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Advanced Management and Leadership Certificate

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Set yourself apart by building expertise in change management, strategic decision-making, relationship building and business acumen through the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development’s Advanced Management and Leadership Certificate.


Is this program right for you?

The UW–Madison Advanced Management and Leadership Certificate helps you achieve better career results and become a more productive leader. It’s ideal for leaders seeking to build high-performing teams, managers who face strategic challenges and opportunities, and those responsible for department-wide transitions.

You’ll gain skills that will help you understand how your decisions impact your organization, influence stakeholders through informal and indirect authority, and master the language to achieve financial success.

The programs include self-assessments, case studies, peer-to-peer learning and action plans that you can implement immediately to improve individual and team performance. Programs are offered multiple times per year and can be taken in any order, so you can easily fit them into your schedule.

Is this program right for you?

The UW–Madison Advanced Management and Leadership Certificate helps you achieve better career results and become a more productive leader. It’s ideal for leaders seeking to build high-performing teams, managers who face strategic challenges and opportunities, and those responsible for department-wide transitions.

You’ll gain skills that will help you understand how your decisions impact your organization, influence stakeholders through informal and indirect authority, and master the language to achieve financial success.

The programs include self-assessments, case studies, peer-to-peer learning and action plans that you can implement immediately to improve individual and team performance. Programs are offered multiple times per year and can be taken in any order, so you can easily fit them into your schedule.

Registration information

How you'll learn

  • Many programs are offered multiple times per year, in person at the Fluno Center in Madison.
  • Programs may be taken individually to meet business needs.

Sample curriculum

Core Programs (complete all)

  • Business Acumen and Strategy
  • Effective Meeting Management and Facilitation
  • Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Professionals
  • How to Influence Without Direct Authority

Elective Programs(complete two)

  • Accelerating Strategic Innovation
  • Business Analytics for Data-Driven Leadership
  • Business Process Improvement Using Lean Six Sigma and Performance Metrics
  • Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Team Building
  • Change Management
  • Coaching and Motivating in the Workplace

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