Professional Leadership & Strategy Courses and Certificates

Offering leadership education for more than 60 years, Penn State Executive Programs provides professional certificate programs in Strategic Leadership, Strategic Decision Making, Implementing Strategy, and Communication for Leaders.

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Leadership & Strategy

Overview

Sharpen your leadership expertise to better analyze your environment, set direction, improve performance, innovate, and drive change.

For more than 60 years, we have been developing leaders who can interpret the environment, seek out new opportunities, rally those around them, and reflect the DNA of the organization.

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Earn a Certificate

We offer short courses in Leadership & Strategy topics that track into two Professional Certificates in Strategy and Organizational Performance.

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Short Courses

These 3-day transformational learning experiences are held throughout the year on Penn State’s University Park campus or can be brought to your location.

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Implementing Strategy for Success

(Formerly Leading in Complex Organizations) Develop an integrated approach to strategy implementation and performance management. Build strategic thinking abilities, decision-making acumen, personal leadership qualities, and influencing skills. Maximize management systems to drive organizational performance and growth. *formerly Leading in Complex Organizations

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3-day Short Course

Fees$4,150
$4,825 w/ lodging + meals

Start Oct 27, 2020

End Oct 29, 2020

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Communication Strategy for Leaders

Today’s workplace offers a complex variety of modes through which leaders communicate critical concepts, ideas, and strategic messages. This program will help you explore effective strategies for communicating strategic vision up, down, and across the organization, with particular focus on leading across generations.

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2-day Short Course

Fees$2,750
$3,200 w/ lodging + meals

Start Nov 18, 2020

End Nov 19, 2020

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Finance for Strategic Decision Making

Build your own "financial toolbox" with essential financial analysis tools, sources of financial data, and evaluative processes that can be applied to your specific needs. Learn how your financial decisions affect the performance of your unit and profitability of your organization.

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3-day Short Course

Fees$4,150
$4,825 w/ lodging + meals

Start Dec 09, 2020

End Dec 11, 2020

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Our Faculty Directors

Expert executive faculty who have led significant change within the private and public sectors will provide models and frameworks to help you transform vision into an action plan for results.