What do You need to succeed in business?

graduate-level leadership certificate prograMs

• Targeted Learning• Learn It Today, Use It Tomorrow • Continuous Improvement

certificates

Whether your goal is to accelerate progress in your current job, change careers or put yourself on a management track, these focused learning opportunities will help position you for success.

Certificates can be either a learning experience that is stand alone, or a stepping stone to getting an MBA. If you already have your MBA, a Certificate can also be a great way to add new skills and a relevant, updated credential to your resumé.

stand alone or stepping stone

learning for experienced professionals

If the idea of going back to school after spending years in the business world seems daunting, you’re not alone. In fact, your fellow students will be people like you—adult men and women already well-steeped in the realities of professional life. People who are ready to get down to business.

The relentless pace of change in business demands continuous personal improvement to achieve— or retain—a leadership position. Without that focus, skills and know-ledge can rapidly become obsolete.

Graduate-level Certificate Programs from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) help busy professionals fit a top-rated learning experience into their lives. With a curriculum derived from the core courses in our Leadership MBA Program, LFGSM’s signature “learn it today, use it tomorrow” approach offers the education you need to be effective.

tiMe to learn

accoMModating Your priorities

Learning flexibility is a cornerstone of the Certificate Program experience. We know you have multiple life priorities, so our learning platform lets you study on your own schedule, at your own pace, and still complete your Certificate within a year.

Mentoring vs lecturing

Ivory tower academics may be great for teaching theory, but you’re beyond all that now. You’ve experienced the real business world, and want to learn from faculty who have been there, done that. LFGSM curriculum is taught by business leaders with real-world experience ready to prepare you for real-world challenges.

change ManageMent certificate

Managing organization change is an important skill in today’s rapidly evolving world. This series of four courses selected from the LFGSM Leadership MBA degree program will help you develop the leadership skills and tools necessary for strategically guiding organizations through constructive change initiatives. Courses include:

•ExecutiveSuccessSkills

•EffectiveLeadership

•GlobalBusiness&CulturalDiversity

•LeadingOrganizationalChange

healthcare certificate

Healthcare is dynamic, complex, and a force of change in the world today. The Healthcare Certificate prepares you to address the evolving models of delivery and financing of care, continually rising costs, and increasing regulatory compliance. You will learn how to make sound business decisions within healthcare’s rapidly changing business environment through site visits to facilities, guest speakers from clinical, scientific, and operations perspectives, as well as political and/or public health arenas. Courses include:

•FinancialManagement

•TheHealthcareLandscape

•AdvancedTopicsInHealthcareFinance

•HealthcareBusinessOperations

strategY and execution certificate

Bridging strategy and execution helps businesses remain clearly aligned, both internally and externally. This series of four courses will help you develop and implement strategic initiatives necessary for creating and sustaining a competitive advantage and a culture of innovation. Students will also learn how to develop marketing strategy based on competitive positioning and how to optimize operational business processes. Courses include:

•StrategicThinking

•Innovation&Risk

•Marketing

•OperationsManagement

global business certificate

Companies and managers are impacted as the global economy trends toward greater integration and interdependency. From cultural diversity, financial management, and marketing perspectives you will learn how to work and build success across borders. These courses examine issues under the umbrella of the global challenge that include strategic ethical considerations, global financial markets, cross border investments, competitive markets, and environmental factors—such as political, economic, legal, socio-cultural, and technological. Students select one of three Global Practicum options. Courses include:

•GlobalBasecamp(nocost,nocredit)

•GlobalBusinessandCulturalDiversity

•GlobalFinance

•GlobalMarketing

•GlobalPracticum:LatinAmerica,Europe,Asia (selectone)

ManageMent analYtics certificate

Business today is driven by an almost overwhelming amount of data. This selected coursework will help you develop skills related to gathering, understanding and interpreting data in areas such as accounting and finance. Key economic concepts critical to managerial decision-making are also part of this dynamic curriculum. Courses include:

•BusinessAnalyticsandResearch

•AccountingforDecisionMaking

•EconomicsforManagers

•FinancialManagement

certificate prograMs designed for roiLFGSM Certificate Program coursework helps you create or augment core competencies by immersing you in an environment with real challenges requiring real solutions. The competencies you acquire through this practice will have direct benefit to you and your company.

students can earn a graduate-level certificate from lfgsM within a year. each certificate program includes a self-paced, online business fundamentals module and a series of four core courses.

hoW do i get started?Our admissions process is streamlined and highly personalized, with Admissions Representatives ready to assist you every step of the way. Visit lakeforestMba.edu/admissions/ or call 847.234.5005.

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Our 8,600 successful alumni, 140 business-leader faculty and 750 current students provide an active support network you can rely on for your entire career. Since 1946, we’ve been creating learning opportunities with real impact. LFGSM is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), North Central Association and is licensed in 31 states.

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Corporate Partnerships

Originally created by businesses seeking practical and powerful education for their up-and-coming managers, LFGSM continues to partner and collaborate with our corporate partners. Connect with us today at 847.574.5186 to learn more about programs that can benefit your company and staff:

• Sponsorship of Leadership Certificate Programs tailored for one company or a company consortium

• Sponsorship of Leadership and Immersion

MBA Programs

• Corporate Learning Solutions leveraging our contemporary content and leading faculty

• MembershiponourBoard and Advisory Council

• Access to our faculty as guest lecturers and subject matter experts

• Corporate Alumni and Student Groups providing ongoing leadership volunteer opportunities, learning programs, and social and executive forums