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Essential soft skills for the workplace

Rochester Institute of Technology
Professional Certificate inLeadership Essentials
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What you will learn

  • Enhance and tailor written, verbal, and non-verbal communication to various workplace audiences, including managers, co-workers, direct reports, and clients.
  • Develop skills in leadership, problem-solving, conflict management, and other critical group dynamics.
  • Improve critical thinking and listening skills to respond to the needs of various constituents in workplace settings.

  • Expert instruction
    3 skill-building courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 2 months
    4 - 6 hours per week
  • Discounted price:$537.30 Original price:$597.00 USD
    For the full program experience

Courses in this program

RITx's Leadership Essentials Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from Rochester Institute of Technology (RITx)

Keri Barone
Keri Barone

Principal Lecturer and Director of Events for the School of Communication

Rochester Institute of Technology

David Neumann
David Neumann

Professor, School of Communication

Rochester Institute of Technology

Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor
Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor

Principal Lecturer

Rochester Institute of Technology

Experts from Rochester Institute of Technology (RITx) committed to teaching online learning

Program endorsements

CoreCentric Solutions, Inc.

At CoreCentric Solutions, Inc., we’ve found that one of our key differentiators in the marketplace is our people, and more specifically, their broad range of skills. The employees who advance our organization and their own careers not only possess a high level of proficiency in their unique role, but are also adept at what are referred to as “soft” skills like leadership, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Truly agile organizations and professionals recognize the importance of these skills.The Leadership Essentials Professional Certificate provides accessible, practical instruction on how a professional in any field can add these skills to their “toolbox” of capabilities.

Badal Wadia, CEO, CoreCentric Solutions, Inc.

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Discounted price:$537.30 Original price:$597.00 USD

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