Overview
Build the confidence, tools, and insight you need to lead in today’s evolving workplace. The Leadership Essentials Certificate is designed for professionals across industries who are stepping into leadership roles, strengthening their core leadership competencies, or simply looking to increase their influence, regardless of job title.
This program focuses on practical, adaptable strategies that help you lead with clarity, communicate with purpose, and manage both people and priorities with greater effectiveness. You’ll explore real-world tools for leading yourself and others, navigating challenges, and building trust and accountability across teams.
To earn the certificate, you’ll complete nine total courses (five required core courses and four electives). Courses are interactive, flexible, and designed to support your growth whether you're leading a team, a project, or your own professional development.
Required Courses
- Powerful Leadership
- Level-Up Leadership
- Nimble Leadership
- Radical Candor
- Effective Time Management
Elective Courses (Choose four)
- Emotional Intelligence: The Critical Skill for Leadership
- Change Management and Organization Development
- Generational and Cultural Impact to Business
- Fostering Employee Engagement
- Leadership Essentials for Hybrid Teams
- Employee Performance Management
Additional Details
Why Should I Choose this Program?
Today’s leaders are navigating constant change, growing responsibilities, and evolving team dynamics. This flexible, practical certificate is designed to help you build core leadership skills while balancing your personal and professional commitments. You can start anytime, move at your own pace, and choose learning formats that match your schedule and goals.
Whether you want to lead with more confidence, step into a new role, or strengthen your impact across teams and projects, this program offers tools you can apply right away and continue building over time.
Who Should Attend?
- Early-career and mid-level professionals ready to grow their leadership skills
- Aspiring leaders preparing for their first supervisory or management role
- Team leads and supervisors looking to improve team communication and performance
- Project managers guiding initiatives and influencing without formal authority
- HR professionals supporting leadership and organizational change
- Entrepreneurs and small business owners building leadership capacity
- Nonprofit professionals managing programs, volunteers, or partnerships
- Career changers stepping into leadership roles in a new industry
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Attendance Requirements
To receive your record of attendance, full participation is expected. Participants must be present at the beginning of each course and be in attendance through the duration of each course in order to receive the record of attendance. Credit hours will only be adjusted under extenuating circumstances.
Certificate Requirements
To earn the Leadership Essentials Certificate you must complete nine courses (five required and four electives). Take the courses in any order you wish.
It is highly encouraged that participants complete all courses within 16 months.