Overview
Essential leadership skills like decision-making, facilitating difficult conversations, and goal-setting all contribute to the emotional intelligence required for all levels of career success. In today’s business environment, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are integral to a leader’s success in leading teams.
Ideal for new managers and requisite professional development for seasoned leaders, the Leadership Essentials Professional Certificate program focuses on essential skills employers value most, from communication in the workplace to strategic problem-solving.
The Leadership Essentials programme in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology - RITx is a Professional Certificate.
Job Outlook
- According to Burning Glass Labor Insights data, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork/collaboration are in the top 10 skills requested by employers. These skills comprise 75% of all foundational skills found in job postings.
- Higher-paying jobs are 44% more likely to request communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. (Burning Glass Technologies)
- Research conducted with Fortune 500 CEOs by the Stanford Research Institute International and the Carnegie Mellon Foundation, found that 75% of long-term job success depends on people skills, while only 25% on technical knowledge.
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Courses included:
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Business Communication
- Teamwork & Collaboration
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Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 4 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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International
597 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 597 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
597 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 597 USD for the full programme during 2 months.