Learn to adapt your leadership approach to the needs of your team and organization.

Effective leaders know how to adapt to various situations and challenges within an organization. Whether your team is new, transitioning through change, or is under pressure to perform, choosing the correct leadership approach is vital. The Leadership Program from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM) gives you the framework to do this. Guided by the Situational Leadership Model, the program offers an experiential learning process whereby you’ll get the opportunity to lead a fictional team through a number of different scenarios while assessing your role within that environment. The curriculum focuses on three key areas: the self as a leader, leadership as a relationship with your team, and the environment in which teams are situated. Through these lenses, you’ll develop practical strategies to build trust, lead through times of change and crisis, and motivate your team to reach their objectives.

The UC Davis Graduate School of Management Leadership Program was recently ranked as one of the top leadership certificate courses in the U.S. by CIO.

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About the certificate

Develop your leadership skills and earn an official certificate of completion from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the program handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the program.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.