The Art of Leadership
Today's organizations are in a constant state of flux, responding to their environment, their customers, and their competitors. These conditions necessitate that professionals hone their team building and leadership skills in order to motivate individuals and create cultures that foster innovation and high performance. Professional development in the art and science of leadership empowers current and future leaders to develop and execute an organizational strategy that can weather the storm of unrelenting global change.
Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies is pleased to offer the Art of Leadership certificate. This program provides training to help professionals better understand and embrace strategic thinking and strengthen their leadership skills in areas such as leading change, building effective teams, and developing and executing competitive organizational strategies.
Participants who complete the program will:
- Understand leadership styles and organizational
culture and dynamics that will enable them to better lead
change and transform the organization
- Have opportunities for leadership style assessment and reflection to improve their communication skills and performance as leaders
- Explore effective leadership
roles such as the leader as coach and mentor and the leader
as agent of change
- Increase team performance by learning
how to build and manage high performance teams
- Develop
a heightened awareness of the internal and external challenges
in creating an agile and innovative organization
- Strengthen
conflict resolution and negotiation strategies to enhance
personal and organizational negotiation effectiveness
Who Should Attend:
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High potential leaders who are moving into or expected
to move into new leadership roles
- Individuals with responsibility
for managing high-profile
projects or teams in the organization
- Individuals in for-
profit and nonprofit organizations who wish to build their
leadership skills
Students may choose to take any of the
leadership courses individually or may wish to complete
the Art of Leadership
certificate program. To earn the certificate, students
must complete the following 4 courses:
Students interested in enhancing their business acumen may
also be interested in the Business
Administration Certificate Program.
Northwestern
Excellence
- Northwestern
University is a preeminent university recognized internationally as a hallmark of academic excellence.
- School of Continuing Studies programs provide students with exceptional opportunities for intellectual, professional and personal growth.
- SCS instructors bring outstanding academic credentials and relevant professional experience to the classroom to create a highly interactive, collaborative, and challenging learning environment.
- SCS students study with peers who have rich, diverse backgrounds and can provide lifelong learning connections.
Course Information
Registration information and detailed course descriptions
can be found on the Art
of Leadership course listings page. Schedules, content and prices are subject to change.
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