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Leadership Certificate

The Baker College Leadership Certificate is a comprehensive 64-hour leadership development program that builds critical leadership competencies. The knowledge and skills included in the program are based on the work of Dr. Daniel Denison who has spent more than 15 years researching the correlations between organizational culture and management practices with bottom-line organizational performance factors such as return on assets, return on investment, product development, sales growth, and market share.

The Baker College Leadership Certificate is a non-credit certificate designed to develop the essential leadership competencies identified by Denison in his research with more than 1,000 organizations and 40,000 organizational leaders. The competencies are grouped into four leadership traits that impact performance: Involvement, Consistency, Adaptability and Mission. Eight one-day classes form the core curriculum:

Mission-Focused Leadership Classes:

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Coaching for Performance

Consistent Leadership Classes:

  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Ethical Leadership

Involving Leadership Classes:

  • Leading High Performing Teams
  • Creating an Empowered Workforce

Adaptable Leadership Classes:

  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Leading Organizational Change

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Based on the identified needs of your organization, the Leadership Certificate can also be customized to focus on specific leadership development traits. Twelve secondary level classes provide additional development in each of the four leadership traits identified by Denison.

Mission-Focused Leadership Classes:

  • Applied Strategic Planning
  • Effective Leadership Communication
  • Collaborative Performance Reviews

Consistent Leadership Classes:

  • Advanced Interpersonal and Influencing Skills
  • Facilitating Productive Meetings
  • Mastering Workflow and Priorities

Involving Leadership Classes:

  • Managing a Diverse Workforce
  • Managing Upward
  • Team Building and Myers-Briggs

Adaptable Leadership Classes:

  • Designing Collaborative Learning Plans
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Benchmarking Strategies and Practices

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Contact Us:

For more information about the Leadership Certificate, complete the request form or call (810) 766-4242.

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