LMTC01
Leading Management Teams
Form and sustain high-performance teams, transition leaders effectively, and manage team dynamics. Innovate through optimal decision making, implement change successfully, and maximize team member contributions.
Price: $3499.00
Enrollment Information
Description
With the impending retirement of the baby boom generation and a heightened focus on succession planning, eCornell’s Leading Management Teams certificate is designed to provide leaders with the skills necessary to manage their own career and those of the managers reporting to them.
This six-course certificate series, authored by management faculty at Cornell University, is grounded in research and the authoring faculty’s experience with major corporate clients. The course content is designed to develop practical and applicable skills essential to managers charged with forming and sustaining high-performing teams.
In this series, participants will undergo a 360-degree evaluation linked to Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management Leadership Model. The results will be used to create a Leadership Development Plan which is integral to managing your own and your direct reports’ career development. In addition, participants will engage in content addressing the following topics:
- Leadership transition
- Managing team dynamics using the “three-wave pattern” model
- Generating new ideas for innovation in their organization
- Using both informal and formal mathematical methods for optimizing decision making
- Mastering organizational change tactics in the context of a management team
- Maximizing team member contributions and improving team interactions
Who Should Take This Certificate?
This certificate series is designed for managers at all levels of the organization, especially those who are responsible for leading, or aspire to lead, high performing management teams. It is also appropriate for managers who have recently assumed or expect to assume increased management responsibility.
Certificate Information
Participants who successfully complete all six courses in this certificate series will receive a Leading Management Teams certificate from Cornell University.
HAME504
Understanding Team Dynamics
Organize individuals into highly effective, productive, dynamic teams. Create positive results and maintain competitive advantages through strong team performance.
Course Details
HAME511
Managing Change Initiatives
Carry out change initiatives that keep your organization productive and competitive in a dynamic environment. Assess your personal ability to facilitate change.
Course Details
LSM506
Executive Decision Making
Minimize risk and uncertainty by applying formal decision-making processes. Take environmental challenges into account under the constraints of limited time and resources.
Course Details
LSM507
Leading Through Creativity
Enhance organizational innovation and increase profits by encouraging creative thinking. Learn techniques that improve both individual and group creativity.
Course Details
LSM509
Unlocking Your Leadership Potential
Identify your strengths and weaknesses using a 360-degree evaluation and create a personal leadership development plan. Lead by using your strengths to further both your organization and your career.
Course Details
LSM510
Overcoming Challenges to Leaders and Their Teams
Identify and overcome obstacles using your personal leadership development plan. Develop strategies to enhance your team and complete new assignments.
Course Details
Accreditation
Participants who successfully complete all six course in this certificate series will receive a Certificate in Leading Management Teams from Cornell University.
ACE CREDIT Recommendation

The American Council on Education recommends this Certificate Program for 3 semester hours in Leadership or Management in the upper division baccalaureate degree category.
HRCI Recertification

The courses in this certificate series have each been approved for six (6) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Most courses have been approved for six (6) Strategic Management recertification credit hours toward SPHR and GPHR recertification. See individual course descriptions for more information. Please contact the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.
With all eCornell courses, access is easy. Participants only need a computer and an Internet connection. To view specific technology requirements, visit our Technology Requirements page.