Complete these 7 core courses to add effective leadership skills to your skill set.
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The Leadership Effectiveness Certificate Program at a Glance
Strong leadership skills help your team excel in their performance for a positive impact on the business as a whole. The Leadership Effectiveness Certificate Program takes a comprehensive approach to leading with impact—delivering practical leadership skills with the knowledge and confidence to inspire, engage, and motivate your team to achieve results.
If you’re aspiring to a more senior position or in search of targeted leadership skills training, this program will build essential skills to advance your career. Its curated learning path focuses on personal skills and best practices to develop you as a leader and teach you to effectively manage and develop others.
Through practical frameworks and an in-depth curriculum, the Leadership Effectiveness Certificate Program prepares you for managing difficult conversations and conflict, providing constructive feedback, and communicating with influence—all while honing your self-awareness and emotional intelligence to lead highly engaged and high-performing teams. On-demand, self-paced learning gives even the busiest professionals the flexibility to enhance their leadership skills and grow their careers on their own time.
Program Overview
7 courses
7 required courses
10-15 Hours
Average completion time
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Earning Your Leadership Effectiveness Certificate
Receive Your Blockchain-Verified Leadership Skills Certificate
Congratulations! Upon completing the Leadership Effectiveness Certificate Program, you’ll earn an official digital certificate to verify your credentials as a people leader.
Skills & Learning Objectives in Leadership Effectiveness Program
Challenging Situations, Conversations, and Change
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Use new tools and strategies to have successful and productive conversations
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Approach conflict resolution and change management by targeting strong and sustainable outcomes
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Identify the challenges of giving feedback in a remote work environment
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Use strategies and tools that help leaders prepare for and deliver a feedback conversation that results in change
Relationships and Teams
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See DetailsTaught by a Proven Leadership Skills Expert
Helen Wale
Helen, a certified professional coach and VP of Leadership Skills at CFI, is an experienced Human Resources and Organizational Development professional with over 26 years of experience working in senior positions. Since 2016, Helen has taught leadership skills to employees working in accounting, finance, and investment management.
Explore Your Career Options with the Leadership Effectiveness Program
Gain Critical Skills for Any Leadership Position
An emphasis on practical skills and real-world scenario preparation gives you the knowledge, confidence, and adaptability to grow into any senior leadership role.
In combination with deep technical finance understanding, this program is designed to advance your personal leadership skills, support your team’s performance, and improve business outcomes. As a people leader, your ability to direct, engage, and motivate a team to achieve set results spans positions and industry sectors—making effective leadership skills open the door for unlimited career progression.
What Our Students Say
Great framework to understand how a high performance team can be achieved and preserved.
Alejandro Alvarado
I especially loved the illustrations. Makes it easier to relate and clearly demonstrate concepts application.
Betty Kirimi
I love that this course kept my attention the entire time. The concepts are highly relatable. I enjoyed the instructor’s presentation as well as the skits. Nice job!
Brittany Patterson
It depicts the reality business is facing after the pandemic issue. Many of the covered scenarios were experienced by my team and I.
