Leadership Resources
NU Partners
Check out other opportunities to engage in professional development programming around campus
Northwestern Leadership Framework
- Leadership Framework overview & graphic
- Leadership Framework resources
- Request Leadership workshops from Student Affairs (for both students and staff)
Affinity Groups
We are now a member group of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI), along with other Staff Affinity groups across Northwestern campuses.
- Association for Higher Education Administrators’ Development (AHEAD@Northwestern)
- Mixed Backgrounds and Origins Staff Space (MBOSS)
- Northwestern APIDA [Asian Pacific Islander Desi American] Staff Affinity Group (ASAG)
- Northwestern Black Professionals Network (BPN)
- Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC)
- Out Network
- Unidos | Latinx Professionals Coalition
Subscriptions
NU Programs
Northwestern Training Programs
- Human Resources: Lead From Where You Are
- Human Resources Leadership Development Courses
- Human Resources LinkedIn Learning
- Leading Distributed Teams Certificate
- Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), specifically Organizational Leadership Specialization
Academic Programs
- Northwestern University Executive Learning & Organizational Change Coaching Certificate
- Northwestern University SESP Coaching Certificate
- Northwestern University SPS Leadership Certificate
- Northwestern University SPS Negotiations for Professionals Certificate
LinkedIn Learning
Books
Professional Development
- Become The Fire by Elisa A. Schmitz
- The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work by Laurie Weingart, Lise Vesterlund, Linda Babcock, and Brenda Peyser
- The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
- Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
- The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menedex
- Power Moves by Lauren McGoodwin
- The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
- Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Hermina Ibarra
- Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships That Matter by Scott Gerber & Ryan Paugh
- Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
- How Women Rise by Marshall Goldsmith and Sally Helgesen
- Kick Some Glass: 10 Ways Women Succeed At Work On Their Own Terms
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Inspiring Staff
- The Hill We Climb On by Amanda Gorman
- Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
- Coming to My Senses by Alice Waters
- My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
- My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
- Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani
- The Purpose of Power by Alicia Garza
- No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
Articles
- Living with Intention at Work and at Home, Center for Creative Leadership
- Advancing the Future of Women in Business: The 2020 KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit Report focusing on imposter syndrome
- Practical Ways to Improve Your Confidence (and Why You Should), New York Times
- Why Your Inner Circle Should Stay Small and How to Shrink It, Harvard Business Review
- Forbes Women: Darrah Brustein, Forbes
- Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?, Harvard Business Review
- Women in the Workplace: Why Women Make Great Leaders & What You Can Do to Retain Them, Center for Creative Leadership
- Why Companies Struggle to Tap the Power of Women’s Leadership, Center for Creative Leadership
Podcasts
- 5 Key Themes for High-Achieving Women Leaders, Center for Creative Leadership
Career Stewardship - Living Life by Design with Darrah Brustein
- 5 Key Themes for High-Achieving Women Leaders, Center for Creative Leadership
- Coaching Real Leaders, Harvard Business Review
- Girlboss Radio with Sophia Amoroso
- Harvard Business Review Ideacast
- How to Grow Your Business Strategically, Business Accelerator Podcast
- Career Contessa
- Token CEO with Erika Nardini, Barstool Sports
- When She Leads, Center for Creative Leadership
- Women at Work, Harvard Business Review
- Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't, Worklife with Adam Grant
Industry Resources
- On Demand Webinars from the Center of Creative Leadership
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) (Association)
- Career Contessa (Blog, Webinars)
- Catherine Johns (Blog)
- Center for Creative Leadership (Newsletter, On Demand Webinars)
- Corporette Comments (Blog)
- Harvard Business Review (Blog)
- The Muse (Blog)