The Providence Institute of Transformative Leadership is a collaborative space and program, designed to support the development of leadership skills and practices for personal and social transformation. The Institute grew out of the School of Leadership, Ecology, and Equity. It shares its vision of transformative and holistic learning in the service of positive and sustainable systemic change. It thus aims to create diverse, caring, and inclusive workplaces and organizations that support the well-being and fulfillment of all.
Our mission
Our mission is to create training opportunities and collaborations that cultivate self-awareness, courage, and empathy in leaders. Simply put, large-scale change begins with working on oneself. This inner work becomes the starting point for creating diverse and inclusive workplaces, learning communities, and organizations that promote collective well-being and creativity.
Vision
We offer educational programs and organizational support, aimed at the integral development of leaders capable of transforming organizations with a focus on social justice and collective flourishing.
History
The Providence School of Transformational Leadership and Spirituality (now the School of Leadership, Ecology, and Equity) was officially established in April 2017 thanks to a founding donation from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Vincent de Paul. Its goal was to train leaders capable of integrating the values of social justice, sustainable development, diversity, and inclusion into their professional practice through professional development programs, research mobilization, stakeholder engagement, and community action. The proliferation of professional development programs with various religious and secular partners led to the creation of the Institute of Transformative Leadership in 2022, to bring them all under one umbrella. To honor the legacy of the Sisters of Providence, the name Providence was added to the Institute’s name in 2023.
Activities and Programs
The Institute offers:
- Professional development programs
- Community outreach
- Consultation and collaboration
- Practice-based learning site for graduate students
- Action research
Target Audiences
The Institute works with partners in various fields—such as education, non-profit organizations, healthcare, and the arts—who seek to improve individual and collective transformative leadership practices, in areas such as emotional intelligence, equity, diversity and inclusion, personal and organizational well-being.
Contact
For more information about our programs and collaboration opportunities, please contact the Institute’s administrator: Dr. Sylvie Plante sylvie.plante@ustpaul.ca or visit our programs and learning opportunities page.