The University of California Leadership Foundations Course Online

“The results have been spectacular! Staff thoroughly enjoyed learning more about themselves, colleagues and leaders. The supervisors and managers were grateful for the development opportunity and feel empowered by the program. Many have commented on the tremendous bonding experience and are eager to continue exploring the topics addressed. All found it to be incredibly worthwhile, not only due to the knowledge gained but also by the connections we all made. It definitely brought us together and made us a true team.”
-Tana Troke Campana, Executive Assistant Dean and Chief of Staff,
Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego
  • Exclusive Offer for All University of California Employees
  • Experienced UC San Diego facilitator (over 1,500 UCSD employees trained)
  • ​Live, Online, Interactive (virtual, instructor-led)
  • Six 3-hour workshops on three consecutive Fridays
  • Intense and results-driven. Includes pre-work and homework between workshops
  • ​Small group size (no more than 20 participants)
  • 24 PDU's from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Essential topics for leadership and team effectiveness

This is an exclusive offer for all University of California employees. The six-workshop course gives leaders the foundation to build confidence, productivity and the ability to get great results through other people. We recognize the need for UC campuses to give their managers a strong base to best impact the framework of long term leadership development and succession planning. Organizations thrive when they are led by productive leaders who people want to follow.

Workshop topics include:
  • Leadership Style & Energy (Energize2Lead)
  • Personal Leadership Philosophy (Leader's Compass)
  • Communicating as a Leader
  • Managing a Leader's Time
  • Motivating People
  • Leader as Coach

Schedule:
  • Six consecutive Fridays, beginning on October 9, finishing on November 13
  • 9am - 12 noon Pacific time

Testimonials
“This is the best training program I have attended during my 25 years at UCSD! An excellent combination of practical and theoretical concepts. I learned a lot about leadership and honed the skills I already have while learning new things. This was a program I looked forward to coming to. Attending this program with my colleagues was amazing. Having this time together was a great team building experience.”
-Stephanie Navrides, Chief Operating Officer,
Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC San Diego
“This is the best professional development course I have ever taken. It provided useful tools in a meaningful and tangible way. I can’t think of any way to improve it.”
-Ariane Parkes, Student Affairs Manager, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego
“The Personal Leadership Philosophies are hugely useful and got me to see things from a new perspective. I highly recommend this program.”                     
​-Charmaine Samahin-Manns, Student Affairs Director, UC San Diego
“I recommend the program without reservation not only because of the content but because of the quality of instruction provided by Jay Pullins. I appreciate his sincerity and expertise, and I am inspired from his teaching. You can tell right off the bat that he lives and breathes leadership. He is a great role model and the right instructor to lead this training.”
-Linda Thai Schlossman, Principal HR Analyst, Office of the Exec. Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego
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Price: 
  • Normal workshop price: $1,795/person
  • Exclusive offer for UC employees: $1,295/person! Just use the discount code, "JP500" when you register online.
Includes: 
  • Six 3-hour live workshops via Zoom
  • Personal Energize2Lead Profiles and Assessments
  • Copy of The Leader's Compass, 3rd Edition
  • Customized Program Workbooks​
  • Access to Executive Coaching from Academy Leadership's Jay Pullins between workshops
About Your Facilitator - Jay Pullins

​Jay Pullins has been leading and developing leaders in a variety of settings for over 30 years. He has a diverse background as a leadership coach, military officer, an appointed state official, and a non-profit executive leader. Jay has trained over 1,600 leaders in the last five years, from Alaska to Southern California, in various fields from universities to military, construction, product distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications, Alaska native corporations, laboratories, churches, banks, casinos, and a railroad. Jay has trained over 1,500 UC San Diego employees in the last five years, in departments such as Academic Affairs, Business and Financial Services, and Health Sciences.

A 1989 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Jay led U.S. and multi-national teams for the U.S. Air Force, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), NORAD, and the Alaska National Guard. He led combat crews as an Air Battle Manager in Operation DESERT STORM, the conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, no-fly zones over Iraq, and counter-drug operations in Central and South America. He retired as an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in 2011. Jay served as Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant Governor, then Special Assistant to the Governor of Alaska. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the US Air Force Academy, and a Master's Degree in Adult & Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma.

​Jay and his wife, Sonia, live in Anchorage, Alaska, and have two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.