Certificate in Mission-Focused Leadership

About this certificate...

Mission-focused leadership encompasses a set of approaches and skills dedicated to generating support for a nonprofit's mission through internal activities. This type of leadership emphasizes aligning organizational culture, staff development, and internal processes with the mission. It involves inspiring and motivating team members, fostering a shared sense of purpose, and ensuring that decision-making processes and operational strategies consistently reflect the organization’s goals.

Mastering mission-focused leadership enables nonprofit leaders to create a cohesive and driven team, where every member is empowered to contribute to the mission's success, ultimately leading to stronger and more sustainable organizational outcomes.

What You Will Learn

The critical differences between leadership and management, and each individual's potential to show leadership regardless of position.

How mission-focused leadership is the key element to getting people engaged, involved, and personally connected to the work of your organization.

How an emphasis on connecting can supercharge mission-focused leadership at any level and in any nonprofit.

How to create an action plan to improve mission-focused leadership in yourself and your team, and five practical ways to do so right away.

Four styles of leadership that uniquely support mission-focused leadership in our nonprofits.

A leadership style self-assessment to help you better understand your own natural and preferred leadership styles.

The core differences between direct work and capacity-building work, and how to build leadership goals around both.

How to grow beyond your preferred leadership style and embrace "dynamic leadership" techniques.

Who is this learning path for?

All roles, all nonprofit staff! Because nonprofit teams are all working toward a shared mission, there are opportunities and benefits to developing your mission-focused leadership. This series of online courses will help you cultivate nonprofit leadership skills with a focus on your own professional development as well as that of your team mates.

This learning path explores the following Korn Ferry competencies: