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Leadership & Strategy Programs
Build the skills, strategic thinking, and expertise to create vision, navigate complex challenges, make stronger decisions, and lead with confidence.
Leadership Development Built for Your Goals
Build the leadership and strategy skills that matter most to your work and your goals. Penn State Smeal Executive & Professional Programs offers focused learning to help working professionals lead with confidence and put new skills to work.
Take one program to build a specific skill, or complete three eligible programs to earn the . Choose the order and pace that work for you.
Why Leadership & Strategy at Penn State?
We help you become a more effective strategic leader who can set and execute on a vision.
Make stronger decisions, navigate complex challenges, and help your team move forward. Learn from Penn State Smeal faculty and experienced practitioners, with practical approaches you can use at work right away.
The faculty balance institutional knowledge and real-world experience. Tying this all together is incredibly important. This made all of the difference.”
Seth Doman
Director, New Holland Parts & Service Sales, New Holland Corporate of North America
Explore Leadership & Strategy Programs
Professional Certificate
Strategy and Organizational Performance
Complete any three eligible programs to earn the Strategy and Organizational Performance Professional Certificate. Take programs in any order and over any period of time, choosing the learning experiences that best support your professional goals around leadership and strategy skills.
How Do You Earn the Strategy and Organizational Performance Professional Certificate?
Choose Three Eligible Programs
Build Broader Leadership & Strategy Expertise
Connect learning across multiple areas of leadership and strategy while building a credential that reflects your continued professional development and growing expertise.
Interested in a Supply Chain Focus?
Extend your strategy and leadership development in supply chain by opting for a Professional Certificate in Strategy Organizational Performance with Emphasis in Supply Chain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. You can take an individual program based on the skills you want to develop or your current professional needs. Eligible programs can also be completed as part of a Penn State Smeal professional certificate.
Complete a series of three eligible Leadership & Strategy programs to earn a Penn State Smeal professional certificate. You can build your certificate over time while developing broader expertise across leadership and strategy.
Leadership & Strategy programs are designed for working professionals who want to become more effective leaders and decision-makers. Programs support professionals looking to strengthen their capabilities for current responsibilities, new challenges, or continued career growth.
Programs explore the challenges leaders face across strategy, communication, change, financial decision-making, and organizational leadership. Specific areas of focus vary by program, so you can choose learning that aligns with your role and goals.
Leadership & Strategy programs are designed to fit the needs of working professionals, with delivery formats varying by program. Review individual program details and the program schedule for current dates, formats, and availability.
