The Leading an Empowered Organisation programme focuses on developing leadership effectiveness by equipping participants with the skills to build strong interpersonal relationships, support others and lead meaningful organisational change.
It introduces a structured empowerment framework centred on ownership, clearly articulated expectations, and the alignment of responsibility, authority and accountability (RAA), alongside key concepts such as the 'empowerment triangle'.
Participants gain an understanding of leadership principles and the leader’s role in setting expectations, while also learning to foster healthy, interdependent team environments and avoid ineffective or punitive leadership behaviours.
The programme emphasises building team capacity and competence, creating a positive learning culture and leading change effectively by avoiding repeated unresolved issues and gaining commitment from others.
It is also highly practical in nature, requiring participants to apply their learning through action planning and the completion of a quality improvement project, ensuring that leadership development translates into tangible organisational outcomes.
Leading an Empowered Organisation is a three-day, internationally recognised leadership programme designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals, which will be offered monthly from September 2026 until May 2027.
The October cohort will take place on 13, 14 and 15 October at St Theresa’s Nurses Education, School of Nursing, St Theresa Building, Hardman Gardens, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
The following cohort will take place on 9, 10 and 11 November at RCSI Dublin, followed by a further cohort on 8, 9 and 10 December, also at RCSI Dublin. The CPD programme can also be delivered on-site within your hospital, upon request.
Programme lead: Professor Mary Rose Sweeney