Strategic Leadership Certificate

This leadership training program was developed with input from local employers to help support current, new, and future supervisors, managers, and leaders.

CPTC Brunswick: Feb 14 - Nov 8, 2024; 2nd Wednesday; 8am-12pm

  • Feb 14 = Being a Likable Boss
  • Is it Better to be Loved or Feared?
  • Leadership as Service
  • Leadership by Design
  • Understanding Motivation
  • Constructive Criticism
  • The Importance of Tone
  • Trusting Your Team
  • Earning the Trust of Your Team
  • Building and Reinforcing Your Team
  • You are the Boss of You
  • Mar 13 = Personal Productivity
  • Setting SMART Goals
  • The Power of Routines
  • Scheduling Yourself
  • Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks
  • Tackling New Tasks and Projects
  • Using Project Management Techniques
  • Creating a Workspace
  • Organizing Files and Folders
  • Managing E-Mail
  • Tackling Procrastination
  • Apr 10 = Office Politics for Managers
  • New Hires
  • It’s About Interacting and Influencing
  • Dealing with Rumors, Gossip, and Half-Truths
  • Office Personalities
  • Getting Support for Your Projects
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Ethics
  • You Are Not an Island
  • Social Events Outside of Work
  • May 8 = Leadership and Influence
  • The Evolution of Leadership
  • Situational Leadership
  • A Personal Inventory
  • Module Five: Modeling the Way
  • Inspiring a Shared Vision
  • Challenging the Process
  • Enabling Others to Act
  • Encouraging the Heart
  • Basic Influencing Skills
  • Setting Goals
  • Jun 12 = High Performance Teams Within an Organization
  • The Benefits of High Performance Teams
  • Challenges of High Performance Teams
  • How to Build and Lead High Performance Teams
  • Characteristics of High Performance Teams
  • Roles of an Effective Team Leader
  • Leading High Performance Teams
  • Ideas for Motivating High Performance Teams
  • Steps to Retaining High Performers
  • Augmenting Team Performance
  • Jul 10 = Servant Leadership
  • What is Servant Leadership?
  • Leadership Practices
  • Share the Power
  • Characteristics of a Servant Leader
  • Barriers to Servant Leadership
  • Building a Team Community
  • Be a Motivator
  • Be a Mentor
  • Training Future Leaders
  • Self-Reflection
  • Aug 14 = Trust Building and Resilience
  • Empower Staff
  • Transparent Communication
  • Keep Promises
  • Respect
  • Develop Positive Relationships
  • Personality Types
  • Change: Acceptance and Management
  • Overcoming Adversities
  • Stress Management
  • Stay Motivated
  • Sep 11 = Emotional Intelligence at Work
  • Introduction to Emotional Intelligence
  • Benefits
  • Social Skills
  • Reducing Anxiety and Stress
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Relationship Management
  • Overcoming Obstacles at Work
  • Building Rapport
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Emotional Awareness and Empathetic Accuracy
  • Oct 9 = Supervising Others
  • Setting Expectations
  • Setting Goals
  • Assigning Work
  • Degrees of Delegation
  • Implementing Delegation
  • Providing Feedback
  • Managing Your Time
  • Resolving Conflict
  • Tips for Special Situations
  • A Survival Guide for the New Supervisor
  • Nov 8 = Accountability in the Workplace
  • What is Accountability?
  • Creating an Accountable Workplace
  • The C’s of Accountability
  • Building Ownership
  • Accountability in Leadership
  • The Power of Goal-Setting
  • Feedback as a Tool
  • Effective Delegation
  • Barriers to Accountability
  • The Benefits of Accountability