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The Enduring Leader™
Duke University Certificate in Executive Leadership

Program Information

The Enduring Leader™ is a Certificate in Executive Leadership program for senior leaders to learn, exchange ideas, network, inspire and become inspired. Based on the Five Insights of Enduring Leaders™ by author and co-instructor, Jim Morris, the seminar will give you a roadmap for your further development as a leader. Leadership is more about who you are than what you know; therefore, a major focus of the course is developing the traits that make leaders great. A personal journey, development process, and relevance to your organization are strong components so that you may continue your own development and your ability to develop others long after the program has ended.
Course Highlights include:

  • Convenient 5-day seminar format
  • Online webinars with easy interface and call in
  • Personal coaching for implementation of action plans
  • Author of text is a leading member of course instructional team
  • Experiential, engaging, and active throughout
  • Interactive learning with other senior leaders

Certificate and CEUs offered by Duke University, a recognized leader in educational excellence

Instructional Staff

Duke University is proud to have assembled an outstanding instructional team, led by Jim Morris, Senior Partner at Bristlecone Learning, LLC and author of The Five Insights of Enduring Leaders and Elizabeth Upchurch, former Director of Duke Leadership Training and now Managing Partner of Bristlecone Learning, LLC. All instructors in the Enduring Leader™ program have themselves been executive leaders, educators, and long time students of leadership. Material is presented in a manner that allows students to utilize their time efficiently and effectively outside of the classroom as this is an intensive, fast paced program.

The Duke Leadership/Bristlecone Learning Partnership

Duke Leadership and Bristlecone Learning have teamed up to provide this Certificate in Executive Leadership program because of our commitment to building leaders who can meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Together we bring you cutting edge technology, experience, rigorous academic standards, unique content, and the best of experiential learning.

Duke Leadership Training

Duke Leadership Training began in 1997 to provide tailored business consulting and training solutions.
To help organizations and business leaders capitalize on the ever-changing business environment, Duke Leadership Training (DLT) partners closely with client organizations from a variety of public and private sector industries to provide enterprise-wide solutions that achieve business results. Duke Leadership offers resources to engage at all levels within an organization and all functions across an organization.

Bristlecone Learning, LLC

Bristlecone Learning’s mission is to develop leaders who change the world for the better. We build capacity in organizations that want to make a difference.
Bristlecone Learning helps clients develop enduring leaders. We believe that leaders everywhere play a critical role in the ultimate health and success of humankind. How they are prepared, selected and evaluated is critical, now more than ever. Humankind can only be successful if the natural and manmade systems that support it are equally successful. We believe “success” for humankind requires compassion, fostering human rights and global cultural diversity while enhancing the ability of the environment to continue to produce the resources necessary for life and business.