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University of Toronto
Rotman Senior Leadership
Acquire the necessary tools and knowledge to navigate the intricacies of senior leadership.
Start date
05 March 2025
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Course duration
6 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
6–8 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Program overview
The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) offers funding to qualifying Canadian citizens.
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Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
In today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, businesses face increasing complexity due to technological advancements, economic shifts, and societal changes. Consequently, business leaders must be able to navigate their teams through these challenges effectively. To achieve success, leaders must shift from traditional hierarchical team structures and instead focus on enhancing the performance of various segments within their organizations.
The Rotman Senior Leadership online program from the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto provides you with the necessary tools, models, and frameworks to build high-performing teams. The program offers a detailed understanding of the intricacies and obstacles that senior leaders face, empowering them to lead their teams toward optimal performance. Furthermore, you’ll learn strategies to break down organizational silos, influence culture, and manage change. The program also provides access to the congruence model of organizational effectiveness developed by Professor Hugh Arnold, which helps leaders develop new perspectives on organizational effectiveness. By the end of the program, participants will have practical insights and approaches to effectively lead organizations in today's modern age.
Is this program for you?
This program is tailored towards senior managers in various industries who seek to improve organizational performance through frameworks and models. For experienced managers, the program offers the opportunity to further develop skills in cross-functional collaboration and change management. For those new to management or transitioning into a senior role, the program provides insight into the challenges and complexities of senior leadership. Business owners will also benefit from the program by learning strategies to navigate organizational complexities and promote cross-functional collaboration for enhanced performance.
Program overview
Introduction
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
In today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, businesses face increasing complexity due to technological advancements, economic shifts, and societal changes. Consequently, business leaders must be able to navigate their teams through these challenges effectively. To achieve success, leaders must shift from traditional hierarchical team structures and instead focus on enhancing the performance of various segments within their organizations.
The Rotman Senior Leadership online program from the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto provides you with the necessary tools, models, and frameworks to build high-performing teams. The program offers a detailed understanding of the intricacies and obstacles that senior leaders face, empowering them to lead their teams toward optimal performance. Furthermore, you’ll learn strategies to break down organizational silos, influence culture, and manage change. The program also provides access to the congruence model of organizational effectiveness developed by Professor Hugh Arnold, which helps leaders develop new perspectives on organizational effectiveness. By the end of the program, participants will have practical insights and approaches to effectively lead organizations in today's modern age.
Is this program for you?
This program is tailored towards senior managers in various industries who seek to improve organizational performance through frameworks and models. For experienced managers, the program offers the opportunity to further develop skills in cross-functional collaboration and change management. For those new to management or transitioning into a senior role, the program provides insight into the challenges and complexities of senior leadership. Business owners will also benefit from the program by learning strategies to navigate organizational complexities and promote cross-functional collaboration for enhanced performance.
What will set you apart
A comprehensive toolkit of frameworks and models to produce highly effective organizational teams.
A nuanced understanding of the organizational complexities and challenges associated with senior leadership positions.
The ability to break down silos, shape organizational culture, and articulate your vision as you lead cross-functional teams towards the future.
A practical approach to organizational leadership that leverages insights from real-world case studies to enhance your team leadership.
Unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.Program curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
Understanding the nature of organizational leadership
Module 2
Understanding the determinants of organizational effectiveness
Module 3
Building collaboration in order to break down silos
Module 4
Building and leading your senior team
Module 5
Leveraging organizational culture for high performance
Module 6
Leading effective change management
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Program Director
Hugh Arnold
Adjunct Professor and Executive-in-Residence of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
About the certificate
Enhance performance by comprehending the intricacies of organizational complexity and earn a digital certificate of professional achievement from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the program handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the program.
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