Responsive Management
Our constantly changing world requires leadership that is adaptive, strategic and confident. Whether you’re a new or experienced manager, business owner or employee, you will learn to turn the challenges you face into opportunities by applying the skills you learn and practice in the Responsive Management Microcertificate. Practice skills in problem-solving, stress management and emotional intelligence will increase your productivity and engagement within hybrid teams as you expertly lead risk assessment and recovery.
Maintain Efficiency in Hybrid Teams
Understand the dynamics of hybrid teams and learn key techniques to maintain connections and engagement in your hybrid work environment. Integrate important tools and technologies that ensure successful remote communications and maintain a collaborative environment rooted in trust and accountability.
Effectively Respond to Crisis
Crises come in many forms — from floods and tornadoes to equipment failure and accidents. Effective organizations understand these risks and carefully assess and develop plans, strategies and tactics that can be refined and tested over time. Learn how to best prepare for all kinds of crises and how you can create and deploy a crisis response that leads a clear path to recovery.
Lead with Strength and Optimism
Learn and understand the importance of mindset and how to apply the models of resilient leadership. Being a resilient leader requires you first build resilience in yourself by developing your emotional intelligence. With a solid foundation in your own well-being, you will be better equipped to support others in complex and unexpected circumstances.
Benefits of Responsive Management
- Increased productivity
- Improved communication
- Improved employee engagement
- Enhanced innovation
- Better decision making
- Positive workplace culture
- Increased revenue
Responsive Management Courses
To complete the Centre for Continuing Education Responsive Management Microcertificate, you will complete three courses: Each course focuses on a different element of management including how to manage your workforce in a hybrid world, how to manage through a crisis and how to bounce back afterwards.
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Hybrid Workforce Essentials
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Crisis Management
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Resilient Leadership
Unique to microcertificates at the U of R, you earn a digital badge with each course you complete. Earn all three badges to earn a digital microcertificate. Share these microcredentials on your resumé or with potential employers online as proof you’ve invested in your communication skills.
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Learn and Hone Management Skills
This program is applicable to every industry. This Professional Microcredential badged courses can help boost your resumé by providing on-the-job skills and competencies. Employers are looking for confident and responsive managers who can manage people and situations. Build and hone these skills to meet and exceed your boss’ expectations!
Highlighted Skills
- Risk Assessment
- Response Planning
- Recovery Tactics
- Hybrid Team Leadership
- Remote Collaboration
- Team Building and Engagement
- Maximize Technology
- Empathetic Leadership
- Resilient Mindset
- Problem-Solving
- Stress Management
Professional Microcertificate Responsive Management
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Short, skill-based microcredential courses and programs for your professional development with the Centre for Continuing Education.
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Why Study Management at the University of Regina?
The Responsive Management Microcertificate program offers a flexible and practical approach to developing essential management skills. The program focuses on real-world application and comprehensive skill development to bring you an industry recognized credential to enhance your management abilities and career prospects.
Flexibility
- Take the microcertificate remotely and at your own pace.
- Complete the High Impact Leadership Microcertificate in as little as 43 months, or take up to 2 years.
- Select one course to quickly target a specific skill. Take courses on their own as stand-alone professional development opportunities or combine them and take advantage of carefully curated set of skills.
Access Funding
- University of Regina Alumni Association (URAA) Professional Development Award ($500 per term) is available to all U of R alumni, including those who have completed Continuing Education professional certificates or microcertificates.
- Canada Training Credit is a refundable tax credit providing access to $250 each year with unused amounts carried forward to future years for a maximum lifetime amount of $5,000. Find out more about funding.
Qualify for the URAA Professional Development Award – $500 per term!
Industry Expert Instructors
All Centre for Continuing Education professional development instructors are working professionals in their field. They bring real-world project management expertise to the classroom, ensuring you learn practical skills you can immediately apply in the workplace.Digital, Shareable Credentials
Earn a digital badge for each course in the microcertificate. Earn a digital microcertificate when you complete all three courses. What does this mean? It means you have proof of your investment and your skill development. Using MyCreds, your University of Regina digital credential wallet, you can share your success with those that matter. Share your achievement on LinkedIn and other digital platforms so your boss – or your future boss – can see!
Skills You'll Learn in Responsive Management
Resilient leadership is essential in today’s evolving workplace, empowering you with the ability to navigate uncertainty, manage hybrid teams and lead through crises effectively. Strong leaders in crisis possess strategic thinking skills, emotional intelligence and the agility to adapt to change. They foster collaboration, enhance engagement, and drive organizational resilience. Start mastering these skills in the Responsive Management Microcertificate and learn to turn challenges into opportunities, ensuring sustainable success in any work environment.
- Navigate change with confidence
- Lead hybrid teams effectively
- Foster resilience and adaptability
- Solve problems strategically
- Strengthen emotional intelligence
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Program Requirements and Credentials
- Courses can be taken in any order; there are no prerequisites and no prior education or experience is required.
Required Courses
- Hybrid Workforce Essentials
- Crisis Management
- Resilient Leadership
Earn a digital, shareable badge for each course you complete in this microcertificate program. Complete all three courses within two years and earn a digital Professional Microcertificate.
What can I do with a digital credential?
You now have proof of your investment and your skill development. Using MyCreds, your University of Regina digital credential wallet, you can share your success with those that matter. Share your achievement on LinkedIn and other digital platforms so your boss – or your future boss – can see!
Digital Credentials
Instructor Highlight
Penelope (Penny) Popp is an accomplished Professional Engineer, Project Management Professional, instructor, and leader. She has been navigating the complexities of delivering results in both the private and public sectors for over 20 years and in 2021 started her own consultancy firm. She has directed complex, multi-million-dollar projects and achieved success by entrusting her teams and forming partnerships with stakeholders.
Your Professional Development Questions Answered
Not sure where to start? Have questions about professional development at the Centre for Continuing Education?
- What is professional development?
- What do I get when I complete CCE professional development programs?
- Can I get funding?
- How am I assessed?
- Do I have to be admitted to the U of R to take CCE professional development?
- Can you help me decide what I should take?
- How are courses delivered?
Your Course is Starting! What You Need to Know
UR Community is where you’ll find your program’s online classroom for all courses. Course information like program resources, information from instructors, Zoom links and more will be posted and shared in UR Community.
If you don't already have an account, our Student Services team will create an account for you. Login information will be e-mailed to you before the course starts. Please make sure you can login. If you experience any issues logging in, please contact Student Services.
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Location
In-person courses are located in the College Building on the College Avenue Campus at 2155 College Avenue.
Parking
Paid parking is available in the parking lots located on the south side of the College Building. Parking is $2/hour. You can pay to park using the pay stations located in the parking lot and in the main entrance of the College Building or by downloading the PayByPhone app or visiting paybyphone.com. The following information is required to set up an account:
- Mobile phone number
- Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
- License plate of vehicle(s)
Refreshments
At our in-person courses, we provide the essentials you need to have a productive learning experience. We provide:
- Lunch, unless otherwise specified
- A selection of coffee, tea and beverages
- Snacks
- Water refill stations
Please enter any dietary requirements when you register online.
Students who withdraw more than 10 business days prior to the course will receive a full refund minus $30 administration fee. If a student registers 10 business days or less prior to the course, they are eligible for a transfer credit only.
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The University of Regina and the Centre for Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel courses or programs due to insufficient registration or other unforeseen events. If this occurs, participants will be given every opportunity to transfer into another course or refunds will be issued. Decisions regarding withdrawal and/or refunds may be appealed to the Dean, Centre for Continuing Education.
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