Professional Leadership Certificate
- Overview
- Program Requirements
- Why Choose a Certificate?
Delivery Method
ClassroomProgram Administrator
Contact for program-related questions James Wilburn, Ed.D, PMP, ACPProfessional Leadership Certificate
The Professional Leadership Certificate is focused on assisting emerging leaders to accelerate their careers by differentiating their leadership skills and business acumen through education and self discovery. The certificate will generate high-value returns and practical results for organizations while preparing leaders for today's ever-changing business environments. You will gain a broader understanding of core business operations while enhancing critical leadership skills to navigate business environments driven by innovation and global markets. Required courses are segmented into three focused areas of learning: leading from within, leading others, and leading organizations.
Program Requirements
Certificate Requirements
- Certificates must be completed within 6 years; courses completed more than 6 years ago may not be applied toward certificate.
- This certificate does not require an application.
How it works
Your path to achievement is easy! Most certificate courses are offered in classroom locations around the U.S. You can also inquire about training at your location.
Cost
- Course load determines the cost of a certificate program.
- Calculate your total by identifying the courses needed and tallying individual course fees. Some courses offer discounts for course bundling.
Registration
- Select a certificate program, review the requirements, and determine your timeline for completion.
- Add courses to your shopping cart for purchase as you are ready to take them, or as a group if desired.
- Proceed to checkout to complete your registration. We accept multiple forms of payment including a third-party credit cardholder, purchase order, a private loan, and VA benefits for certain programs.
Completion
- Certificates must be completed within six years.
- After successful completion of most individual courses, a Certificate of Course Completion will be sent.
- After successful completion of all required courses, request a transcript and program certificate audit.
Upon verification, GTPE will email your transcript and mail your Certificate of Program Completion. Some programs host a certificate award ceremony during the final course.
Once you earn your Georgia Tech Program Certificate, tout your success on your resume and LinkedIn profile, share with your employer, and celebrate an important career growth achievement!
Why Choose a Certificate?
Professional Certificates are ideal for developing new skills and building deep expertise in a specialized area to update your professional profile, advance your career, or broaden your knowledge base.
Certificates are an “anytime” credential
Start anytime - after graduation or later in your career - and gain deeper know-how in a specific area without the commitment to a degree.
Certificates demonstrate commitment
The dedication of time to earn a certificate demonstrates that you are committed to achieving a higher standard of professional knowledge in your industry.
Certificates provide immediate “ROE”
Georgia Tech learners master real-world skills and apply them to their career the day after completion.
Certificates stand out on your resume
A Georgia Tech credential carries the professional weight to give you a competitive edge.
Who Should Attend
This certificate is designed for emerging leaders with at least three years of business experience, in a wide cross section of industries including those active in business, education, government, nonprofit, and community based organizations. The program is ideal for early- or middle-stage career professionals who are or will be responsible for executing organizational strategy with an integrated view of the organization. Potential learners have also excelled as an individual contributor and may also have been identified as an emerging leader with prospects for increased leadership responsibilities.
What You Will Learn
- Procedures for higher productivity
- Values leading to Teamwork
- Develop essential leadership skills
- Advanced communication skills
How You Will Benefit
- Enhance understanding of core business operations within a global marketplace.
- Improve ability to lead and motivate diverse, high-performing teams.
- Enhance understanding of personal leadership philosophies.
- Document personal development plan to enhance overall confidence and capabilities.
- Strengthen abilities to drive and manage innovation leading to enhanced overall organization impact.
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Course Offerings
Part of the Leading Well workshop series, this one-day course focuses on leadership fundamentals, such as critical thinking and emotional intelligence. You will explore matching various management styles to meet the challenges and needs of changing environments; the best ways to communicate…
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Everybody sees the world through a personalize lens that has been shaped by their experiences and that lens can impact unconscious thinking. There is a direct link between our unconscious thinking and actions and behaviors which can result in the development of unconscious biases. This…
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The Leading Well workshop series encompasses the four key themes leaders need to be successful in today’s competitive and ever changing environment. This course will emphasize the second theme: achieving results. Leaders responsible for managing processes, departments, and teams are critical…
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Part of the Leading Well workshop series, this one-day course explores various aspects of teams. You'll discuss team dynamics, the team lifecycle, employee motivation models, conflict-resolution models, and the power of celebrating team and individual successes. You will gain hands-on…
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Change management is a structured approach for ensuring that changes are thoroughly and smoothly implemented, and that the lasting benefits of change are achieved. This session explores the wider impacts of change, particularly on people and how they, as individuals and teams, move from the…
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What initially seems complex can often become clear when viewed through the correct perspective. In today’s ever changing business world, leaders must understand and have a robust financial perspective. They must be comfortable with the language and tools of financial-based decision making…
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Essentials of Negotiations and Stakeholder Influence level-sets your understanding of negotiation influence and strengthens preparation, planning, and execution activities involved with both simple and complex negotiations. The program includes industry techniques and tools for traditional…
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