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Professional Certificate Series

Happiness in Leadership: Driving Team Success

Build a toolkit of core skills to manage emotional stress and apply them to situations of organizational change or heightened workload

    • 3 Courses
    • 4 Months
    • Earn Your Certificate
    What You'll Learn

    Developed by experts in the field of leadership, happiness, and applied psychology, this certificate program gives you a unique lens for leadership and mentorship.

    Become a more mindful, compassionate, and happy leader by examining science-based research on the impact positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and resiliency has on your leadership, your team, and your organization’s growth and success. Through philosophical exploration, you will challenge your assumptions about happiness – helping incorporate good habits into your professional life and sharing that knowledge with others and helping you become a more honest and transparent leader. Overall, you will build an emotional toolkit and redefine your leadership approach, creating more resilient, engaged, and happy teams – reducing mental burden and job burnout along the way.

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    3 Courses

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    The course was amazing. It helped me understand about how to speak in public, how to write in a more effective leader. I also learned about how to be a good leader, and how to take into consideration the needs of different parties.

    Sebastian S.

    [Exercising Leadership] changed the way I'm approaching my next leadership challenge. I strongly suggest to anyone who works with other people to take this course.

    Alessandro G.

    This course had a real impact on humanizing leadership for me. You don't have to carry it all alone, you can do mistakes and be open. Also, it reminded me the importance of leaning on each other.

    Liisa-Indra

    Baltic Communications Manager

    Being part of the Harvard global community of learners means connecting with a diverse group of individuals who share a common goal of growth and development. It’s not just about gaining knowledge from world-class professors like Professor Ronald Heifetz, but also about learning from the experiences, perspectives, and challenges of fellow learners from around the world. It’s an opportunity to collaborate, exchange ideas, and challenge myself in ways I wouldn’t be able to in a local environment.

    Ermund C. R.

    Digital Marketing Specialist

    The course made me see many important things to achieve objectives, the necessary tools, mutual help between colleagues, managing situations and differentiating moments of emotionality and rationality. Knowing how to find one, take care of oneself, and then help the other, is to adapt in each area and lead with courage.

    Bianca B.

    Having had the opportunity to take a course at the greatest university in the world (in my opinion), is a source of pride. I can only imagine when I share the certificate with the Harvard logo on my Linkedin. Wow... I have no words.

    Marcos Jose O.

    Being part of the Harvard global community of learners is incredibly meaningful to me. It’s not just about the knowledge I gain; it’s the connection to a network of people who are all passionate about making a difference. ... Knowing that I'm learning alongside people from all over the world who are going through similar experiences gives me a sense of reassurance and strength. It reminds me that I’m part of something bigger, and it pushes me to keep pushing forward, not just for myself but for the impact I want to make in the world.

    Shraddha S.

    Head of Operations

    This was, without a doubt, one of the most enriching experiences of my life between the ages of 19 and 20 — and since I turn 20 this week, that makes this achievement even more special! 🎉 I’m extremely grateful to have learned from some of the best professors, had access to high-quality academic content, and experienced studying at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.

    Carlos S.

    Student

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    Industry Insights

    Chief Happiness Officer roles are on the rise, according to a Deloitte report that growing emphasis on wellbeing led CHO positions to increase by 65% from 2022 to 2022.
    Gallup’s 2022 State of the Global Workplace Report found that just 21% of workers were engaged at work, encouraging companies to seek human-centric leaders to encourage upskilling, career development, and retention.

    US businesses lose up to $300 billion yearly as a result of workplace stress. Use these transformative and transferable skills to reduce burnout and refocus team energy and productivity.