Strategic Leader Certification
Best for experienced Supervisors and Managers ready for bigger challenges and broader influence. Don’t just rely on prior wins, learn new skills and strategies.
THIS CERTIFICATION HELPS YOU
- Influence without using your formal authority
- Link operational decisions to financial results
- Align teams around strategic priorities
- Master difficult conversations
- Drive change across departments
- Prevent performance from plateauing
Starts October 9th, 2026, View Schedule, at our Golden Valley MN Training Center
Members: $3,450 per person, non-members: $3,950 per person
“My biggest challenge was in balancing company priorities. I felt stressed. This certification helped me confidently think 2 steps ahead in every aspect of my role. ”
Nick Johnson, Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager
“The impact has been noticeable—communication is more transparent and goal-oriented and team alignment and performance have improved. ”
Scott Monzelowsky, Sales Leader
THIS CERTIFICATION INCLUDES
6 LEADERSHIP COURSES + ASSIGNMENTS & COACHING
Becoming an Influential Leader
This workshop helps you understand which personal traits drive your impact and how to use them intentionally. Learn practical ways to build trust, inspire commitment, and create positive influence that strengthens relationships and results.
Key Outcomes:
- Lead your team without just telling people what to do
- Drive higher levels of engagement and reduce turnover
- Build rapport with a diverse workforce
- Lead without using formal authority
- Serve your team, going beyond your current limits and capacity
Finance for Non-Financial Leaders
This workshop will help you master the financial language of business, so you know how your company makes money. When complete, you will be able to ensure your improvements impact company financials, financial jargon doesn’t limit your contribution in meetings, and you don’t rely on historical accounting measures to motivate future process improvements.
Key Outcomes:
- Understand key financial statements and what they reveal about your business
- Connect operational improvements to financial results
- Speak confidently in financial discussions and meetings
- Develop simple ROI calculations to justify projects and initiatives
- Use financial insights to drive smarter, future-focused decisions
Strategy, Scorecards, and Accountability
Leaders that know what is at stake give their team a reason to get results and don’t worry about putting posters on a wall. This course helps attendees develop priorities that have resources, scorecards that provide feedback, and accountability to reach commitments.
Key Outcomes:
- Prioritize effectively when resources are limited and competing demands exist
- Identify future opportunities and communicate strategic vision
- Shift from fighting fires to proactive planning and prevention
- Leverage data and metrics to drive informed decision-making
- Hold yourself and others accountable to meet commitments
Mastering Crucial Conversations & Communication
Effective leaders communicate with clarity, empathy, and confidence. This workshop helps you strengthen your leadership presence by being transparent, direct, and collaborative. Learn to ground communication in empathy, build trust across teams, and model the behaviors that inspire performance and respect.
Key Outcomes:
- Prepare for “hard” people conversations
- Address difficult issues and say what needs to be said
- Effectively communicate in a variety of settings
- Adapt your leadership style to each unique situation
- Create milestones and symbols to rally support behind the vision
Leading Organizational Change
Leaders that move the business forward first need to understand the current state of the business, team dynamics, and process flow. This course will help you lead the type of change that will connect silos, remove tunnel vision and improve the way work gets done.
Key Outcomes:
- Maneuver through policy and politics diplomatically
- Professionally decline low-impact ideas or fad technologies
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and external partners
- Decide when 80% solutions are sufficient versus pursuing perfection
- Create organization-wide energy and optimism for the future
Staying Coachable
High-performing leaders know yesterday’s habits won’t drive tomorrow’s success. This workshop helps you identify what to keep, change, and strengthen to sustain results over time. Learn practical strategies to adapt your leadership, stay effective through change, and build a foundation for long-term success.
Key Outcomes:
- Make time for learning
- Sustain performance in your leadership role
- Encourage honest feedback and authentic communication
- Find your leadership blind spots, and what to do about them
- Rebuild motivation for feedback and make time for growth
Leadership Assignments & Coaching
Required leadership development assignments help you practice new leadership behaviors and will be assigned after each course. All assignments must be completed in order to receive the certification designation. Leadership coaching will help reinforce your new skills and behaviors.
Meet a few of our
Senior Leader Instructors
Matt Kanz
Matt Kanz is Vice President of Manufacturing – Americas for Campari Group. He has over 16 years of experience in the food and manufacturing industries. He is a lean six sigma black belt and an operational excellence leader, who is passionate about delivering value to customers and stakeholders through continuous improvement and innovation.
Jody O’Neil
Jody O’Neil is an experienced Human Resources leader who helps manufacturing organizations align people strategies with business goals, develop leaders, and build high-performing teams. Known for her strategic approach, she helps organizations navigate change and drive business results through people.
Kelly Hansen
Kelly is the Vice President of Human Resources for Veit. She has over 20+ years of experience developing people and organizations and has a passion in helping others become the best version of themselves through leadership development and coaching.
THE PROCESS TO BECOME CERTIFIED
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Step 1
Enroll in Certification
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Step 2
Complete training
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Step 3
Apply what you learn
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Step 4
Get better results
Starts October 9th, 2026, View Schedule, at our Golden Valley MN Training Center
Members: $3,450 per person, non-members: $3,950 per person
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this certification best for?
Experienced Supervisors and Managers ready for bigger challenges and broader influence
What is the time commitment for the certification?
Courses and assignments may be completed in 6 months
Where does the training take place?
At our Golden Valley Training Center
Who do I contact to learn more about this certification?
Email our Member Services Manager, Monica at monicas@mfrall.com
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