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Leadership Certificate Program

Be unstoppable. Winning leadership habits can be yours with the right skills and practice.

Get set to immerse yourself in an intensive learn-by-practicing leadership course to help you transform into an incredible business leader. From insights on how to build commitment to leading change and developing an agile mindset, this program gives you the skills and know-how to expertly handle challenges and implement your vision for success.  You’ll then engage in a capstone activity to help you tie all concepts together and apply them in a real-life scenario. Added bonus : You’ll also receive an exclusive AMA certificate in recognition of your completion of this program. Certificate Programs include additional post-course resources: On demand lessons to reinforce key skills Best practice skill refreshers Articles offering practical tips and tactics

Seminar Number: 02963

5
(32 reviews)
  • In-Person
  • Live Online
  • At Your Company Location

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Who Should Attend

Leaders at all levels who want proven-in-action techniques to refine and strengthen their skills for impactful results 

  •   In-Person3 Day(s)
    1.8 CEU, 18 CLP, 21 CPE, 18 PDCs, 18 PDU, 18 PHR, 18 SPHR
  •   Live Online3 Day(s)
    1.8 CEU, 18 CLP, 21 CPE, 18 PDCs, 18 PDU, 18 PHR, 18 SPHR
 
 

Get set to immerse yourself in an intensive learn-by-practicing leadership course to help you transform into an incredible business leader. From insights on how to build commitment to leading change and developing an agile mindset, this program gives you the skills and know-how to expertly handle challenges and implement your vision for success.  You’ll then engage in a capstone activity to help you tie all concepts together and apply them in a real-life scenario.

Added bonus: You’ll also receive an exclusive AMA certificate in recognition of your completion of this program.

Certificate Programs include additional post-course resources:

  • On demand lessons to reinforce key skills
  • Best practice skill refreshers
  • Articles offering practical tips and tactics
  • Craft your own leadership “IT Factor”
  • Build respected leadership qualities and refine your authentic leadership voice 
  • Inspire engagement and commitment that fuel excellence
  • Become a leading agent of transformative change
  • Take the courageous path to create a vision and direction for others to pursue
  • Develop agility and resilience to evolve and thrive
  • Propel your people toward greater passion, performance and profit
  • Build a culture of respect, trust and high performance that inspires excellence at all levels

Becoming a Powerful Leader

  • Define leadership
  • Recognize the competencies of effective leaders
  • Create a vision, mission and values statement (strategic direction)

Identifying Yourself as a Leader

  • Assess your own leadership style
  • Identify different communication patterns
  • Encompass and project executive presence
  • Identify characteristics of a credible leader
  • Establish credibility and authenticity with others
  • Recognize the factors that impact trust

 

Building Engagement and Commitment

  • Build a team culture around trust
  • Motivate and engage
  • Coach to drive performance (AMA GUIDE Model)
  • Identify areas of development for individuals and teams to improve performance

Setting Direction Through Strategic Leadership

  • Understand strategic thinking for leaders
  • Utilize business analysis to create your strategic plan
  • Build a strategic plan to align with your vision and the business
  • Communicate strategic direction with stakeholders

Leading Change

  • Craft messages to champion change
  • Identify techniques for building consensus in anticipation of resistance
  • Describe how to secure commitment and cooperation through change initiatives

Navigating Organizational Politics

  • Build power and influence
  • Describe and apply nine different influence strategies
  • Differentiate between good politics and bad politics
  • Explain why leaders must understand and participate in organizational politics
  • Describe how leaders develop and advance their leadership agenda
  • Explain strategies for getting others to support your agenda
  • Cope with and survive the agendas of adversaries

Building an Agile and Resilient Mindset

  • Contrast agile and resilient organizations with traditional organizations
  • Improve agility and resilience in your organization
  • Motivate others toward agile and resilient mindsets and behaviors
  • Further develop your personal agility and resilience

Build Your Leadership Brand Capstone
Tie it all together. Apply the skills from the program to a real-life scenario that you can take back to work.

  • Create vision, mission and values
  • Build strategic plan using business analysis skills
  • Communicate your plan and combat resistance through influence
  • Present with a powerful presence that conveys credibility and trust
  • Review presentations at end of program

Download Extended Seminar Outline PDF

Learning Objectives

  • Refine Your Authentic Leadership Voice
  • Implement Insights into How to Advance Your Leadership Strategy
  • Motivate Your People Toward Greater Passion, Performance, and Profit
  • Build a Culture of Respect, Trust, and High Performance
  • Use Agility and Resilience to Evolve and Thrive

Becoming a Powerful Leader

  • Define Leadership
  • Identify Characteristics of a Credible Leader
  • Identify the Competencies of Effective Leaders
  • Discuss the Neural Pathways and How to Build the Skills Associated with Leadership
  • Assess Your Own Proficiency with the Competencies of Effective Leaders

Identifying Yourself as a Leader

  • Identify Different Leadership Styles
  • Assess Your Own Leadership Style
  • Identify and Differentiate Communication Patterns
  • Project Executive Presence
  • List the Factors That Impact Trust
  • Establish Credibility and Authenticity with Others
  • Apply Knowledge of Your Own Leadership Skills and Presence to Better Lead Your Own Teams

Building Engagement and Commitment

  • Identify Ways to Motivate and Engage Your Team
  • Utilize Best Practices for Building a Team Culture Around Diversity and Respect
  • Recognize How Culture Impacts Our Behaviors, Beliefs, Perceptions, and Responses to Others
  • Understand the Impact of Culture on the Way We Communicate, Build Relationships, and Lead Teams
  • Assess Your Own Skill Level in Creating a Team Culture Around Trust and Respect
  • Use the AMA Guide for Managing a Coaching Discussion to Drive Performance

What Leaders Talk About: Setting Direction Through Strategic Leadership

  • Define Strategic Thinking
  • Distinguish Strategic Thinking and Decision Making from Tactical Thinking and Decision Making
  • Build a Strategic Plan to Align with Your Vision and the Business

Navigating Organizational Politics

  • Explain Why Leaders Must Understand and Participate in Organizational Politics
  • Identify and Assess Sources of Power and Influence
  • Identify and Apply Influence Strategies
  • Identify Strategies for Getting Others to Support Their Agenda
  • Identify Differing Reactions to Change and How to Handle Each
  • Craft Messages to Champion Change
  • Effectively Engage with Adversaries

Building an Agile and Resilient Mindset

  • Contrast Agile and Resilient Organizations with Traditional Organizations
  • Improve Agility and Resilience in Your Organization
  • Motivate Others Toward Agile and Resilient Mindsets and Behaviors
  • Further Develop Your Personal Agility and Resilience

Building Your Leadership Capstone

  • Create Mission, Vision, and Values Statements
  • Build a Strategic Plan Using Business Analysis Skills
  • Communicate Your Plan and Combat Resistance Through Influence
  • Blend Your Technical Skills and Leadership Competencies to Transform into a Successful Leader
  • Present with a Powerful Presence That Conveys Credibility and Trust

Download Extended Seminar Outline PDF

View a Sample of Our Reviews

5

32 reviews

 
The instructor was amazing at using relevant real life examples to support the content she was instructing. The exercises brought about a lot of 'aha' moments. She was able to take the teachings and relate the importance of them to every person in their different industries and roles. I am confident this training will impact my leadership style in the workplace.Thank you Angela and AMA for everything!
5
Cindy J.
 
Vice President of Operations and Human Resources
 
Industry: Business Services
course hits all the important topics, very knowledgeable course leader who was able to make good analogies to explain important points
5
Jacob G.
 
Principal Engineer
 
Industry: Manufacturing
This was a great session, combining topics from other in-depth sessions offered by AMA in a usable and palatable approach. The material and exercises were relevant and the course moved at a good pace. The instructor is very knowledgeable and did well facilitating the remote format.
5
Rebecca W.
 
VP - IT Application Support
 
Industry: Finance
The course was very helpful for all levels of leaders to gain knowledge from. The material covers leadership from a wide range of aspects to assure that understanding is gained and maintained throughout the course, the course mater was also very relevant and presented in a concise way that didn't bog down the experience with "fluff". Overall I think this is a very valuable course for anyone in leadership.
5
Samantha B.
 
Lead Quality Analyst
 
Industry: Manufacturing
This was my first ever seminar. I can say that I had no idea what to expect. Throughout each day I was overly pleased with the coach who took me out of my comfort zone and has helped me find areas within myself which need work on. She and all in the class encouraged me with so much positive feedback and I am forever grateful for this opportunity.
5
Lisa O.
 
Office Manager
 
Industry: Hospitals & Physicians Clinics

American Management Association is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

AMA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (18PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM.

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In-Person Schedule

2 Sessions Available

Live Online Schedule

4 Sessions Available

  • $3,295.00 Non Members
  • $2,995.00 AMA Members
  • $2,922.00 GSA
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The instructor was amazing at using relevant real life examples to support the content she was instructing. The exercises brought about a lot of 'aha' moments. She was able to take the teachings and relate the importance of them to every person in their different industries and roles. I am confident this training will impact my leadership style in the workplace.Thank you Angela and AMA for everything!
5
Cindy J.
 
Vice President of Operations and Human Resources
 
Industry: Business Services
course hits all the important topics, very knowledgeable course leader who was able to make good analogies to explain important points
5
Jacob G.
 
Principal Engineer
 
Industry: Manufacturing
This was a great session, combining topics from other in-depth sessions offered by AMA in a usable and palatable approach. The material and exercises were relevant and the course moved at a good pace. The instructor is very knowledgeable and did well facilitating the remote format.
5
Rebecca W.
 
VP - IT Application Support
 
Industry: Finance
The course was very helpful for all levels of leaders to gain knowledge from. The material covers leadership from a wide range of aspects to assure that understanding is gained and maintained throughout the course, the course mater was also very relevant and presented in a concise way that didn't bog down the experience with "fluff". Overall I think this is a very valuable course for anyone in leadership.
5
Samantha B.
 
Lead Quality Analyst
 
Industry: Manufacturing
This was my first ever seminar. I can say that I had no idea what to expect. Throughout each day I was overly pleased with the coach who took me out of my comfort zone and has helped me find areas within myself which need work on. She and all in the class encouraged me with so much positive feedback and I am forever grateful for this opportunity.
5
Lisa O.
 
Office Manager
 
Industry: Hospitals & Physicians Clinics
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