Learn more. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES. Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate (formerly Strategic Leadership Certificate)

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1 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES Learn more. Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate (formerly Strategic Leadership Certificate) For leaders wanting to refine their strategic skills, the Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate enhances leadership ability by addressing purpose, process and passion. These three forces, the three Ps, are at the heart of what strategic leaders do. When brought together, they propel leadership forward and bring clarity to what every successful leader knows: where their organization is headed, how it will get there, and who is going to make it happen. Recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP professional development units and the Strategic Leadership Forum (SLF), this five-course advanced certificate will develop the strategic skills you need to lead with confidence and success and help differentiate you in the marketplace. Specifically, the program will teach you how: you can be more effective as a leader and manager armed with greater self-awareness and a personal leadership development plan to increase your personal impact so results will resonate to determine where you want to take your business unit, organization or idea to build the excitement, commitment, and passion of your people to build an organization with vision and purpose Advanced Certificate Requirements: Students in the Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate must successfully complete five courses to meet the certificate requirements. Each of the following courses is 18 hours in length. Required Courses SCS 2330 Creating Compelling Business Cases SCS 1733 Emotionally Intelligent Leadership * (formerly Personal Impact: Emotionally Intelligent Leadership) SCS 0944 Putting Leadership Into Action** SCS 2096 Strategic Thinking and Intelligent Decisions (replaces Critical Thinking) SCS 1736 Transforming Strategy (formerly The Leadership of Vision & Strategy) * If you plan to complete the certificate, take this course early in the program ** If you plan to complete the certificate, take this course later in the program N OT E S : Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) may be granted for one course. Students have three years from the start date of their first course to complete the certificate. Students who started the program prior to Fall 2009 must complete 90 hours or 6 courses to meet the certificate requirements. Please call if you have any questions. All classes held on the St. George Campus.

2 Required Courses Creating Compelling Business Cases Most of us have had great ideas that we could not convince others to support. The idea died and was never implemented. What you probably needed was a compelling business case to move the idea forward. Some ideas are easy to sell: you have done something similar before, you have a good track record and some credibility, your boss likes the idea already. But if you do not have sufficient credibility, or the idea is really new, or your boss sees things differently, you must create a powerful, persuasive business case. This course shows you how to create a powerful, persuasive presentation that will help you win senior management approval and support to lead your ideas forward. Determine the underlying need and its impact on the organization and its customers Link your ideas to the organization's strategic direction and needed operational and cultural shifts Create the "burning platform" (where you see significant gaps from targets within your organization's balanced scorecard) and get management commitment for change Determine stakeholder objectives (results or deliverables plus resource constraints) for the decision Consider the triple bottom line and its impact on decision parameters Generate attractive alternatives to demonstrate your research Compare the benefits, costs and risks of each alternative considered Show your financial projections (project costs versus cash flows) and their sensitivity to changes in your assumptions Consider financial ratios such as payback, return on investment and/or net present value and their impact on decision making Prepare and present your business case to other participants to gain meaningful feedback in a safe environment SCS Wed, 6 pm to 9 pm, March 21 to April 25, Instructor: Larry Chester, P.Eng., M.B.A. Emotionally Intelligent Leadership (Formerly Personal Impact: Emotionally Intelligent Leadership) Creating a rewarding and successful work-life for yourself and others takes a lot of smarts these days but the question is: what kind of smarts? Technical skills associated with your work and IQ will always be important but on their own not necessarily sufficient for today's leaders to navigate the complexities associated with today's world of work. Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) is increasingly recognized as a defining differentiator of a leader's potential to motivate, lead, and inspire people (self and others) towards greater success and engagement. For the leader who wants to further develop their performance and leadership competencies, this course provides a framework to learn more about EI and create a customized professional development plan for you as leader, no matter where you are in your career path. Unique to this course is a personal EI assessment using the BarON EQi, the world's first scientifically proven EI assessment, and a personal coaching session with an EQi certified coach. Learn why emotional intelligence plays such a crucial role in leadership success and top team performance Develop an understanding of how emotional intelligence can differentiate leaders from good to great Develop a plan to further develop your own emotionally intelligent leadership capability Learn to apply emotional intelligence in how you understand, relate and coach others to greater success SCS Tue, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, November 8 to December 6, 2011, with final class scheduled on Tuesday, January 24, Instructor: Danny Cushing, B.A., M.B.A. Fall Session: Pre-class work includes an online assessment to be completed by Tuesday, November 1, Classes are scheduled on November 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, and January 24.

3 Putting Leadership into Action Leadership is ultimately about behaviour behaviour that inspires, clarifies, and moves things forward. But as everyone knows, leadership is also a highly personalized skill. This course shows you how to combine your own strengths and style with relevant principles and practices to exercise effective leadership. With the use of case studies, insight of guest speakers, discussion of practical reference materials, and application of self-assessment tools, you learn how to harness the collective genius of the people in your organization and how to achieve recognition for yourself as an effective leader. Acquisition of a toolkit of leadership techniques and practical reference materials Understanding of modern theories of leadership in the context of its rich history Ability to integrate and apply leadership principles Sensitivity to your own leadership journey and enhancement of your own leadership abilities SCS Wed, 6 pm to 9 pm, May 25 to June 29, 2011 SCS Wed, 6 pm to 9 pm, May 23 to June 27, 2012 Instructor: R. Bonnie Shettler, President, Read & Associates Strategic Thinking and Intelligent Decisions Successful decisions are the result of innovative solutions that have full support within the organization. This course teaches you to identify and anticipate the most significant issues affecting your business unit or organization. You learn to think strategically, ask better questions and make more intelligent decisions that can resolve issues quickly, effectively, and with the commitment and support of key stakeholders to give your business a competitive edge. This course replaces Critical Thinking (SCS 0036). Students may apply Strategic Thinking and Intelligent Decisions (SCS 2096) or Critical Thinking (SCS 0036) towards the Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate. Enhance your strategic thinking ability Think through issues and evaluate them for the best possible solutions Improve your own decision making capacity. SCS Wed, 6 pm to 9 pm, January 18 to February 22, 2012 Instructor: Larry Chester, P.Eng., M.B.A.

4 Transforming Strategy (Formerly The Leadership of Vision and Strategy) Strategy and strategic ability are easy to demand, yet hard to define and execute. In the past, they were thought to be the domain of only the most senior leaders. But the creation of a powerful direction and energy that sparks reliable, long-term growth is now everyone's responsibility regardless of level, position, or tenure. This course de-mystifies strategy and shows you how to achieve sustainable growth. Using real life situations, you evaluate existing strategies and learn approaches and techniques that work to inspire others. You then apply this theory, learning to translate your personal purpose and vision into practical strategic projects and programs that will engage others and generate winning results Skill in assessing the dynamics of your current industry or function and determining new strategic possibilities and choices that will accelerate immediate growth Understanding of the core purpose and related intentions that underpin great strategy Ability to create clear, well-articulated strategy that inspires participation, engagement, and action Proficiency in developing roll-out plans that create energy and generate success momentum SCS Mon 6 pm to 9 pm, September 19 to October 24, 2011, plus one Saturday class, 9 am to 3 pm, November 5, Meetings (20 hours)..$1,629 Instructor: Wayne Stark, M.B.A.

5 OUR INSTRUCTORS Larry Chester, P.Eng., M.B.A., is a principal at Process Design Consultants Inc., a consulting firm specializing in operational and strategic performance management. His firm focuses on strategy deployment, project management, business process improvement, human performance management, and issues management. He was a recipient of the 2000 SCS Excellence in Teaching Award. Danny Cushing, B.A., M.B.A., is an executive coach and leadership instructor with over 10 years experience in coaching and teaching leadership development courses to senior global managers from a diverse range of business and nonbusiness sectors across all professional functional areas. Danny's teaching and coaching has focused on developing the emotional and social intelligence of managers so that they can be more effective in leading high-performing cross-cultural teams. Danny is the past Director of Leadership Development, Executive MBA Programs at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He has taught leadership and management courses in the Omnium Global EMBA and in the Toronto-based EMBA program at the Rotman School. Danny is currently Senior Executive Coach and Talent Manager at Executive Core, a U.S. global talent management firm. Danny holds a B.A. from Trent University and he is a graduate of the Executive MBA Program at the Rotman School. R. Bonnie Shettler, President, Read & Associates, has a broad range of experience in the development of global marketing strategy. She is Principal of the consulting firm Read & Associates. Bonnie was Vice-President, Global Marketing at Securit. At BMO Financial Group she held several senior executive positions including SVP Value Based Management, SVP National Sales, and VP Aboriginal Affairs. Wayne Stark, M.B.A., is Managing Partner at Pursuit Inc. His work focuses in the areas of organizational strategic and cultural transformation, and the development of authentic inspired leadership.

6 GUEST SPEAKERS The Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate program draws on experienced and innovative leaders who attend classroom sessions as guest speakers. The following are people who have spoken in the past: Allan Bonner, President, Allan Bonner Communications Inc. Dan Cornaccia, Office Managing Director, Ernst and Young Michael Gunns, Consultant, Organization Capability Group Larry Humphries, President, Sitraka Software Heather D. Innes, Counsel, General Motors Corporation of Canada Victor Kruklis, Vice President, Marketing and Planning, The Toronto Star Redmond Langan, Vice-President and Director of Marketing, McDonald s Restaurants of Canada Carol Layton, Deputy Minister of Results Delivery, Office of the Deputy Minister of Results Delivery, Ontario Government Lynn MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ontario Government Virginia Murray, ATKearner Executive Search Catherine Riggall, Vice-President of Business Affairs, University of Toronto Connie Roveto, Chair, Canada Revenue Agency Board of Management Pietro Satriano, Executive Vice President, Loblaws Brands Ltd. Visit or call