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Image Leadership requires commitment. Are you ready to commit to taking on a leadership role in your organization? Sheridan's Leadership Development Series (LDS) Certificate program is designed to enhance your managerial, critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills to allow individuals to advance to front-line and mid-manager level roles. Learn how to leverage creative skills to solve complex business problems, manage change effectively, and lead teams for optimized performance.

The next step of your professional journey starts here.

Program Delivery

This program is delivered via online (asynchronous) classroom.

Program Description

Energetic. Creative. Empathetic. Visionary. These are words that define a good leader. If these words define you, this might be the sign you need to start the next step in your professional journey - becoming a leader. 

If you're looking to build foundational leadership skills for advancement opportunities, Sheridan's Leadership Development Series (LDS) Certificate program is here to help. In a multi-angle approach, this program allows you to build interpersonal skills from creative and critical thinking, communication, and responsible leadership, all the way up to improving specific skill sets in project management, human relations, finance, and more. This program will allow you to understand the 'art' of leadership, and how it can be applied to various different industries and organizations. 

By the end of this program, students will be able to:

  • Apply creative thinking skills to organizational situations 
  • Understand various implications to business operations 
  • Explain workplace law in unionized and non-unionized environments 
  • Utilize forecasting in budget preparations 
  • Implement effective training and recruitment techniques 
  • Analyze when and where to utilize teams
  • Identify areas of change, and implement successful measures to support change
  • and more!

The next step of your professional journey starts here. Enrol today. 

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact us at caps@sheridancollege.ca or call us at 905-874-4440.

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Program Details


Classes offered: 10
Classes required for completion: 9
Mandatory Classes: 9
Elective Classes: 1
Contact the Program Operations Specialist at toma.hussain@sheridancollege.ca
Classes in this 'Leadership Development Series' program may be taken in any order.
 

Courses Available for this Program

Communication (LDS) (MGMT70021) : Elective
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Creative and Critical Thinking (LDS) (MGMT70025) : Mandatory
Today more than ever, leaders need to be creative and critical thinkers in order to deal with all aspects of organizational, strategic and societal situations o ......(more)
Employment Law for Leadership Development (MGMT70022) : Mandatory
Today's workplace is highly regulated from the commencement of the employment relationship through to its termination. An examination of both statutory law and ......(more)
Finance (LDS) (MGMT70026) : Mandatory
Leaders in any organization need to understand the cost of doing business. Financial documents are used to explain how money is used in a business and can be in ......(more)
Human Relations (LDS) (MGMT70027) : Mandatory
Obtain the appropriate skills and knowledge to be able to effectively recruit personnel, train them, and manage their performance in a professional manner. Lead ......(more)
Leading Responsibly (LDS) (MGMT70031) : Mandatory
Sustainability in business is often related to profitability. Learn how to lead management teams in a responsible manner in regards to the environment (locally ......(more)
Leading Teams (MGMT70028) : Mandatory
The leader's role in the development and success of teams in the workplace is examined. Learn the differences between a group and a team; analyze various types ......(more)
Managing Change (LDS) (MGMT70029) : Mandatory
Today's leaders are often called upon to implement and support the change process. They need to be able to identify and respond to internal and external factors ......(more)
Performance Management (LDS) (MGMT70030) : Mandatory
Leaders and managers need to know and demonstrate techniques for managing employee performance in order to increase productivity and organizational effectivenes ......(more)
Project Management (MGMT70023) : Mandatory
Establishing priorities and effectively managing projects and teams is a requirement for today's managers. This course is designed to meet the needs of leaders ......(more)
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