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Leadership Institute

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Leadership Institute Class!

PENC is proud to congratulate the 2024-2025 class who completed the PENC Leadership Institute.

Each of the graduates has a unique story and all are contributing to the professional engineering field and community through a variety of roles.


Fall 2025 Leadership Institute Class - Apply Today!

  • Classes for the Fall Leadership Institute will begin in September 2025 and run through November 2025
  • The class will be limited to 16 people, two of whom will be sponsored public sector employees.
  • The Leadership Institute registration fee will include registration to the 2026 PENC Summer Conference (Wrightsville Beach, NC)
  • There are 2 in-person sessions in Charlotte at the McAdams office
  • All other classes will be held virtually on Fridays from 8:30-11:30am.

Download the 2025 Brochure! 

PENC Leadership Institute

The PENC Leadership Institute is designed specifically for engineers who aspire to lead well.  It follows a structured, time-tested approach focused on developing your leadership skills.  It will guide you to--

  • Assess your current level of leadership knowledge, skill, and personal leadership style
  • Learn practical concepts and skills to boost your effectiveness in real-world leadership situations
  • Apply these new concepts and skills almost immediately in real-world situations at work
  • Assess how you did through careful self-reflection and authentic feedback from others
  • Pinpoint your successes, areas for continued growth, and adjustments needed going forward

All participants will benefit in many ways.  You will--

  • Learn cutting-edge leadership concepts and practical skills
  • Learn collaboratively with other engineers
  • Gain greater self-awareness and interpersonal skill for handling tough leadership situations
  • Receive private coaching from the instructor as requested
  • Earn PDHs

EXPECTATIONS

Participants should have the support of their employer and supervisor and are expected to--

  • Attend all scheduled in-person and online training sessions
  • Apply lessons on the job
  • Report on how the lessons were applied and what was learned from doing so
  • Complete a Culmination Project (Options: Teach others or take on a leadership challenge)
  • Deliver a 10-minute presentation about your project at the PENC Summer Conference

OVERVIEW

The PENC Leadership Institute is a unique leadership skills development program. It is designed to help engineers become exceptional leaders and has trained over 130 engineers in NC since 2011.

This career-building opportunity runs weekly from September to December. The only per-requisite is the strong desire to learn. Although offered through PENC, being a PENC member is not required. This program delivers fast-paced, hands-on training.  It builds a wide range of leadership skills. These skills include taking charge, setting direction, delegating, influencing, inspiring, coaching, and dealing with conflict – all in an emotionally intelligent way. It also develops valuable communication skills like public speaking and delivering tough messages tactfully.

This program is for those who are willing to work hard to hone their skills. The class is limited to 16 people, two of whom will be sponsored public sector employees.