Women in Leadership
Online Certificate Program
Become a Leader in Innovation and Resilience
The online Women in Leadership: Driving Transformation Through Innovation and Resilience certificate program from Emory Continuing Education (ECE) helps managers maximize their unique strengths to grow their career potential as a leader. Led by five subject matter experts, each program module gives current managers the skills and knowledge they need to create collaborative, innovative workplace cultures that drive positive transformation.
The five-week program is designed for active women managers who aspire to build a skill set that prepares them for higher levels of leadership, including C-suite positions. The combination of live sessions and self-paced content gives women the flexibility to earn the certificate while balancing life’s commitments, empowering them to build presence and influence within their organizations.
Program Outcomes
Upon your successful completion of the Women in Leadership certificate program, you can:
- Describe why innovation is important and list instances of successful innovation inside and outside your organization.
- Identify collaboration strategies in your organization, design ways to engage across silos, and formulate useful ideation strategies.
- Define the keys to developing an entrepreneurial mindset and applying methods for managing entrepreneurs.
- Develop an initial plan to encourage risk while mitigating associated challenges.
- Explore cultural differences and similarities; how culture impacts communication, innovation, and team leadership; and develop a strategy of inclusiveness through an understanding of cultural impacts.
- Explore how multiculturalism improves innovation when managed effectively.
- Distinguish between resilient and non-resilient leaders, design a custom resiliency plan, and implement resiliency for innovation.
Women in Leadership: The Need for Innovation and Resilience Whitepaper
Developing expertise in innovation and resiliency requires learning best practices in a variety of areas. This whitepaper discusses the skills women can use to overcome leadership barriers, and features insights from industry practitioners and participants from Emory Continuing Education's Women in Leadership: Driving Transformation Through Innovation and Resilience program.
What You Will Learn
Learn from experienced, industry-leading women who understand what it takes to become successful female leaders and innovators in the modern workplace.
The Women in Leadership program is offered in five week-long modules. Five women subject matter experts each teach a module that’s tailored to a skill set essential for leadership.
- Module 1: Growing a Culture of Innovation: Practice innovative strategies, learn best practices in innovation, reflect on your experiences and envision ideal cultures of innovation. Led by Kimberley Lyles-Folkman, PhD, MEd, integrated advertising and innovative design expert.
- Module 2: Innovating Across Culture: Increase your understanding of how culture impacts success in the marketplace and workplace, as well as its impact on the world. Led by Soumaya Khalifa, MBA, President and CEO of Khalifa Consulting.
- Module 3: Driving Engagement: Learn best practice tools and techniques to increase you and your team’s engagement. Led by Nancy Green, MBA, performance strategist and owner of iinteg Inc.
- Module 4: Leading with Resilience: Learn the qualities, attributes, and skills that make resilient leaders, as well as their impact on teams, organizations, and culture. Led by Katie Karppala, MSOL, PCC, BCC, founder of Authentic Dimensions Consulting.
- Module 5: Advocating for Yourself: Gain skills to effectively advocate for yourself including understanding the importance of identifying professional strengths, interests, and values. Learn how to take self‐ownership over your vocational lives and future, and articulate your unique professional strengths, values, and vision. Led by Sarah D. Carlson, career transformation and self-advocacy expert.
- Module 6: Asynchronous: Industry Experts: This is a professionally curated asynchronous module, offering an exceptional opportunity to learn from industry experts in diverse fields and leadership roles. Throughout this module, you will be presented with compelling stories and distinct viewpoints on innovation, resilience, and transformation.
Who Should Enroll
- Women managers who want to move into higher tiers of their organization
- Women managers who want to learn best practices for developing a collaborative culture of innovation
- Women leaders who want to become more effective advocates for themselves and their teams
- Men who want to better understand the challenges and advocate for their female colleagues
95% of executive women say that being resilient has become more important as they have advanced in their careers and risen through the ranks*.
Certificate Overview
5 Weeks
40 Hours
$1,950
Why Emory?
- Emory is nationally recognized for its academic excellence
- Courses taught by experienced industry experts
- Live instructor-led virtual class sessions offered each week
- Participants who successfully complete the Women in Leadership course will receive a digital certificate of completion and earn a Women in Leadership certificate badge through ECE
