Master the skills to lead, inspire, and achieve results in a competitive world.
The advanced course in management and leadership is a specialized program designed to equip existing managers and aspiring high-potential individuals seeking leadership roles with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills for career advancement and results-oriented performance in a challenging and competitive business environment.
Organizational management relies heavily on achieving results-oriented performance, which depends on establishing direction, creating a vision, setting goals, crafting strategies for proactive change, inspiring and motivating people, building teams, resolving conflicts, and communicating effectively.
Leadership is both a cornerstone and a primary function of organizational management, complementing other functions such as planning, decision-making, organizing, staffing, and controlling. Management and leadership often overlap and resemble two sides of the same coin, forming a powerful combination capable of navigating today's rapidly changing world and achieving goals efficiently and effectively.
Both management and leadership involve complementary sets of actions focused on accomplishments and results. Therefore, a person in charge must possess both management and leadership skills to achieve organizational goals and drive productive outcomes. Effective managers require strong leadership abilities, while effective leaders need a solid foundation in management skills. These include strategic thinking, visioning, goal setting, and persuasive communication, alongside professional competencies such as planning, organizing, delegating, and evaluating.
Successful management and leadership also demand adaptability and the ability to identify new opportunities as an organization's needs evolve.
Orbeliani Consulting is a values-driven U.S.-based organization with advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in policy analysis, institutional and organizational development, good governance, strategic management, project management, evaluation, leadership and organizational change, marketing, PR and communication, talent management, innovation, economic competitiveness, regional clusters, knowledge economy, circular economy, etc. It traces its roots back to ICSRPA Management Consulting, an independent think-tank founded in 2004. We have been providing high-quality advisory services, delivering innovative, client-focussed solutions, carrying out research studies on important policy issues, and conducting courses in management and leadership-related areas. To this day, we have educated more than 6000 individuals and around 4000 employees of public, private, non-governmental, and international organizations.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
