{"670127":{"#nid":"670127","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inclusive Leaders Academy Seeking Nominations for Eighth Cohort","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is delighted to announce the beginning of the nomination process for the 2024 Inclusive Leaders Academy. The program, now seeking members for its eighth cohort, aims to cultivate professional leadership and legacy development for Georgia Tech people leaders and managers. Upon completion, members of the eighth cohort will join more than 500 previous cohort members as practicing Culture Champions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe value of the program was summarized by Michael A. Dixon, director of operations in the Office of Commercialization, like this: \u201cI have been a part of plenty of leadership development programs, but the Inclusive Leaders Academy is drastically different. This life-changing experience extended spaces to unlearn and relearn ideologies gained throughout my life. I learned new information that positively changed me both personally and professionally.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince the program\u2019s 2017 launch, ILA has become a premier leadership development program for staff and faculty at Georgia Tech. It is also vital to the Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) strategic plan goals of cultivating inclusive leadership and retaining and developing a world-class workforce where everyone feels supported, valued, respected, productive, and engaged.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo achieve this, ILA employs a curriculum designed to improve self-awareness, social intelligence, and courage. The self-paced program gives participants the opportunity and space to be self-reflective while offering practical tools to integrate into their leadership practice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe cohort experience for 2024 will take place from February to May. To nominate yourself or a colleague, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eL0lPU13s6IeS1w\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efill out this form\u003C\/a\u003E. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, October 23. The selected nominees will receive an email notification in mid-November to confirm their acceptance and participation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about program benefits, curriculum topic areas and eligibility, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/leadership-strategy-and-culture\/inclusive-leaders-academy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/leadership-strategy-and-culture\/inclusive-leaders-academy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe program, now seeking members for its eighth cohort, aims to cultivate professional leadership and legacy development for Georgia Tech people leaders and managers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The program, now seeking members for its eighth cohort, aims to cultivate professional leadership and legacy development for Georgia Tech people leaders and managers. 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