Online Certificate in Management Development Program: Develop Your Managerial Mindset
Online
DURATION
6 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
Cultivate a Management Mindset
Organizations need multifaceted managers with the skill set to consider the financial, operational, strategic, and human implications of their business decisions. In Wharton’s online Management Development Program, you’ll gain the hard and soft skills to become a more effective and well-rounded leader.
Whether you’re a senior business leader looking to enhance your skills, a mid-level manager who wants to advance to the next level or someone from a non-business discipline currently in a business management role, this program will help you attain the confidence, agility, and insights to succeed.
Program Highlights
- Flexible. Recorded lectures and online learning to help you achieve work-life balance
- Interactive Learning. Engage your thinking with live webinars, office hours, discussion boards, and fireside chats with Wharton MBA alumni
- World-Renowned Faculty. Learn from the same faculty who teach in Wharton's MBA program
- Career Enhancement. Personal assessment helps you chart your own path
- Well-Rounded Curriculum. A blend of hard and soft skills that prepares you to become an effective leader
- Peer Learning. Network with and learn from high-achieving peers around the globe
- Real-World Application. Immediately apply relevant program learnings in your workplace
- Hands-On Application Exercises. Use experiential learning activities to reinforce new skills
- Wharton On-Campus Event. Enjoy a three-day learning and networking event to celebrate program completion
Program Outcome
Key Takeaways
In the Management Development Program, you will learn to:
- Acquire a range of hard and soft skills to improve your operational and strategic decision-making abilities, build trust, and create effective communication
- Make more educated decisions through a better understanding of financial, accounting, marketing, and operational topics, including return on investment, financial statements, brand positioning, and customer analytics
- Plan for organizational growth by improving work processes, decision trees, and organizational architecture
- Build and leverage your network of other successful, high-performing professionals in the cohort
Curriculum
The program’s comprehensive curriculum provides you with a full range of managerial insights, including how to effectively use your managerial power to build trust and motivate people; enhance your financial and accounting acumen; boost your marketing and communications impact; and improve your operational and strategic decision-making abilities.
The curriculum also includes an optional three-day on-campus Wharton networking and learning event in celebration of the program’s completion.
