Professional Development Seminars Certificates



Leadership Certificate

(Must complete the following seminars)

Advanced Oral Communication
This seminar will attempt to assist students in strengthening their oral communication skills for business. A balance of theory and practice will be provided.

Devoping High Performance Teams
The purpose of this training is to provide individuals and intact teams with useful concepts and practical tools for increasing team effectiveness. Specifically, team members learn about team basics and the characteristics of effective teams as well as a model for team development. In addition, they are given many opportunities to apply specific team development methods, tools and activities.

Conflict Management/Negotiation
This practical seminar covers the basic theories involved in Negotiating Win-Win Outcomes and Conflict Resolution. Activities and role-plays take place throughout the seminar giving students an opportunity to practice the theories.

Advanced Business Ethics

This is an advanced seminar in the area of business ethics: dilemmas which modern businesses face. Often individuals are caught with personal and organizational conflicts due to competing values. What is the source(s) upon which our values and behaviors are based? What are the differences between what is moral, legal and ethical behavior and codes of conduct? These are the questions this short seminar will address. Through the use of films, group discussions and presentations the seminar will be an exciting, thought-provoking learning experience.

Good to Great

Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't (Jim Collins) Making the transition from good to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latest technology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tuned business strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. This seminar offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that any organization would do well to consider.

Business Etiquette for Leaders
As people move up the organizational ladder they are often thrown into situations for which they are not prepared.  Social skills and etiquette are requirements for leaders of today.  This seminar will provide an opportunity to learn about wine and formal dining etiquette with an Illinois sommelier at a local restaurant, how to handle challenging etiquette conversations and situations, as well as additional topical etiquette issues.