Certificate in Leadership Development

In Partnership with the Atlantic Leadership Development Institute

Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education and the Atlantic Leadership Development Institute have partnered to bring you an exciting new Certificate in Leadership Development. The lead facilitator/instructor for this program is Dr. Brad McRae, one of Canada’s leading experts in the field of Leadership Development.

One of the most important elements of any organization’s success is the quality of its leadership. In previous decades, an organization could rely on a small number of leaders to insure its success. Today, all organizations ─ public, private and non-profit ─ live in a much more complex and competitive environment. To be successful in today’s environment, an organization must develop leadership at all levels. This program has been designed to help meet that need.

Research shows that over the next 10-15 years, millions of Canadian Baby Boomers will retire. The next generation, Gen X, is a much smaller group and will have a difficult time filling the impending "leadership gap". This is leading to a crisis in the number of leaders we will need and unfortunately Atlantic Canada is leading this trend.

Today's leading organizations from both the private and public sectors require competent emerging leaders who will be able to step up to the challenges that will be faced over the next decade and beyond. The next generation of leaders need to develop mastery over essential leadership strategies combined with the right higher-order skills such as higher-order intentions, decision-making, risk-assessment, execution, commitment and follow-through for each specific leadership challenge.

The program is focused on providing participants with the knowledge and skills they need to excel as leaders today and in the future.

Certificate Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the Certificate in Leadership Development, participants must complete The Leadership Development Workshop and two of the elective courses listed below. The graduates of our certificate program must demonstrate both a deeper understanding and application of the course materials and body of knowledge than would be required by just attending courses. In addition to the completion of three courses, certificate participants are required to interview a leader of their choice and submit a two page written report; read Are You Managing Your Career or is Your Career Managing You? and submit a two page written report on what they have learned; plus complete a Leadership Development Project (4-5 pages).

Required Course

Elective Courses (choose two)

Reference Material Included

All participants will receive a copy of:



The Seven Strategies of Master Leaders: Featuring Key Insights from 32 of Canada’s Top Leaders by Brad McRae

Are You Managing Your Career or is Your Career Managing You? E-book by Brad McRae

Instructor

Brad McRae

Brad is the Director of the Atlantic Leadership Development Institute in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Kingston Jamaica. Brad has a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of British Columbia and a baccalaureate and master's degree from California State University. He is a registered psychologist, consultant, and best-selling author. He was trained in negotiating skills at the Project on Negotiation at Harvard University and in leadership at Harvard Business School's Leadership Best Practices Program. In addition Brad learned career development skills from Richard Bolles.

Recognized as a Platinum Level Presenter with Meeting Professionals International, Brad has also earned his CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation. He has taught at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, at Carleton University in Ottawa and at Dalhousie University, in Halifax. He was also a subject matter expert in negotiating and influencing skills at the Pearson International Peacekeeping Centre.

Brad gives over 100 presentations a year and has lectured across Canada and in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Africa, England and the Caribbean. Brad is a member of the Canadian Society for Training and Development, the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and the International Association of Professional Speakers.

He is also the author of eight books: How to Write A Thesis and Keep Your Sanity; How To Study For Comprehensive Exams And Keep Your Sanity; Practical Time Management: How to Get More Done in Less Time; Negotiating and Influencing Skills: The Art of Creating and Claiming Value; The Seven Strategies of Master Negotiators; The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters; From our Grandmother's Lap: Lessons for a Lifetime; and The Seven Strategies of Master Leaders: Featuring Key Insights from 30 of Canada's Top Leaders. Brad is also the editor of The Atlantic Leadership Development Institute Newsletter.