Executive Leadership
Learn to lead with vision and a strategic-mindset with a Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership. This certificate program is designed for professionals in diverse fields who wish to develop strategic and entrepreneurial acumen, an understanding of behavior in organizations and the ability to motivate and lead organizational change.
Asynchronous online classes provide you the maximum flexibility to complete the five courses at your own pace and in as little as one year. Our program features faculty expertise that results in real-world skills that will allow you to drive organizational effectiveness and performance.
Learn more about our Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership
Pursue a graduate certificate program that is flexible with your schedule, convenient
to your professional goals, and ideal for a career as a senior business leader. Prepare
to take on executive leadership roles with a certificate that directly applies to
your workplace.
Accelerate your career trajectory with Duquesne's business executive leadership courses: request more info, attend an information session, or apply now!
Program Information
Learn to lead with vision and a strategic-mindset with a Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership. This certificate program is designed for professionals in diverse fields who wish to develop strategic and entrepreneurial acumen.
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The 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership conveniently offers 100%
online executive leadership courses. Invest in your business leadership career prospects
by building professional competencies in entrepreneurship, organizational behavior,
budgeting, and change management. Our curriculum offers direct workplace application,
and you'll leave our program well-prepared to take on leadership roles in any organization. You can earn the Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership as a standalone credential,
or you can build on your expertise with Duquesne's Professional MBA.
"The Executive Leadership Certificate program provided me the opportunity to
learn from other professionals, the great experience of hearing fresh perspectives
from top executives, and the ability to build upon a diverse skillset that will enable
success in achieving my goals."
Executive Leadership Curriculum
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Course Descriptions
You will learn how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and apply entrepreneurship
principles in both existing organizations and new ventures. The focus will be on enhancing
your skills with respect to identifying and screening new venture opportunities, business
planning, and acquiring the resources needed to execute your plan and exit strategies.
You will gain a deep understanding of human behavior in organizations and how to maximize
organizational and unit performance by effective leadership of human capital. Examples
of topics covered include perception, attitudes, power, influence, motivation, group
dynamics, managing teams, diversity, managing conflict, negotiation and culture.
An exciting overview of contemporary thinking about executive leadership, including
how to develop and execute a vision for the future. Features accomplished senior executives
who share their insights and experiences with you about the leadership challenges
they have faced.
You will learn the skills and processes to lead organizational changes that enable
the creation of sustainable value. You will focus on theories, concepts, and applications
so that you can successfully initiate, analyze and implement organizational changes.
Additionally, you will practice the skills that leaders need to make positive change
and learn about the barriers to organizational change.
This course will expose you to the fundamentals of managing a profit and loss center.
You will get a better understanding of financial statements including the balance
sheet, income statement and the statement of cash flows. Basic financial concepts
like financial ratios, time value of money and capital budgeting will be introduced.
The goal of the course is to provide a foundation of financial literacy so that leaders
can make effective decisions within their organizations.