Leadership Development
University of Waterloo leadership certificate courses currently offered
Understanding human behaviour
The most successful people in this world have one thing in common: they understand people. You can too! With the DiSC Classic Profile and a few simple steps, you can improve your communication with others. Build stronger working relationships and increase your performance in both your professional and personal life.
Time management for modern hybrid work
In this course, you will establish control over your time while resisting the perpetual cycle of speed for speed's sake, by looking at individual time effectiveness in twelve critical areas. You will also develop customized strategies for improving their personal productivity. Participants will analyze their time use, conquer procrastination, master paperwork, establish clear goals, and determine how to accomplish more with your time.
Leading people to effectiveness
You will explore how you approach the most fundamental work of leaders: creating a vision, building alignment around that vision, and championing execution of the vision. In advance of the workshop, you will be required to complete an online assessment – Everything DiSC Work of Leaders. You will be asked to provide a personal email address to complete this assessment.
Team building and team dimensions
A team challenge doesn’t have to be challenging. Begin to appreciate the value of teamwork and understand the synergy that a well-organized team creates. Highlights include: appreciating diversity, clarifying roles, stages of team development, and fostering characteristics of high-performing teams.
Managing conflict opportunities
Conflict is natural and, if embraced, has an untapped potential for igniting innovative change. If ignored and handled incorrectly, conflict can unleash a destructive force within your organization. Learn how to correctly respond to conflict and take advantage of the positive potential that exists when conflicts occur at work.
Contact us
For more information about University of Waterloo Leadership Certificate Courses, please contact: learning@karis.org
Cancellation Policy for University of Waterloo Leadership Certificate Courses
1) If Karis Disability Services cancels a course, a full refund will be made to all registrants.
2) If a registrant cancels their registration for a course in writing by emailing learning@karis.org, the following conditions will be applied:
If a registrant cancels their registration 7 calendar days or more prior to the course start date they will receive a refund of 100% of the course fee less a $20 administrative fee, less the cost of online assessment if applicable
If a registrant cancels their registration within 3 to 6 calendar days prior to the course start date, they will receive a refund of 50% of the course fee less $20 Administrative Fee, less cost the cost of online assessment if applicable
If a registrant cancels their registration within 48 hours prior to the course, no refund will be applied (See EXCEPTION NOTE below)
3) If a registrant does not attend a course without prior notice in writing to learning@karis.org, no refund will be applied.
4) No refund will be applied when a participant’s registration is cancelled as a result of unmet required pre-course assessments. Participants must complete the required assessments at least 24 hours before the course start date.
EXCEPTION NOTE – Due to the flexible nature of our work, we have implemented the following policy: If you need to cancel within 7 days of the course, or become ill the day of the course, we will allow for a one-time exception to our cancellation policy and will allow for your registration to be transferred, free of charge, to the next available course date. This exception can only be applied ONCE per person when completing the UW Leadership Certificate Program.
MEDICAL REASONS FOR ABSENCE - If a registrant cancels or does not attend a course for a medical reason a refund for 50% of the course fee less $10 Administrative Fee will be offered. Those claiming medical reasons must provide medical certification (doctor's note) for due consideration.