Advance to the Next Level
Your next leadership role requires skills and perspectives that you can hone at Darden. With programs offered online or in-person on Darden Grounds in Charlottesville or the Washington, D.C. area, you can customize your four-program certificate path to select meet your professional development goals. Engage with Darden's #1 ranked faculty and fellow leaders to develop skills to lead a high-performance team, to communicate more effectively and to build a culture of resilience.
Upcoming Programs
Darden's noncredit leadership & management certificate exposes current and advancing leaders to a broad field of management specialties and leadership capabilities.
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Collaboration and Influence 3 August-11 September 2026 |
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Strategic Negotiation 14–18 September 2026 |
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Leading Teams for Growth and Change 21–25 September 2026 |
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Managing Individual and Organizational Change 5–8 October 2026 |
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AI-Powered Data Analytics 10–13 November 2026 |
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Collaboration and Influence 25 January-1 March 2027 |
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Leading Mindfully: Mastering Difficult Conversations 2–25 February 2027 |
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Financial Management for Non-Financial Executives 28 February–5 March 2027 |
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Women in Leadership Program (Hybrid) 7 April–19 May 2027 |
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Servant Leadership: Leading with Humanity 3–7 May 2027 |
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Collaboration and Influence 3 May-7 June 2027 |
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AI Essentials for Government Leaders Spring 2027 |
Hear from participants and faculty on the importance of lifelong learning and how Darden's noncredit Certificate in Leadership & Management can help you sharpen your skills and advance in your career.
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.
What You'll Get
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Your Benefit
Whether you're addressing a specific management competency or taking a total revamp to your leadership approach, you'll address blind spots and heighten your professional credentials — all while multiplying your network. You'll be able to:
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Lead confidently with and through your team.
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Leverage disruption and emerging technology to drive innovation.
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Collaborate and lead between teams and functions to align stakeholders through common goals.
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Build self, team and organizational resilience to effectively navigate and embrace change.
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Better understand how data analytics and behavioral science can help you make better business decisions and gain competitive advantage.
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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.
Whether you're addressing a specific management competency or taking a total revamp to your leadership approach, you'll address blind spots and heighten your professional credentials — all while multiplying your network. You'll be able to:
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Lead confidently with and through your team.
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Leverage disruption and emerging technology to drive innovation.
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Collaborate and lead between teams and functions to align stakeholders through common goals.
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Build self, team and organizational resilience to effectively navigate and embrace change.
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Better understand how data analytics and behavioral science can help you make better business decisions and gain competitive advantage.
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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