Aspiring Leaders Development Program

The Aspiring Leaders Development Program focuses on three core areas: Leader, Agency, and the State of Connecticut.

• Leader:  Enhance self-awareness and insight into others, grow capabilities to lead transformation, think strategically, and champion change.    
  
  
• Agency:  Lead agency initiatives through process improvement, project sponsorship, a data-driven culture, and communicate with credibility and connection.
  
  
• State of Connecticut:  Drive successful outcomes for the state and stakeholders by understanding and applying regulations and policies.
  
  Each participant completes an individual project that connects a key program takeaway to their work as a leader, culminating in a presentation to their cohort.
  
  The nomination process for the program commencing in January 2026 will be formally announced this summer. 
  
  For more information, please contact DAS.SHRMLearning@ct.gov and read our Aspiring Leaders Blog post here.

   

  The Aspiring Leaders program is designed to develop managers to lead successful teams by teaching essential and contemporary leader skillsets such as emotional intelligence, innovation, curiosity, empathy, agility, and resilience.