the organization effectiveness initiative and developing custom leadership and functional development programs. He also spent 15 years leading executive education leadership certificate programs at SMU and five years leading programs for L-3 Link Simulation & Training. He has been honored with several teaching excellence awards and has designed and delivered courses on subjects such as executive presence and communication, authenticity, presentation style, leading in today’s business environment, learning agility, creativity and leadership, retaining top talent, and building and managing the employment relationship. He holds a BA and MS in economics from the University of Illinois.

Michael Sherrod

Instructor III
Director, Innovative Teachers Guild
William M. Dickey Entrepreneur in Residence
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department

Michael Sherrod joined TCU Neeley in 2011 after a successful career of entrepreneurial thinking, innovation and creativity. He began his career in 1976 by starting a magazine publishing company right out of grad school. He transitioned from the print world into the online world in 1985 when he helped manage a video-text news service for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In his career Michael has founded or co-founded 15 companies, including Black Dove Media, DigitalCity.com, AOL Local and Examiner.com. Additionally, he has served in senior management roles and started new companies inside CapCities/ABC, AMR Information Services, AOL, Ancestry.com, and The Anschutz Companies. In 2010, he served as the first Publisher of The Texas Tribune (www.texastribune.org), a non-profit, non-partisan media site covering Texas government, politics, and public policy and is founding board member.

Michael is Chairman of the Board of the Urban Library Council, Past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Kinsey Institute, the world’s leading research institute for sex, gender and reproduction, and a former board member of the Craigslist Foundation. He also serves as board member and advisor to a number of online organizations around the world and is an active Angel investor. Michael is an author and frequent speaker on online, cultural and media issues. Michael holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, where he studied in the interdisciplinary Great Books Program, an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri at Columbia and an MBA from The Neeley School of Business at TCU.

Cindy James

Instructor

Cindy has more than 25 years of leadership experience managing teams of 20 employees up to several hundred employees in size. Her experience is focused primarily as a senior human resources leader with additional expertise in operations and business management. Cindy is currently the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and Employee Development for Elbit Systems of America in Fort Worth Texas. Prior to her role at Elbit, she was the Vice President of Human Resources at the Options Clearing Corporation and was previously a Senior Vice President at AmeriCredit. Her depth of expertise in the human resources function includes talent acquisition, employee relations, HR systems, organization development, culture, business partnerships, training, and total rewards. She has developed a multitude of learning and development programs targeted at individual, team, and organizational development. Cindy is also a partner in her family’s agricultural business based in the Fort Worth area.

She holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and Master’s in Human Resources Management from Dallas Baptist University. From the same university, she is currently a PhD candidate in Leadership Studies, basing her research on the confidence of women leaders who work in male-dominated organizations. She is certified in 360^o degree feedback from the Center for Creative Leadership, certified in Hogan Assessments, and is a certified coach from the International Coaching Federation.

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.

Questions?

Please contact

Laurie Yesley

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

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