Darden Certificate in Leadership & Management

Certificate in Leadership & Management

For the best managers and leaders, every decision is a chance to double its returns. Darden's noncredit leadership & management certificate exposes current and future leaders to a broad field of management specialties and leadership capabilities, transforming professionals into executives capable of leading from the inside out, developing an intuition for what it takes to draw more from their employees.
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How You'll Earn It

Professionals can earn their noncredit certificate by completing any four Executive Education programs over a four-year period. While similar in length and proximity to business practice, programs vary by topic material, offering participants the chance to tailor their curriculum to their purpose. Not sure which programs will best fit your needs? Our Lifelong Learning team is here for you - to help you evaluate and compare programs, and build the best learning journey to meet your goals.


I have taken six courses at Darden and they have all been extremely well taught, interesting and immediately applicable to my job as a manager and a leader.

Ben Lord
Construction Executive, Clark Construction

What You'll Get

  • Your Benefit

    Whether you're addressing a specific management competency or taking a total revamp to your leadership approach, you'll complete your certificate not just with the skills and perspectives you hoped to obtain, but others you never knew you could. Soaking up career-long lessons from both colleagues and Darden's top-ranked faculty, you'll address blind spots and heighten your professional credentials — all while multiplying your network.

  • Your Organization's Benefit

    Whether you're an employee or an employer, your organization will benefit from a targeted leadership and management track customizable to industries and specific areas of development. Future leaders get a first-hand account of the demands of responsible leadership, while current managers challenge conventions and whet their point of view through the perspectives of their peers. By investing in a few weeks of development, employees return to their positions with a renewed sense of purpose and the tools to affect change at the enterprise level.

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Programs

Leadership

Leading Mindfully: Preparing for the Next Normal

Develop new skills and perspectives to lead your team and organization mindfully through challenge, change and recovery.

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Leadership

Leading Teams for Growth and Change

Cultivate a healthy, collaborative culture, even while undergoing change. Features rowing with Olympian Dan Lyons.

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Leadership

Managing Individual and Organizational Change

Drive and manage change with strategies drawn from behavioral psychology.

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Management Competencies, Finance & Banking

Financial Management for Non-Financial Executives

Gain financial acumen to make better business decisions. Learn to interpret financial reports, improve the bottom line and speak a common language with financial executives.

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Leadership

Women in Leadership Program

Develop your leadership and influence skills to create the change you need to succeed.

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Leadership

Collaboration and Influence

Discover what motivates and what matters to your organization's internal and external stakeholders to build relationships and trust, promote positive engagement, gain support for new ideas and ultimately drive long-term success and growth.

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Leadership

Leading with Humanity: New Skills for the Digital Age

Develop the essential leadership skills necessary to lead into the smart machine age, preparing your organization for the future of work.

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Strategy, Digital Transformation & Data Analytics

Strategic Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage

Harness the power of data analytics to surface opportunity, guide innovation and frame complex decisions.

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Darden Executive Education is provided by the University of Virginia
Darden School Foundation.