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Leadership Development Certificate - Online

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Take charge of your career path! Develop lifetime skills to enable you to influence and motivate others and build effective relationships with peers, clients, and managers. These skills will serve you throughout your career(s).

The Leadership Development Certificate at University College is a highly interactive online program that helps individuals develop leadership skills for immediate application on the job. Key to successfully leading and motivating others is knowing oneself.

  • Gain self-awareness critical to leading and motivating others using feedback from other students, the instructor and a variety of assessment tools
  • Learn to facilitate change while increasing productivity
  • Create a culture of innovation within your team or organization

Participants for this program are new and experienced managers, entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals interested in developing their management and leadership skills.

Key topics include:

  • Change, stress, and resilience.
  • Coaching for improved performance.
  • Dealing with difficult people.
  • Presenting ideas effectively.
  • Using powerful interview techniques.

Some program objectives include:

  • Analyze and examine organizational health and effectiveness using a systems model.
  • Select an appropriate leadership style based on task readiness.
  • Identify and explain how people respond to change, methods for dealing with resistance, and guidelines for effective change management.
  • Identify your time management strengths and weaknesses, as well as strategies for improving your effectiveness.
  • Conduct a situational analysis including assumptions, mission, vision, goals, and strategies for your organizational unit.

Cost: $1,425

Dates: Public open -enrollment program begins Sept. 15 to Nov. 7, 2008. Also, this certificate can be scheduled for groups of 10 or more to start immediately or at a convenient date for your group.

Course: GS 301

Please contact Janice Miles Dunn for more information or to register at (203) 254-4110 or jdunn@mail.fairfield.edu.