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Why a Certificate?

 

Whether you’re looking to move up within your existing organization or forge a new path on your leadership journey, the three-course Professional Certificate in Management and Leadership is designed with you, the emerging leader, in mind.

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This certificate courses provide you a firm foundation on which you can build your management career.

An Opportunity for Joining a Restricted Global Network of Great Leaders:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Asia

  • Latina America

  • United States

  • United Kingsom

  • Brazil

  • Middle East

  • North Africa

  • Europ

  • Canada

Build for Your Future with Executive Certificate in

Leadership and Management

From the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy 

Earn a Level-I Professional and Executive Certificate in Leadership & Management (12-weeks)

*Enroll now seats sold out fast. Deadline until places sold out.

START

August 17 - August19, 2023

Live -Online

DURATION

3 days of intensive training

7   hours of commitment per day

21 hours of total efforts for 3 days

PRICE

US $4,399*

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Flexible payment available

APPLICATION FEE

US$ 0.00

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TRAINING FORMAT

Live - Online

What You Will Study

Certificate (Level -I)

Certificate of Achievement

The level-I Certificate provides you with key tools and techniques to become more effective leaders and managers who get things done. It focuses on building your understanding of the context in which leaders operate. You will be empowered with leadership fundamentals and be trained on how to take charge, lead a team, unleash potential, and network. The second part of the level I program takes a process approach to managerial work and teaches managers how to artfully shape decision-making, implementation, learning and improvement, and change processes within their organizations. You will analyze group dynamics and develop best practices for managing high performing teams, as well as influencing performance on an individual, group or cross- team level, to meet organizational challenges.

 

Upon completion of level-I program you will have developed your awareness of your own personal leadership approach. Through self-reflection and leader-to-leader learning, you will have gained practical actions to evolve and sharpen your leadership style in your own organization.

Certificate (Level -II)

Certificate of Specialization

Level-II Certificate is a program of specialization that focuses on strategic mindsets of a leader. Having a mastery of the leadership fundamentals you will be trained on how to get the mindsets of a leader driven with a concern of a long-term success of the organization as a whole, and a leader who deliver organizational success by defining and enacting strategic goals. It therefore considers both the strategy of individual business units (competitive strategy) and the nature of strategy for the multi-business firm (corporate strategy). Program focuses on new approaches in strategy work, such as open strategy, narrative strategy- making and living strategy and the mastery of the management.  Program cover the following:

  • Goals and strategies

  • Competitive advantage

  • Industry analysis

  • Strategy and change

  • Global strategy

  • Managing the multi-business enterprise

  • New ways of engaging people in strategy processes

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Upon completion of level-II program you will have advanced your ability to identify and analyze key issues when making strategic decisions. You will also be equipped with the skills to organize and lead strategy work. After successfully complying with the requirements of the level-II certificate, a Certificate of Specialization will be awarded to you.

Certificate (Level -III)

Credential of Readiness Level-I

 

Building upon the previous two certificate programs, this level III Executive Diploma or Credential of Readiness for Senior Executives leadership will expose you to the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and introduces research- based solutions for the work of strategic leaders and senior executives. This includes classic and contemporary views on the work of leaders as ‘architects’, ‘brokers’ and ‘shaman’, with a focus on result- driven and sustainable growth and on self-reflection of your own leadership. The focus is on practical action that is both integrative and prudent. The program covers:

  • Foundational approaches to the work of leading

  • Leading through formal structures, including hybrid organizations

  • Leading through networks and relationships

  • Leading through meaning and sense-making

  • Specialty topics from cutting-edge USILD research, for example: global mindset for leaders, ‘both/and’ thinking and action, social networks

for action, implementing on distributed innovation, governance and ambiguity, and managing risk.

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Upon completion, you will be able to integrate leadership insights and a strategy mindset in the service of your own strategic leadership practices. You will also acquire skills and tools to act in the spirit of a result0driven mindset, to notice opportunities, to engage ‘purpose’ and to convert this agenda to value.
Certificate (Level -IV)

Credential of Readiness Level-II

 

This is a level IV Executive Diploma [Credential of Readiness (II)] in organizational leadership that draws the threads of the previous programs together by exploring ways in which you can build resilience in yourself, your team, and throughout your organization. Sessions will unpack what it means to be a resilient leader and embed resilience in your organization. The program covers:

  • Creating high-quality connections

  • Managing toxic relationships at work

  • Building individual resilience

  • Capacities and capabilities for organizational resilience

  • Developing a generative approach to leadership

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Upon completion, you will have developed the personal, relational and analytical capabilities required to both embed resilience in your organization, and to lead as a resilient, strategic leader in the ‘Age of Uncertainty’.
Integrated Programming Executive Leadership Approach

Usild's integrated programming approach provides students with a variety of platforms in neutral setting to develop an informed global view, executive core qualifications, cultural awareness, and collaborative peer networks to produce better outcomes. In addition, Usild incorporates in its executive training the following methods: role-play simulations, case studies, performance-centered, and the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and their associated core competencies. The five ECQs (Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen, and Building Coalitions) are the qualities you need to develop in order to succeed in the Senior Executive Service and leadership positions.

Areas of Focus:

  • Leadership Principles

  • Management Essentials

  • Essential Analytical Skills

  • Transformational & Visionary Leadership

  • Developing a Creative Mindset

Learn from the Management Leaders

​Led by the top-ranked faculty and management researchers of the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy, the Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership is designed to impact your personal and professional growth.

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Faculty thought leaders will equip you to:

  • Embrace change and adapt through transformation

  • Understand the latest management training techniques

  • Engage and empower your team members

  • Emerge as a leader 

Key Leadership Concepts for Cert Level- I

  • Module I   - Taking Charge

  • Module II  - Leading Your Team

  • Module III - Unleashing Your Potential

  • Module IV - Your Network

Key Management Concepts

  • Decision-Making

  • Implementation

  • Learning and Improvement

  • Change Process within the Organization

Strategic Mindsets

  • Goals and strategies

  • Competitive advantage

  • Industry analysis

  • Strategy and change

  • Global strategy

  • Managing the multi-business enterprise

  • New ways of engaging people in strategy processes

Strategic Leader

  • Creating high-quality connections

  • Managing toxic relationships at work

  • Building individual resilience

  • Capacities and capabilities for organizational resilience

  • Developing a generative approach to leadership

Why Choose the Usild Executive Programs in Organizational Leadership

You and your class

You and your peers will be new and aspiring leaders, experienced professionals, specialists and C-suite executives, who are looking to:

 

  • Learn from other seasoned leaders, developing the tools and personal leadership style needed to accelerate their careers

  • Broaden their perspective and advance their knowledge of effective leadership practices to lead effectively

  • Sharpen their strategic leadership approach to navigate unprecedented business challenges

  • Connect with other executives to expand their global network and formalize their leadership capabilities, ready to pivot into a new industry or career direction

  • Develop a strategic approach to successfully lead, develop and scale their ventures

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The program is designed for experienced executives, typically with an upper-second class undergraduate degree or equivalent at a minimum, and at least five years’ relevant work experience.

You will

  • Earn a highly desirable and rigorous postgraduate qualification from the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy; unlike any other executive program

  • Develop meaningful connections, share best practices with and learn from other experienced leaders from around the world

  • Refine your leadership approach and style through leader-to-leader learning

  • Acquire the practical professional tools to lead with certainty in the ‘Age of Uncertainty’

  • Learn how to leverage your new insights in your organization to gain a competitive advantage

  • Study part-time alongside your role and immediately apply your learnings to your organization

  • Learn from world-leading faculty who will share their unrivalled expertise in strategic and resilient leadership, enabling you to deliver greater value for your organization

  • Become a resilient leader equipped to address the challenges of a changing industry environment

  • Join one of the most prestigious global leaders' networks of in the world and benefit from lifelong association with the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy.

Your organization will

  • Develop experienced executives to lead with purpose, successfully navigate change and strategically respond to future challenges

  • Gain practical solutions to address their greatest challenges, through the findings from your Final Integrative Assignment

  • Benefit from participant diversity that encourages thinking beyond the bounds of individual organizations, sectors and geographies

  • Retain and develop top achievers and high-potential employees.

What Executive Diploma Participants Seeking ?

You and your peers will be experienced professionals from around the world with an average of over 10 years’ work experience. Executive Diploma participants are typically seeking to:

  • Advance their career

  • Deepen their specialist knowledge

  • Equip themselves with the practical tools for success

  • Gain a highly credible, academically rigorous qualification to credentialise their experience

  • Rapidly develop, launch and scale their ventures

  • Reflect on their experience and revitalise their approach

Certificates, Credentials

The United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy equips learners with vital leadership, business, government, international affairs and diplomacy knowledge, applicable skills, and resume-worthy accolades. Each program offers varying levels of certification.

What You Will Earn
Level I

Certificate of Achievement

Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy

earned by completing this course.

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Participants who have successfully completed  a course at the USILD are granted a Certificate of Completion. 

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To earn a Certificate of Completion, you must complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner, including meeting program requirements, finishing assignments, offering feedback on others’ reflections, and contributing to the class discussions. 

Level II

Certificate of Specialization

The Certification of Specialization is awarded to participant/student who holds the level-I certificate to prove your mastery of leadership and management skills. The certificate is earned upon demonstration that you have advanced your ability to identify and analyze key issues when making strategic decisions and equipped with skills to organize and lead strategy work. Earning a Certificate of Specialization can bolster your resume and signal to employers how committed you are to professional growth and lifelong learning. You must complete all courses prescribed in the level II within 18 months. USILD currently offers a Learning Track in Leadership and Management which includes Goals and strategies, Competitive advantage, Industry analysis, Strategy and change, Global strategy, Managing the multi-business enterprise, and New ways of engaging people in strategy processes.

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Level III

Credential of Readiness Level-I

A Credential of Readiness (CORe), is granted to those who complete all three courses that comprise CORe—, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting—and pass a final exam.

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The CORe final exam is a three-hour, multiple-choice, computer-based assessment created by USILD faculty and administered online. A passing score on all three courses is required to earn a Credential of Readiness, and grades are assigned on the following scale:

  • Pass with High Honors

  • Pass with Honors

  • Pass

  • Fail

 

To learn more about how grades are assigned, visit our Grading Policies.

Level IV

Credential of Readiness Level-II

Earning a Credential of readiness Level-II prove that participant has developed the personal, relational and analytical capabilities required to both embed resilience in your organization, and to lead as a resilient, strategic leader in the ‘Age of Uncertainty.

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