Leadership & Management Development Certificate Program
To grow in today's highly competitive and rapidly changing business environment, you must have strong skills in: managing and leading teams; communicating with and motivating colleagues; managing resources well; solving problems creatively; negotiating effectively; and understanding the complexities of a global business environment. WPI's Leadership and Management Development seminars are designed to help you improve your skills in these and many other areas. Whether you are a new or experienced manager, WPI's Leadership and Management Development seminars deliver the tools, techniques and strategies you need to become a more effective member of your company's management team.
Workforce Training Funds
Learn more about grant funds available for Massachusetts companies. Call WPI at +1-508-831-5517 for information.
Certificate Program
WPI's Certificate Program in Leadership and Management Development includes seminars that cover the principal areas of management, as well as electives from WPI's project management, quality improvement, world class manufacturing, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing series. You'll choose from a wide range of options, selecting seminars that specifically fill the gaps in your educational and professional background. Our experienced staff is available to help you plan your program to meet your learning objectives.
Requirements for the Program
To earn your WPI Certificate in Leadership and Management Development, complete a total of five seminars from Groups A and B below within three years.
Group A - Core Workshops
Choose at least three
- Essential Management Skills for New Managers
- Understanding and Communicating Change
- Developing, Leading & Coaching Teams
- Developing the Team Process for Continuous Improvement
- Advanced Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis
- Improving Your Negotiating Skills
- How to Deal Effectively with Conflict
- Improving Your Communication and Meeting Skills
- Managing Innovation (corporate only)
- Time Mastery
- Becoming an Effective Leader
- Advanced Management Development Workshop
- Improving Your E-Mailing and Written Communication Skills
Group B - Electives
Choose up to two other seminars from the following:
Workshops
- Leading Remote and Virtual Teams - New (corporate on-site only)
- Improving Your Presentation Skills - New
- The Science of Leadership - New (corporate on-site only)
- Introduction to Effective Technical Writing - New
- Train the Trainer - New
- Essential Management Skills for New Managers
- Developing Effective Coaching Skills - New
- Understanding and Communicating Change - New
- Developing, Leading & Coaching Teams
- Improving Your Negotiating Skills
- How to Deal Effectively with Conflict
- Improving Your Communication and Meeting Skills - Updated
- Time Mastery
- Becoming An Effective Leader (corporate on-site only)
- Advanced Management Development Workshop
- Improving Your E-Mailing and Written Communication Skills - New
- Managing Innovation (corporate on-site only)
Already completed one or two WPI seminars?
You may be on your way to earning your WPI Certificate! For further details, contact Sharon Deffely, Director of Corporate Training, at +1-508-831-5635 or sdeffely@wpi.edu.
