Institute for Transformational Leadership

The Institute for Transformational Leadership (ITL) develops and sustains worldwide communities of transformational leaders dedicated to awakening, engaging, and supporting the leadership required for a more sustainable and compassionate future.

Founded in 2012, ITL is home to executive certificate programs, professional development programs, workshops, organizational partnerships, custom programing, and thought leadership on transformational leadership; organization development; diversity, equity & inclusion; facilitation; health & wellness coaching; and leadership coaching.

Using our unique ITL Approach, we design programs with a dual focus of building new skills in a chosen discipline and developing the individual participant as they navigate their human journey. We prepare leaders to explore the complexities of our communities, organizations, and global systems and do so with a shared purpose of leading change that delivers lasting, sustained results.

The ITL Approach

In the Institute for Transformational Leadership, we believe we are all leaders. Leadership is not a position or rank, but rather a stance and way of being that can be practiced “from any chair.” As leaders in our organizations, communities, teams, groups, and families, we are all called on to lead the way to a better future.

The work we do in ITL is grounded by three foundational models: Jesuit Education Philosophy, Transformational Learning Theory, and Experiential Learning Theory. Our innovative content is delivered via a transformational design with a dual focus on self-discovery and building skills and knowledge. We do this by challenging students’ current ways of thinking and being and supporting them to integrate new perspectives, thinking, and behavior into how they live and lead.

At ITL, we believe learning happens in the context of a supportive community. Our programs achieve this by creating multiple layers of support including cohort learning, small group processing and skill application, and learning partnerships and mentors. The learning experience is designed and taught by supportive faculty who are all practitioners bringing a wealth of knowledge and skill from their given fields.

Drawing on influences from Jesuit Education Philosophy, our programs focus on the development of the whole person including the mind, body, spirit, emotion, and the various identities that we hold in the world. Important elements critical to the success of ITL programs include an emphasis on personal reflection and the development of leadership presence. All ITL programs include an opportunity to apply the skills that are learned in the classroom through an integrated practicum experience.

Certificates, Programs, and Workshops

The Institute for Transformational Leadership offers programs for leadership development, leadership coaching, organization development consulting, change management, health and wellness coaching, group facilitation, and talent development. Our executive leadership and coaching certificate programs provide one-on-one development coaching, as well as cohort-based learning opportunities. Shorter-format professional workshops provide opportunities to enhance your skills and stay current in your practice, or acquire new skills. We also host special events and programs to create unique opportunities for you to come together with members of our community and learn through shared experiences.

Georgetown University
Institute for Transformational Leadership
at the School of Continuing Studies
111 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 687-7000
Email: itlprograms@georgetown.edu
Fax: (202) 784-7200