Rutgers Business School Offers Certificate Program in Executive Leadership

NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of ever increasing lawsuits and stories in the media about corporate missteps, the Institute for Ethical Leadership (IEL), located at Rutgers Business School, is offering a new Certificate Program, Executive Leadership: An Ethical Journey to Success. This two-day executive education program, on Tuesday, November 18 and Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Rutgers Business School in Newark, features focused learning experiences and case studies on ethical challenges and opportunities for business, nonprofit and government professionals to avoid the costly mistakes being made every day by organizations across the country.

"This program provides tools for tackling the toughest challenges, those without easy answers," says Ann K. Buchholtz, PhD, Rutgers Professor of Leadership and Ethics and Research Director at IEL. "Participants will study the critical relationship of compliance to ethics and how a clear understanding of ethical decisions can help a company avoid everything from an employee lawsuit to federal or state corruption charges."

According to IEL Executive Director Judy Young, "These days, companies can't avoid ethical dilemmas and leaders need to be prepared. This certificate program includes ethics and values, corporate social responsibility, compliance, crisis communication and how to create and sustain an ethical culture. Participants will gain invaluable knowledge and practical experience in ethical leadership and critical decision-making skills. The benefits can be significant no matter what industry."

This program provides leaders and managers with the education, training, and critical-thinking tools needed to make ethical decisions for real-world challenges and to set the tone for their team and organization. It is designed to empower and challenge, and it provides additional tools that will enable leaders to review their typical responses to ethical challenges, identify different options and create and execute an ethical culture. With the knowledge gained from this unique program, organizations can avoid ethical breaches that can tarnish or ruin reputations, often costing companies millions of dollars.

Attending this Executive Leadership Certificate Program will give leaders and their businesses a competitive advantage.  Participants will be able to directly relate to the content and material, allowing them to apply their learning to their current work place immediately. They will hear from experienced, ethical leaders about the challenges and opportunities they have faced, how they handled them, how leaders and managers can be prepared to face an ethical dilemmas and how to create an ethical culture.

In addition, all participants will receive an Apple iPad™ Mini preloaded with course materials, decision-making and evaluation tools, and a resource guide. Upon completion of the program, participants will be awarded a Certificate in Executive Leadership. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18 and Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Rutgers Business School in Newark, NJ.

For more information, call 973-353-1135, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.business.rutgers.edu/iel/executive-leadership-certificate.

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SOURCE Rutgers Business School - Institute for Ethical Leadership

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