Management Boot Camp
| Course code: | 26-SS-229 |
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| Dates: | February 2-27, 2026 Alternate Course Dates |
| Location: | Online |
| Instructor: | Sally Klauss |
| Fee: | $295.00 |
Description
Enhance your management skills and lead with confidence in this dynamic course for supervisors, managers, and emerging leaders. Success starts with a solid foundation, and this course provides practical strategies to help you set clear job expectations, engage and motivate employees, create accountability and build high-performing teams, and adapt your leadership style to different situations and personalities.
Course Outcomes
- Improve employee performance by setting clear expectations
- Evaluate and identify skill gaps to enhance team productivity
- Create accountability for job performance and outcomes
- Motivate and engage employees using effective leadership strategies
- Link employee behaviors to job performance for better results
- Understand different types of motivation and rewards
- Adapt your behavior to different workplace situations
- Gain insights into behavioral styles and how they impact relationships
- Strengthen communication and improve professional interactions
- New and experienced supervisors looking to strengthen leadership skills
- Managers and team leaders seeking to improve employee engagement
- HR professionals responsible for performance management and motivation
- Emerging leaders preparing for management roles
Notes
Registration Deadline: Participants can register up to 5 days after the course begins.Course Access: Offered in partnership with LERN. Log in 24/7—no live meetings.
Course Format: Weekly units include readings, audio-slide lectures, self-quizzes, and discussion forums.
Tips for Success: Log in 2–3 times a week and contribute 2–3 thoughtful posts per unit for the best experience.
Recognized Credentials: Earn nationally recognized CEUs from the Learning Resources Network (LERN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association—perfect for meeting professional development goals or licensure requirements.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers this class/certificate in partnership with LERN. Therefore, you may cancel your registration up until you receive your login and password from LERN and receive a full refund minus any credit card processing fees. Cancellations must be received via email at ocpe@vcu.edu
In the unlikely event that this program is cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollments or unforeseen circumstances, the university will fully refund registration fees, but cannot be held responsible for any other expenses, including change or cancellation charges to include but not limited to airlines, hotels, travel agencies, or other organizations.
Online courses offered with the Learning Resources Network (LERN) continue to run, as scheduled during inclement weather. If there are changes to meeting status, you will receive an email at the address you provided upon registration informing you of the cancelation.
*exempt-this offering is ineligible for waiver use
Student/Participant Conduct:
Participants are subject to all university policies applicable to students, unless a specific university or VCU Continuing and Professional Education policy explicitly states otherwise. University policies governing students are available at https://vcu.public.doctract.com including:
Student Code of Conduct
Honor System and Standards of Academic Conduct
Preventing and Responding to Discrimination
Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy-Interim
Sex-Based Misconduct Policy-Interim
For Academic Accommodations, please visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/policies.html#accommodations
There are still openings remaining at this time.
