Organizational Leadership

Make an impact at your company by complementing your technical knowledge with the interpersonal leadership skills to guide others toward increasing productivity and meeting organizational goals.

The 100% online Certificate in Organizational Leadership program teaches management and leadership tactics you can apply immediately in a corporate environment, including fiscal planning and responsibility, employee communication and motivation, team building and general principles of organizational leadership. You will  be taught the tools and strategies to lead an organization that values learning, promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and innovation, and welcomes change. 

$104,240
Average annual salary for manager occupations*

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Management Occupations, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm (visited Jan. 17, 2020).

National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth. Certificate program options do not guarantee career or salary outcomes. Students should conduct independent research for specific employment information.

Take Three Classes and Complete Your Certificate

To earn your Certificate in Organizational Leadership, you must complete three courses — Strategic Organizational Leadership, Maximizing Team Effectiveness and one elective from the multiple course options below.

Earning this certificate demonstrates your commitment to becoming a highly productive, strategic and creative leader inside or outside your organization.

Ideal for professionals seeking tactical management, conflict management and organizational leadership skills, the certificate program promotes personal confidence, professional integrity and management techniques used by business leaders.

What You’ll Learn

Students will learn strategies and skills related to the following:

• The key traits of successful leaders
• Development of an authentic leadership voice
• Planning and executing successful and productive meetings
• Managing and resolving conflict
• Inspiring and conflict management
• Building and managing diverse and inclusive teams
• Strategic planning and goal-setting
• Emotional intelligence
• Fiscal planning
• Ethics and moral leadership
• Organizational mission, vision, and a culture of innovation and creativity
• Individual development and strategies for providing feedback

Military Savings

Villanova offers military education savings to those who qualify. Learn more.

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