Non-credit Certificate in Leadership

Turning Chance into Change

Transform your leadership potential.

Learn tips and strategies to develop your skills.
Engage with peers and community leaders while developing
essential skills for leadership success.
Gain valuable and relevant information that you can use
immediately in your workplace, no matter your position or role.

This program will consist of six sessions designed to give you tips and strategies to develop the skills of a great leader.

Locations

Business Training Center

Formats

On-campus

Number of Credits

Next Start Date

Spring 2025

Financial Aid Eligibility

Program Cost

$2,370

Courses in Leadership

Communicating for Superior Teamwork: Managing Your Communication Style

Friday, Jan. 24, 8 a.m. to noon

Today’s competitive marketplace demands that organizations do more with less – not an easy task. To accomplish it, organizations need to find ways to work smarter and faster, relying more and more on the knowledge and skills of teams specifically high-performing teams. What is the secret to helping teams perform at their best? The leader. Their knowledge, skills and abilities can transform an acceptable team into an exceptional one. This program explores the essence of teamwork – effective communication. It employs the DiSC® Classic 2.0 profile to provide participants with a better understanding of communication styles while offering them expanded opportunities for team building.

The Principles of Authentic Leadership

Friday, Feb. 14, 8 a.m. to noon

Authentic leadership is an enormously powerful force in shaping an organization’s long-term, sustained success. To get the best out of their people while dealing with the inevitable uncertainties and complexities of today’s business environment, leaders must be “at their best.” Leaders in this session learn to demonstrate the five core qualities of leadership that will enable them to handle today’s business issues head-on and a set of principles that will allow them to communicate effectively, provide open and honest feedback and inspire passion and confidence in the people they are leading.

Communication Excellence: Managing Performance with DiSC

Friday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m. to noon

Communication excellence provides participants with the opportunity to explore and accurately measure the interrelatedness of the different DiSC styles. Using the Everything DiSC Workplace profile, we explore the difference between our primary communication style and our leadership style. Delving deeper into the dynamics of teams, communication excellence provides actionable insights into the leader’s responsibilities of adjusting their communication delivery to meet the individual’s needs and preferences.

Providing Feedback – That Works!

Friday, March 21, 8 a.m. to noon

Feedback, in its simplest form, is nothing more than information that brings attention to an issue or potential issue. Feedback is information provided with a sincere and genuine desire to create an opportunity for improvement. It is delivered with the intent to improve a situation or an individual’s performance, skills or behaviors. In this session, leaders will learn to open the door to a productive conversation formed around a mutual understanding of the issue, problem-solving and the collaborative development of a plan of action.

Coaching – Developing Others

Friday, April 11, 8 a.m. to noon

Great leaders understand that they need to maximize the potential of every one of their team members in order for individuals and the organization to have long-term success. Coaching is a collaborative partnership, designed to build the skills and competencies needed for success. In this session, leaders will learn to help the employee gain the self-confidence needed to take on new challenges, problem solve and make effective decisions and be able to take action – now and in the future, with little or no need for input from the leader.

Giving Recognition That Gets Results!

Friday, May 9, 8 a.m. to noon

Drive performance and improve productivity by recognizing and reinforcing good behaviors. By using a successful recognition process, leaders can encourage individuals to repeat the behaviors that lead to positive results. Learn about the impact of recognition, the barriers to successful delivery and the steps necessary for giving recognition that gets results! Participants will learn how to best tailor and deliver recognition to the recipient for optimal results.

Meet the Instructor

Steve Welland Instructor

Business Training Center

309-796-5000

Wellands@bhc.edu

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Registration

To register, call Madison at 309-796-5716 or email weissm@bhc.edu.

Registrants must attend all 6 sessions to receive a certificate of completion.
Ask us if you qualify for grant dollars!
No substitutions will be permitted.

Location Details

Address

6600 34th Ave., Building 2, Moline, Illinois 61265

Directions

Phone

309-796-5718

Email

btcadmin@bhc.edu

Through the Business Training Center, we offer many learning opportunities and specialized training for both businesses and individuals.

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Non-credit Certificate in Leadership