Emerging Leader Certificate
Next cohort begins August 13
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How do you develop your organization's executives of the future? Research indicates that top performers can be as much as 1000% more productive than your average employee. Yet, it takes 10 years to develop even a top performing leader to be successful in an executive role. In order to retain high potential individuals, organizations must continue to invest in their training and development. The Emerging Leader Program can help you do just that.
The Emerging Leader Program is a yearlong leadership and business skill development program for high potential future executives in corporate, government and non-profit business organizations. In addition to experiential leadership and development training using local, regional and national thought leaders and top UD School of Business professors as facilitators, the program includes multiple assessments, networking with other high potential leaders, executive coaching and a formal mentoring program. Emerging Leaders graduate with the skills and confidence needed to be successful at the next level and beyond.
20
days of of training over 12 months
400+
certificates awarded
41%
average increase in competency
- Broad-based training on critical topics including executive communication, leading community collaboration, coaching for performance, creating a great workplace culture, leading change, finance, operations management, marketing and many more.
- A strong professional network across industries with other rising leaders — relationships you can leverage for a lifetime.
- A comprehensive 360-degree assessment of your leadership strengths/opportunities and feedback, as well as mentoring and coaching to support your growth and development as a leader.
- The opportunity to attend two Executive Development Programs at no additional cost in the 12 months following your graduation from the program.
The Emerging Leader Certificate programs are being delivered and facilitated live via the online platform Zoom. All virtual program schedules have been updated and are current.
The Emerging Leader Certificate virtual training programs will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with lunch from noon to 1 p.m. and morning and afternoon breaks) This modified schedule is to accommodate different remote working environments and schedules.
August 2019 Emerging Leader Calendar
- May 27, 2020 - Marketing Essentials
- Jun. 10, 2020 - Strategic Management
- July 1, 2020 - Operations Management
- July 22-23, 2020 - Business Simulation
- July 23, 2020 - Graduation
January 2020 Emerging Leader Calendar
- Jun. 18, 2020 - Learn, Lead, & Serve
- Jun. 30, 2020 - Leading Community Collaboration (make-up session from April 8)
- July 8, 2020 - Executive Effectiveness: Key Strategies for Increasing Engagement
- July 28 - 30, 2020 - The Leadership Challenge
- Aug. 19, 2020 - Leading Change
- Sep. 15, 2020 - Accounting Fundamentals: Finance for Non-Financial Managers I
- Sep. 30, 2020 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers II
- Oct. 14, 2020 - Marketing Essentials
- Nov. 5, 2020 - Operations Management
- Nov. 19, 2020 - Strategic Management
- Dec. 9 - 10, 2020 - Business Simulation
- Dec. 10, 2020 - Graduation
August 2020 Emerging Leader Calendar
- Aug. 13, 2020 - Orientation & Using Personality Type and Styles to Foster Leadership
- Sept. 10, 2020 - A.M. Maximizing Your Potential at Work P.M. Mentor Training
- Oct. 6, 2020 - Executive Communication: The Art of Leadership Communication
- Oct. 15, 2020 - Executive Communication: Building Business Etiquette
- Nov. 12, 2020 - Leading Community Collaboration
- Dec. 2, 2020 - Coaching For Performance
- Jan. 7, 2021 - Creating a Great Workplace Culture
- Jan. 27, 2021 - Learn, Lead & Serve
- Feb. 17, 2021 - Executive Effectiveness: Key Strategies for Increasing Engagement
- March 9-11, 2021 - The Leadership Challenge
- April 8, 2021 - Leading Change
- April 29, 2021 - Accounting Fundamentals: Finance for Non-Financial Managers I
- May 12, 2021 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers II
- June 9, 2021 - Strategic Management
- June 22, 2021 - Operations Management
- July 15, 2021 - Marketing Essentials
- July 28-29, 2021 - Business Simulation
- July 29, 2021 - Graduation
The Emerging Leader certificate program is open to:
- Employees of UDCL partner organizations - $12,000
- Others – $13,000
The Emerging Leader program includes 20 days of leadership and business skill development training, leadership assessments, including two 360-degree feedback assessments, a formal mentoring program, all materials, and breakfast and lunch each day. Participants can attend two additional days of Executive Development programs at no additional cost upon completion of this program to further assist in their development.
"I've learned through the Emerging Leader program a great deal of leadership skill sets that I think will live with me the rest of my life."