YOUR ORGANIZATION'S FUTURE DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF ITS LEADERSHIP.
Your organization’s success depends on the strength of its teams. In today’s fast-moving environment, leaders must build trust, create alignment, and sustain performance through change.
The Executive Certificate in Building High-Performing Teams equips leaders with proven frameworks from business, military, and elite sports environments to strengthen trust, improve accountability, and build cultures where teams consistently perform at their best.
The USF Building High Preforming Teams program provides:
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- A team culture assessment that pinpoints your team’s strengths and performance gaps
- A clear mission, vision and values framework that aligns your team’s direction
- A ranked list of the top barriers to trust and accountability on your team
- A personal leadership roadmap grounded in self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- A high-performance playbook that turns alignment into measurable results
Business Challenges you will Solve
Are you facing one of these challenges? If so, this program is designed for you:
- Your team works hard but results don’t match the effort
- Trust and accountability are eroding across the team
- Team members pull in different directions on priorities
- Your team’s mission and values don’t guide daily decisions
- Performance drops when change or pressure increases
- Leaders lack a shared framework for building strong teams
Key Takeaways
Participants will learn to:
- Build trust-based leadership foundations
- Clarify mission, vision, and values to align performance
- Strengthen leadership through awareness and understanding of others
- Convert alignment into measurable performance impact
- Build sustained cultures of confidence, curiosity, and cohesion
Participants will leave with:
- A structured framework for high performance
- Tools to assess and improve team culture
- A personal leadership roadmap
- Strategies to build confidence and alignment
- An executive certificate
Who Should Attend
Roles:
- Senior executives
- Directors
- HR leaders
- Experienced managers
- Entrepreneurs
Industries:
- Corporate
- Government
- Military
- Nonprofit
- Entrepreneurial environments
Situational readiness:
- Leading high-impact teams
- Driving cultural transformation
- Scaling organizations
- Managing complex team environments
Program Facilitators
Ron Wuotila
Ron Wuotila brings more than 30 years of experience developing leaders and building
high-performing teams in some of the world’s most demanding environments. Having coached
and led teams at the collegiate, professional, and Olympic levels, Ron understands
what it takes to create cultures of accountability, alignment, and sustained performance.
As an expert in leadership assessment, emotional intelligence, and organizational effectiveness, he helps executives translate the principles that drive elite athletic performance into measurable business results. Today, Ron partners with Olympic, Paralympic, NCAA, and professional organizations across North America and internationally, equipping leaders to strengthen teams, elevate performance, and achieve strategic goals.
David Snee
David Snee brings a rare combination of executive leadership, military command experience,
and large-scale transformation expertise. A former U.S. Navy Captain, David has led
complex organizations through periods of significant change, most recently serving
as Managing Director of a $170 million Navy modernization program, overseeing a 200-person
team responsible for cloud migration, cybersecurity, and enterprise data strategy.
With deep expertise in strategy, operations, and leadership, David helps executives navigate complexity, align teams around strategic priorities, and drive organizational performance. As an instructor with USF Muma College of Business Executive Education, he combines real-world leadership experience with practical frameworks that leaders can apply immediately to strengthen execution and accelerate results.
An Investment in Performance, Not Just Professional Development
When one leader attends, the whole organization gains. Participants return with a team assessment, a personal leadership roadmap and a shared framework their teams can apply immediately.
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Business impact |
What changes in your organization |
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Stronger team alignment |
Teams work from a shared mission, clear priorities and common values. |
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Higher trust and accountability |
Team members follow through on commitments and hold each other to high standards. |
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Faster execution under pressure |
Aligned teams adapt to change without losing momentum or focus. |
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Improved retention and engagement |
Cultures built on trust and purpose keep top performers committed. |
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Lasting organizational capability |
A repeatable high-performance framework leaders use long after the program. |
What you will learn
This program gives you a structured, practical approach to building teams that perform at the highest level. Drawing on proven frameworks from business, military and elite sports leadership, you will learn how to strengthen trust, set clear direction and sustain performance, from accountability and empathy to mission alignment and continuous improvement.
You will develop the skills to:
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- Build trust-based leadership foundations
- Strengthen accountability without sacrificing empathy
- Clarify mission, vision and values to align team performance
- Lead with greater self-awareness and understanding of others
- Convert team alignment into measurable performance results
- Sustain cultures of confidence, curiosity and continuous improvement
program details
Dates: Jan. 12–14, 2027
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET each day
Format: Three in-person, interactive days at USF Health CAMLS, downtown Tampa
Investment: $2,495 for two registrations through Dec. 31
Curriculum & Topics
Day 1 – Foundations: Building the Base
Trust • Authentic leadership • Accountability • Empathy • Adaptability
Day 2 – Direction: Setting the Course
Mission • Vision • Values • Alignment • Defining team “secret sauce”
Day 3 – Essential & Rewards Level: Sustaining High Performance
Self-awareness • Elite learning mindset • Empathy • Confidence • Continuous improvement
Program Format
This program is delivered in an immersive, interactive format designed to maximize engagement and peer learning. A detailed agenda will be shared with registered participants in advance.
Logistics
Detailed program information, including the agenda, parking instructions, and recommended hotel accommodations, will be provided to registered participants prior to the program start date.
All cancellation and substitution requests must be submitted in writing.
Cancellations
Cancellations received 14 days or more prior to the program start date will receive a full refund, minus a $250 administrative fee. Cancellations received within 14 days of the program start date are non-refundable.
Substitutions
Substitutions may be made at any time prior to the program start date at no additional cost. If pre-program assessments have already been completed, associated assessment fees are non-refundable.
Program Changes
The University of South Florida reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a program. In the event of cancellation by the University, registered participants will receive a full refund.
Group Pricing & Custom Options
Discount Eligibility
USF alumni, active-duty military members and veterans, and USF faculty and staff are eligible for a 10% discount on all open-enrollment programs.
Please enter the appropriate discount code at checkout. Discounts are offered in good faith. Proof of eligibility may be requested prior to program start.
Discounts cannot be combined with other promotional offers.
USF Alumni
USF alumni receive 10% off open-enrollment programs with code USFALUMNI10.
Military & Veterans
Active-duty military members and veterans receive 10% off open-enrollment programs with code MILITARY10.
USF Faculty & Staff
Current USF faculty and staff receive 10% off open-enrollment programs with code USFFACSTAFF10.