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Leadership
No matter where you're headed, our diverse leadership programs can help you see above and beyond the bottom line. Increase your aptitude for great leadership. Be the change you want to see in your business, and lead the way to organizational transformation.
Great leaders are the heart and soul of any organization. This flexible certificate empowers leaders to expand their leadership horizons and to embark on a journey toward personal, professional and organizational transformation.
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Oct 26
This 5-day program for senior leaders will guide you through a powerful journey of self-discovery. Clarify your leadership identity and enhance your capacity to effect personal and organizational change. Depart with renewed energy to lead yourself and your team into the future.
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Sep 9
Taught by the only Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) in Canada, this intensive live online workshop provides a deep, interactive introduction to Scrum and Agile principles. Satisfactory completion is the first step toward the CSM credential awarded by Scrum Alliance.
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Oct 14
Learn critical coaching and mentoring skills for driving improved performance. Develop competencies and confidence to support people in their professional journeys. Promote a positive attitude to lead a thriving results-driven team.
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Oct 15
Build high-performance teams and lead them to their greatest potential. Gain a toolbox of skills to amplify team talent and accelerate productivity. Take action to enhance the way the team functions. Promote trust and respect, while moving people and teams forward.
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Sep 22
Build the capacity to lead at your best in demanding environments. This course equips leaders with practical strategies to manage energy, sustain focus, and enhance resilience.
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Aug 20
This course develops key administration management competencies with a specific focus on leadership thinking, communication, creative problem solving and decision making. Self-manage the way you think and respond, and improve your relationship with others.
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Sep 2
Great project managers don't just manage tasks — they lead people. Based on original research by instructor and project leadership expert Robert Goatham, this course examines how effective project leaders think, communicate, and build buy-in across teams and stakeholders. You'll learn how to navigate the nuanced realities of influencing without authority, driving alignment, and sustaining momentum through uncertainty — skills that are essential for anyone leading from the middle of an organization.
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Live online or In person
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Nov 16
Traditional management practices are no longer effective in volatile, uncertain, and complex environments. This course introduces catalytic leadership, the approach required to enable high-performing, self-organizing agile teams. Topics include: Characteristics of high-performing agile teams. The shift from traditional management to servant and catalytic leadership. Creating the environment for team autonomy and continuous improvement. Supporting delivery on time and on budget without undermining self-organization. Leading with agility: tools, techniques, and approaches for strategic outcomes.
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Aug 18
Learn a transformative framework for adapting effectively to disruption and for activating the potential in people. Practice collaborative methods for designing innovative solutions that deliver on strategic goals and ensure organizational impact.
Unlock the powerful cognitive, emotional and physical capacities that lie within you. Experience a blend of neuroscience-driven techniques for health and wellbeing, as you engage in a transformative journey of self-fulfilment.
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Oct 14
Investigate practical ways to bring the full power of your authentic self to your leadership role. Stand out as “being real” by connecting with your true purpose and passion. Forge genuine relationships that inspire people to go above and beyond.
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Oct 1
Practice techniques for making better strategic decisions in the face of complexity and uncertainty. Identify the most critical strategic dimensions on which to ground your decisions. Evaluate your options, predict consequences, and select your best next move.
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Nov 17
Practice strategies and skills for negotiating under a variety of situations: competitive, collaborative, complex and online. Find ways to change adversaries into partners. Build power to become a proficient, principled and persuasive negotiator.