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Foundations of Management Certificate

Make the transition from individual contributor to manager through the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development’s Foundation of Management Certificate.


Is this program right for you?

The Foundations of Management Certificate helps you grow from an employee who does good work to a manager who can get good work out of a team. Improve your management style and develop the skills and confidence to manage and motivate teams, influence stakeholders, leverage resources and enhance business processes.

Programs in this certificate help you master the essential conversations and problem-solving necessary for getting the best out of your team. Sharpen your communication and facilitation skills, learn how to adopt a coaching mindset to improve employee motivation and become a more effective manager.

The programs include self-assessments, case studies, peer-to-peer learning and action plans that you can implement immediately to improve individual and team performance. Programs are offered multiple times per year and can be taken in any order, so you can easily fit them into your schedule.

Is this program right for you?

The Foundations of Management Certificate helps you grow from an employee who does good work to a manager who can get good work out of a team. Improve your management style and develop the skills and confidence to manage and motivate teams, influence stakeholders, leverage resources and enhance business processes.

Programs in this certificate help you master the essential conversations and problem-solving necessary for getting the best out of your team. Sharpen your communication and facilitation skills, learn how to adopt a coaching mindset to improve employee motivation and become a more effective manager.

The programs include self-assessments, case studies, peer-to-peer learning and action plans that you can implement immediately to improve individual and team performance. Programs are offered multiple times per year and can be taken in any order, so you can easily fit them into your schedule.

Registration information

How you'll learn

  • Many programs are offered multiple times per year, in person at the Fluno Center in Madison or online.
  • Programs may be taken individually to meet business needs.

Sample curriculum

Core Programs (complete all)

  • Coaching and Motivating in the Workplace
  • Manager Boot Camp
  • Managing Teams Effectively

Elective Programs (complete one)

  • Business Process Improvement Using Lean Six Sigma and Performance Metrics
  • Change Management
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Leadership Values
  • Effective Meeting Management and Facilitation
  • Project Management: Planning, Scheduling, and Control

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