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The beginning point for developing leadership skills is to identify current strengths and growth opportunities. The ASHA Leadership Academy accomplishes this through the use of assessments. By taking these free assessments, members will be able to:

• Identify personal leadership strengths and areas of opportunity that may then be included in a personal leadership development plan. 
• Identify the leadership style (and its associated behaviors) that is most natural for them. 

Learn at your own pace, interest, and budget! Consider these webinars as an introduction to key leadership concepts needed for anyone wishing to advance their leadership skills. Registration is free for each 1-hour webinar. You can also take a low cost assessment to earn ASHA CEUs. More on webinars

ASHA offers a wide variety of leadership opportunities—from leadership development programs and mentoring partnerships to awards programs.

• Leadership Development Program (LDP)
• Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP)
• Student to Empowered Professional (S.T.E.P.)
• Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers (SPARC) Award
• Mentoring Academic-Research Careers (MARC)

The LDP Toolkit supports state association affiliates and ASHA’s related professional organizations in offering leadership development to help grow their members’ skills. The Toolkit provides instructions to develop and implement an LDP utilizing ASHA’s Leadership Academy webinars as the primary content for the program.  More information

The Leadership Academy Resource Center supports members’ leadership efforts by

• providing additional recommended readings that support and expand upon the Leadership Academy webinars; and
• suggesting interesting articles and videos on key leadership concepts.

The Leadership Academy Discussion is a place where members can:

• Exchange ideas on leadership
• Discuss leadership concepts as they apply them to their profession
• Discuss key takeaways from the Leadership Academy webinars
• Get feedback on questions or challenges faced as a new or experienced leader in the workplace
• Learn about resources from their peers, and share their experiences as leaders in their professions