Emerging Leader Certificate
Next cohort begins August 14, 2025
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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.
- 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.
- As an Emerging Leader Program Alumni within the past 5 years, you are eligible to receive a reduction in tuition equivalent to three (3) credit hours of coursework in the on-campus UD MBA program. Learn more
- Upon successful completion, participants will earn a digital badge to highlight growth and achievements.
August 2024 Emerging Leader Calendar
- March 27, 2025 - Accounting Fundamentals
- April 16, 2025 - Leading Change
- May 8, 2025 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- May 28, 2025 - Marketing Essentials
- June 17, 2025 -Executive Effectiveness: Functioning at Your Full Capacity
- July 9, 2025 - Operations Management
- July 23-24, 2025 - Business Simulation
- July 24, 2025 - Graduation
January 2025 Emerging Leader Calendar
- April 3, 2025 - Coaching for Performance
- April 23, 2025 - Strategic Management
- May 6, 2025 - Leading Change
- May 22, 2025 - The Art of Influence & Persuasion for the Effective Leader
- June 12, 2025 - Executive Presence: Leading with Authenticity
- July 15, 2025 - Creating a Great Workplace Culture
- August 6, 2025 - Marketing Essentials
- August 26-27, 2025 - The Leadership Challenge
- September 18, 2025 - Leading Community Collaboration
- October 1, 2025 - Learn, Lead, and Serve
- October 15, 2025 - Accounting Fundamentals
- October 28, 2025 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- November 19, 2025 - Operations Management
- December 16-17, 2025 - Business Simulation
- December 17, 2025 - Graduation
August 2025 Emerging Leader Calendar
- August 14, 2025 - Orientation: Using Personality Types to Enhance Leadership & Performance
- September 3, 2025 - Leveraging Mentorship for Growth
- September 25, 2025 - Achieving Greater Outcomes: Leading with Intention & Purpose
- October 21, 2025 - Executive Effectiveness: Functioning at Your Full Capacity
- November 6, 2025 - Creating a Great Workplace Culture
- December 2, 2025 - Strategic Management
- December 15, 2025 - Leading Change
- January 15, 2025 - Coaching for Performance
- February 4, 2025 - Executive Presence: Leading with Authenticity
- February 24, 2025 - Marketing Essentials
- March 12, 2025 - The Art of Influence & Persuasion for the Effective Leader
- March 31-Arpil 1, 2025 - The Leadership Challenge
- April 21, 2025 - Leading Community Collaboration
- May 13, 2025 - Learn, Lead, and Serve
- May 27, 2025 - Accounting Fundamentals
- June 11, 2025 - Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- July 8, 2025 - Operations Management
- July 22-23, 2025 - Business Simulation
- July 23, 2025 - Graduation
The Emerging Leader certificate program is open to:
- Employees of UDCL partner organizations - $12,600
- Others – $13,650
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, one-on-one coaching, all materials, and breakfast and lunch each full day. Upon successful completion, participants earn a digital badge that demonstrates their leadership capabilities and can be added to their resume and LinkedIn profile. Graduates are also eligible to attend two additional days of Executive Development programming at no extra cost.
Successful graduates of the Emerging Leader Certificate program will receive a digital badge that can be added to their resume and LinkedIn profile, showcasing their leadership development and accomplishments.
"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."