Leadership

Today’s organizational leaders are one part manager, one part HR professional. This certificate program will teach you how to elevate into a true leader instead of simply a manager. Find out what your leadership style is and how to develop the interpersonal skills needed to take charge. Knowing that will allow you to not only create a high-performing team, but manage it to its fullest potential as well. Learn how to manage your time, make clear, decisive decisions for the betterment of your organization, and how to communicate those decisions to upper management.

COURSES:

• Becoming a Powerful Leader
• Building High-Performing Teams
• Active Listening and Processing Feedback
• Managing Team Performance
• Managing Time and Priorities
• Effective Hiring and Interviewing
• Addressing Workplace Behavior Issues
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• New managers
• Professionals looking to move into a management role

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The Performance Leadership Certificate is ideal for managers who want to develop and hone their leadership skills, but want the flexibility to select courses that best align with their professional goals and desired outcomes at work.

This certificate program will help you develop credibility as a leader and build confidence in your own leadership style as you become more attuned to the behavioral dynamics of others.

Designed for maximum flexibility, the Performance Leadership Certificate program offers you a selection of courses in the following areas: Leading Your Team, Gaining the Advantage, Strategy, and Negotiations.

You’ll become a better coach, a better listener and communicator, and most importantly, an inspiring leader who can move the team and the organization forward.

COURSES:

• Leading Your Team (2 Elective Courses)
• Gaining the Advantage (2 Elective Courses)
• Strategy (1 Elective Course)
• Negotiations (1 Elective Course)

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Mid- to upper-level managers
• High potentials with 3-5+ years experience

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An executive leader’s credibility, authority and ability to keep a team focused and motivated are under constant scrutiny. And rightfully so—it’s the leader’s job to communicate strategy, negotiate skillfully, influence team behaviors, and deliver results.

In an executive role, it’s crucial that you have the right blend of soft skills and a strategic mindset to achieve specific performance outcomes at your organization.

The Executive Leadership Certificate series provides you with the critical skills to lead your organization to success through a series of six core courses and two electives that give you the flexibility to customize the program to your goals.

COURSES:

• Quality and Service Excellence
• Leading Collaborative Teams
• Strategic Decision Making
• Leading With Credibility
• Motivating People for High Performance
• Coaching Skills for Leaders
• Elective Courses (2 Courses)
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• High potential mid-level managers with 5+ years experience
• Upper-level or senior managers with 5+ years experience
• VP or C-level executives

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As a leader in your organization, you always need to be prepared for change. Whether you’re dealing with a planned initiative, volatile industry, or unexpected situation, change is inevitable. In this series, you will identify where you fit in the power hierarchy of your organization and how this plays into your role in organizational decision making.

The Change Management certificate program, developed by faculty at Cornell University, will equip you to anticipate where things are moving, implement changes needed, and sustain the momentum of your change management initiatives to advance your agenda. The four core courses and two leadership electives enable you to meet your specific development goals while customizing the program to suit your particular professional outcomes.

COURSES:

• Navigating Power Relationships
• Negotiation Skills
• Leading Strategic Change Initiatives
• Leading Organizational Change
• Elective Courses (2 Courses)
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Senior leaders
• Mid- to upper-level managers
• High potentials
• Individual contributors who regularly face change in their organization
• Professionals who are working in (or aspiring toward) leadership roles

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The ultimate goal of leadership is to get things done by effectively influencing and leading other people. Possessing this ability is of utmost importance for both your career path and the health of your organization. Throughout this certificate, Professor Allan Filipowicz will provide you with time-tested practical tools and cutting-edge behavioral science findings to ensure influencing and leading others are two of your core competencies. You will walk away with a deep understanding of the psychological mechanisms that drive the behaviors, motivation, and performance of yourself and others in order to maximize your potential to lead.

COURSES:

• The Psychology of Getting Things Done
• Identifying and Managing Emotions
• Interpreting the Behavior of Others
• Mastering the Essentials of Influence
• Applying Strategic Influence
• Designing an Effective Team Structure
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Individual contributors
• Managers and team leaders
• Senior managers and executives
• Any professional looking to become more effective at interacting with colleagues, clients, reports, or superiors

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In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, leaders must adapt and rise to the challenges created by ever-changing circumstances. In this certificate program, you will develop the internal strengths and strategic skills needed to lead with agility. You will also work to improve your ability to influence both within your organization and externally to accomplish your vision. By the end of this series, you will have gained a new level of confidence to better impact your team and organization.

COURSES:

• Leading in a VUCA World
• Developing and Communicating Vision and Strategy
• Building Great Teams
• Setting Internal and External Conditions for Success
• Preparing for the Future
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Leaders and executives at all levels, in any industry

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Family businesses represent the dominant form of business ownership worldwide. Leadership in family organizations requires a dynamic mix of courage, candor, and emotional maturity to navigate the often complex relationships that exist among family members, business, and ownership.

In this certificate program, you will explore the particular challenges that family-owned businesses face and gain strategies to help you navigate these challenges effectively. You’ll have the opportunity to analyze how family, business, and ownership overlap to identify where confusion or tension may arise among them. You will also address emotional and habitual patterns that govern familial and business relationships and discover how to encourage a shared sense of belonging that can sustain both the family and the business across generations. By the end of this program, you will have new tools and strategies to help lead a thriving family business.

COURSES:

• Family Business Leadership Fundamentals
• Managing Family Relationships
• Stewarding Family Wealth and Values
• Implementing Family Governance Systems
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Family members employed in running a family-owned business
• Non-family employees involved in running a family business (key leaders, management)
• Individuals interested in broad-based family business dynamics
• Consultants
• Lawyers
• Accountants

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This five-course certificate program examines the issues facing women in leadership positions and offers strategies for handling them. Professor Deborah Streeter balances academic research regarding social norms and expectations with practical strategies for operating effectively within the workplace. She discusses how to outmaneuver the “double bind” dilemma, showing strong leadership qualities without being penalized for it. Professor Streeter discusses how women can best negotiate in the workplace, ways to effectively provide both positive and negative feedback and how they can strengthen their emotional intelligence to stand out as a leader among both men and women.

This certificate positions women who are in leadership positions to recognize when there is a gender dimension at work and how they can outstrategize gender bias and their own habits to achieve better results.

COURSES:

• Women in Leadership: Navigating the Double Bind
• Women in Leadership: Negotiation Skills
• Women in Leadership: Using Emotional Intelligence to Drive Results
• Women in Leadership: Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Women in Leadership: Outsmart the Work-Life Balance
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Mid- to-senior level managers
• Anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of gender dynamics in the workplace

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In today’s digitally connected global environment, many organizations opt to operate virtually with a remote or partially remote workforce. This certificate program is designed to improve your ability to effectively manage a remote or virtual team. Through the five courses, you will examine the unique opportunities and challenges that come with remote work and explore strategies to enhance your ability to lead your team to success.

You will begin the program by exploring strategies for establishing trust, engagement, and commitment: key cultural elements that can help teams meet their goals and can prevent remedial action. Then, you will examine methods for encouraging constructive conflict, building accountability, and fostering effective decision-making in a culture where employees are not together in a physical location. By the end of the program, you will be prepared to successfully lead multicultural virtual teams and manage common challenges that can arise in a remote environment.

COURSES:

• Building High-Performing Virtual Teams
• Launching Virtual Team Projects
• Virtual Communication, Constructive Conflict, and Collaboration
• Decision-Making and Accountability
• Diversity and Cross-Cultural Teams
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Leaders and executives in any industry who are leading or launching virtual teams
• Individual contributors to virtual teams who aspire to a leadership role
• Consultants who are brought in to support a project-based team virtually

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Tired of the same old approach to leadership training? Here’s a new take.

In an era obsessed with pursuing tomorrow’s innovation, it’s easy to forget how valuable history is and the lessons we can take from the past. When people think of classical antiquity and ancient Rome, they tend to think of art, philosophy, and language, but this era is also rich with timeless leadership lessons. Leveraging these lessons can make you a happier, stronger leader and set you apart in today’s business world.

In this certificate program, you will explore the leadership skills inspired by ancient Roman leaders and discover how to apply these best practices to your work. First, you will identify how humor can be used in the workplace to win or gain influence, focusing on the social dynamics of your peers, superiors, and subordinates.

In reviewing stories translated from ancient Roman philosophy, you will draw parallels between ancient and modern scenarios and broaden your perspective of leadership as a whole. You will participate in hands-on activities focused on developing your leadership skills aligned with four key virtues: critical thinking, fairness, bravery, and self-control.

Before completing the certificate, you will develop an action plan to support your happiness as a leader and cope with difficult decisions at work. You will come away with a fresh perspective on interpersonal leadership and new tools to support your professional development in your current role and beyond.

COURSES:

• Humor for Influence: Lessons from Ancient Rome
• Humor in the Workplace: Lessons from Ancient Rome
• Lessons in Effective Leadership from Ancient Rome
• Maximizing Happiness as a Leader: Lessons from Ancient Rome
• Leadership Symposium

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Executives
• Managers
• Communications professionals
• Entrepreneurs
• Individual contributors
• Public speakers

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Do you have the presence of a leader? Executive presence is a vital skill in business and life: being able to connect with other people by making your case and communicating genuine emotion, even in the most intimidating circumstances. Whether you’re leading a team meeting or giving a formal presentation to a large group, you can learn to combine your breath, your voice, your body positioning, your passionate belief in what you’re saying, and your authentic self so profoundly that people won’t be able to look away.

In this 15-week certificate program, you’ll learn by doing to refine your public speaking skills and build confidence in your own presence. By sharing videos of yourself presenting and receiving constructive feedback from fellow students and experts, you’ll practice analyzing your performance, repeating, and refining your work in exercises and acting techniques specially designed by Cornell Theatre Professor David Feldshuh. It’s not about achieving perfection. The core skills, analytical tools, and training exercises presented in this program are intended to position you for a lifetime of development. The better you get, the more confident you’ll feel. And it will show.

COURSES:

• Executive Presence

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:

• Aspiring leaders
• Managers, senior leaders and executives
• CEOs
• Actors and performers
• Anyone who wants to become more effective in connecting with others through increased ease and presence when speaking in public or private

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