In today’s fast-paced business world, organizations need executives who are strategic thinkers, innovative and adaptive leaders. Executives and top-performing senior leaders are responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the organization, making high-level decisions that affect the company’s success and growth. The Executive Leadership Certificate Program is designed to fast-track your career by enhancing your leadership capabilities, business acumen, and ability to navigate exceptionally complex environments.
Taught by award-winning faculty from the Goodman School of Business at Brock University, this program combines cutting-edge research with interactive sessions, providing participants with opportunities to apply program content in real-world scenarios. The inclusion of computer-based simulations further enhances the applicability of newly acquired knowledge, allowing participants to learn in an up-to-date and technology-driven environment.
By emphasizing the skills needed to drive innovation and integrate sustainability into business strategies, this program equips leaders with the tools to navigate market shifts, lead diverse teams, and ensure long-term organizational success
Key Benefits
- Envisioning and leading organizational change
- Gaining trust and building employee morale
- Developing high-performance teams
- Resolving conflicts and achieving win-win outcomes
- Advancing executive presence, impact and influence
- Implementing coaching and employee involvement strategies
- Enhancing and utilizing business acumen
- Fostering strategic collaboration: Creating alliances, partnerships, synergies
- Understanding, utilizing and maximizing information flow
- Establishing standards and ethics in your organization
Our Instructors
Gain leadership insights from award-winning professors and industry experts who consistently receive over 90% satisfaction rates.
Barry Wrigth
Dean, Goodman School of Business and Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Brock University
Michael J. Armstrong
Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Anteneh Ayanso
Professor of Information Systems and the founding Director of the Centre for Business Analytics at the Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Rick Besteman
President and CEO, Lake and Associates Canada Inc.
Ernest Biktimirov
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs and Professor of Finance, Goodman School of Business
Rashmi Biswas
Executive Vice President, Lake and Associates Canada Inc.
Bryan Boles
Associate Vice President of Ancillary Services, Brock University
David Bouckenooghe
Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Linda Bramble
Writer, Author and Instructor at Brock and Athabasca Universities and the Niagara Institute.
Caren Burt
Professional business consultant, owner of C. Burt & Associates and a certified leadership and life coach
Danny Cho
Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, Goodman School of Business
Rhonda Chopin
Learning and development and HR professional
Dianne Coppola
Versatile trainer, facilitator and consultant who operates her own consulting firm, Coppola and Associates Inc.
Carman Cullen
Associate Professor of Marketing, Goodman School of Business; Fellow, Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute.
Neil Culp
Director of Organizational Development and Effectiveness, Human Resources, Brock University
Don Cyr
Professor of Finance, Goodman School of Business
Pauline Dawson
Manager of Career Services, Brock University; certified Personality Dimensions trainer
Dirk De Clercq
Professor, Goodman School of Business
Evan Di Valentino
Founder and operator, Niagara Sustainability Initiative.
Amy Elder
Director, Student Success Centre, Brock University; certified Personality Dimensions trainer
Jacqueline Glenney
Lecturer, Goodman School of Business
Jennifer Guarasci
Director of Faculty and Employee Relations, Human Resources, Brock University
Stephanie Harper
Associate Director, Career Education, Brock University
Wesley Helms
Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Teju Herath
Associate Professor of Information Systems, Goodman School of Business.
Ken Klassen
Professor of Operations Management, Goodman School of Business
Madelyn Law
Associate Professor, Health Sciences, Brock University
Janice Locke
Senior Executive, Entrepreneur, Educator who has held positions in a variety of companies
Herb MacKenzie
Associate Professor of Marketing, Goodman School of Business
Antonia Mantonakis
Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Deborah McPhee
Associate Professor of Human Resources Management, Goodman School of Business.
Michael Michalski
Instructor at Brock and McMaster Universities; Human Resources and Industrial Relations Specialist
Diane Miller
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Accreditations and Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Patricia Mosca
Manager of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Brock University
Linda Pickard
President and CEO of Pickard & Laws Consulting Group Inc. and My Leadership Corporation
Rena Posteraro
President, Posteraro and Partners
Jessica Potts
President, Inspired Strategy Group
Gallup Certified Strengths Coach & LUMA Certified Practitioner
Abdul Rahimi
Director, Goodman Group, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Michael Robertson
Lecturer, Goodman School of Business
Alex Ross
Partner, Intellectual Property Group, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Barbara Sainty
Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Paul Scarbrough
Associate Professor of Accounting, Goodman School of Business
Lindsay Schneider
Human Resources specialist and a certified Global Leadership Development and Culture Shaping Facilitator
David Siegel
Professor of Political Science and Interim Dean, Faculty of Education, Brock University
Marshall Jiang
Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business
Tatyana Sokolyk
Associate Professor of Finance, Goodman School of Business.
Maxim Voronov
Professor, Goodman School of Business
J. David Whitehead
Associate Professor of Industrial Relations, Goodman School of Business
Rachel Williams
Organizational, Learning Development and Learning Specialist, Regional Municipality of Niagara
Grant Armstrong
Associate Vice President of Human Resources, Brock University
Julia Zhu
Associate Director, Co-op, Career and Experiential Education – Co-op Programs, Brock University
