:: Strategic Leadership Certificate
Strategic Leadership Certificate
Continuing and Innovative Education of The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to offer its Strategic Leadership Certificate in collaboration with Universidad de Monterrey, Educación Continua en Nuevo León, México.
Classes will be held at the Universidad de Monterrey in Nuevo León, México.
This original program is designed for executives and upper-level managers in leadership positions. Topics include strategic leadership and management, project management, and talent management.
Classes will be offered in three module sessions that will be held in the spring of 2011.
Program Objective
The Strategic Leadership Certificate is designed for senior business professionals. It focuses on assessing and improving leadership skills, developing and deploying organizational strategies, project management methodology for decision-making stakeholders, and talent management strategies to build a sustainable, strengths-based organization that engages staff.
Leaders possess the ability to influence others by creating a shared vision through a goal-oriented approach. Through strategic planning, obstacles that affect the bottom line can be overcome. To this end, the Strategic Leadership Certificate will help you identify your strengths as a leader, understand different styles of leadership, develop new leadership skills, and enhance the effectiveness of others’ performance within your organization.
Outcomes
- Become a more effective leader and manager armed with greater self-awareness
- Increase your personal impact so results will resonate
- Develop an organization with a shared vision and purpose
- Determine how to better direct your business unit, organization, or projects
- Manage complex issues, balance competing objectives, and meet the demands of a wide range of stakeholders
- Build the excitement, commitment, and passion of your people
Benefits
- Complete a diagnostic self-assessment that provides feedback about your leadership traits and behaviors
- Experience the quality of University of Texas at Austin instructors
- Interact with leaders from other nationally- and internationally-recognized organizations
- Attend the University of Monterrey Campus
- Obtain a Gold Seal Certificate awarded by The University of Texas at Austin
- Alumni receive a 10% discount on classes at UT Professional Development Center
Program Format and Meeting Times
The certificate format consists of three modules delivered in sessions of 20 hours each. Classes meet:
- Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Program Schedule – Spring 2011
- Strategic Leadership and Management — April 6 - 8, 2011
- Practical Project Management for Executives — May 11 -13, 2011
- Talent Management Strategy — June 15 - 17, 2011
