This certificate is a great fit for current or aspiring organizational leaders who seek advancement to roles requiring effective leadership, team building, and group facilitation skills. Specific competencies developed in this program include initiating and maintaining relationships, identifying individual strengths, assessing team performance, utilizing effective communication skills, managing social conflict, and developing team-building skills.
Online Team Leadership and Communication Certificate
As perceptions of 鈥渨orkplaces鈥 continue to change and evolve, organizational managers are challenged with identifying innovative approaches for motivating employees, encouraging relationship-building and networking, and implementing strategies to facilitate effective decision-making in a variety of contexts (in-person and remote). The Team Leadership and Communication certificate builds practical skills through examination of communication theories and research on relationship building, conflict management, team building, understanding diverse perspectives and communication styles, and decision-making processes.
Completing the certificate fulfills 12 of the required elective hours for the online master鈥檚 degree in organizational communication. Students admitted to this certificate may also seek admission to the degree, and/or other certificates.