Establish Learning Goals that Include Leadership.

People are the most important aspect of every organization. With that comes a great responsibility to provide educational opportunities that include functional and leadership training (and certification). The foundation of leadership needs to be formed early in a career, but that doesn't mean that we stop learning.

Leaders provide their people with a sense of purpose by encouraging learning in the workplace. Additionally, leaders should be seeking out learning opportunities for themselves and their team. If you are ready to challenge yourself and your team, I recommend taking a look at the Resilience-Building Leader Program.

The Resilience-Building Leader Program is the certification body for the Resilience-Building Leadership Professional? (RBLP?) series of leadership certifications.

"Reading about the numerous praises from the many students who completed the RBLP program on LinkedIn, I was curious to find out what new knowledge they earned that would be helpful to apply in their workplace.

As a senior leader in my mentoring organization and the Department of Defense, the Resilience-Building Leadership Professional Trainer (RBLP-T) certification was a breath of fresh air needed to lead both organizations better with a focus building and maintaining resilient teams. Little did I know that I would apply this new RBLP-T knowledge before completing the program. Frequently, leadership training is diluted and only temporary motivation. The RBLP-T training provides much more that connects with my purpose in my personal and professional life.?

For those leaders who consider themselves lifelong learners, building resilient teams are a must. Lastly, the [Authorized Training Partners] and leadership team at RBLP are good at their craft. The [ATPs] bring relevant and realistic meaning to the lesson plans and the staff are professional strategic leaders making a difference impacting organizations around the globe." - RBLP-T credential holder in the United States

Earning a RBLP Leadership Certification is a personal choice that can have varying benefits depending on your level of experience and company and industry that you choose to work for.?The following may help you decide whether the RBLP series of leadership certifications are right for your learning goals.

99% of our credential holders would recommend the RBLP leadership?certifications to others.?

"With over 35 years of leadership experience, I was interested in the RBLP-T program to broaden and strengthen my understanding of leadership and team building. This is truly a program about building people and teams, not just getting people to complete a task.?RBLP, its content and delivery methodology and second to none." - RBLP-T credential holder in Canada

Do Certifications Guarantee That You Get A Job?

Certifications alone do not get you a job. Your ability to articulate your value to the organization is what ultimately leads to getting a job – this includes leadership.?Having a RBLP leadership certification will often help set you apart from other applicants looking to get a job as a front-line supervisor, middle manager, or senior leader, no matter what industry or position you choose to pursue.?

"The RBLP certification is by far the most comprehensive and thought-provoking leadership [program] I've experienced." - RBLP-T credential holder in the United States

Even if a leadership certification isn't listed as a requirement, having one may give you a leg up on other applicants and show the employer that you are a dedicated to lifelong learning.?Having a RBLP certification looks better on your resume and shows that you have successfully demonstrated competency in the leader tasks and supporting knowledge applicable to Building Resilient Teams.

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97%?have greater confidence in their professional abilities.?

Certification and Promotions?

The RBLP leadership certifications can help with promotions, job advancements and pay raises in much the same way they help new applicants to get a job; they improve the employer's perception of you.?Additionally, leadership certifications through RBLP can help you articulate the value that you bring to a team and organization. Your ability to create a positive climate, develop cohesion, provide purpose, facilitate team learning, and support organizational learning will boost the confidence of your team and organization.?These factors all relate directly to promotions and raises and may be the final point in scoring a promotion over someone else.

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What are the Different Types of Certifications that can be added as a learning goal?

Resilience-Building Leadership Professional? (RBLP?) is for Front-Line Supervisors. Collective resilience is the ability to overcome challenges, and then adapt and grow because of those challenges. Resilient teams are stronger together and they make organizational learning and change possible. Front-line supervisors build resilient teams by creating a positive climate, developing cohesion, and providing purpose.?

Resilience-Building Leadership Professional? Coach (RBLP?-C) is for Middle Managers. Solving problems and overcoming challenges is a learning process. Middle managers facilitate the team’s ability to learn by analyzing team learning capacity, orienting on team goals, encouraging constructive dialogue, and building new mental models. We call this certification “coach” because middle managers are responsible for coaching their front-line supervisors to build resilient teams.?

Resilience-Building Leadership Professional? Trainer (RBLP?-T) is for Senior Leaders. Organizational learning makes change possible and enables competitive advantage. Senior leaders support the organization’s ability to learn by analyzing organizational learning capacity, promoting a shared vision, fostering knowledge emergence, and ensuring knowledge diffusion. We call this certification “trainer” because senior leaders are responsible for the leadership training of front-line supervisors and middle managers.?

Our three-tiered certification program provides organizations of any size, in any industry, with a holistic and scalable solution that integrates the efforts of all leaders towards the organization’s most important goals.?

"The RBLP-T certification appealed to me because it fills in the conceptual gaps that connect everything together for a resilient team.?This was the missing piece of my leadership development education. Now I can tie seemingly disparate team dynamics together into a holistic leadership strategy." - RBLP-T credential holder in the United States

Do I Have to Take Exam Prep Training to Get a RBLP Leadership Certification?

Our Authorized Training Partners (ATPs) use experiential learning techniques and coaching skills to facilitate reflection and critical thinking about each applicable leader task. This process of reflecting and thinking puts the student’s prior leadership experience? and? education into context in preparation for the oral exam. Exam prep courses are designed to prepare students for the RBLP series of certification exams but is not a substitute for prior leader experience and education.

Oral exams are challenging. Exam prep?training?replicates?the oral exam process?by requiring students?to articulate what, why, and how questions for each applicable leader task.?Studies show that individuals that take the time to study and prepare for the exam have a higher exam pass rate.?Exam prep classes also give you the opportunity to meet other RBLP certified professionals with the same dedication to building and leading resilient teams.

How Do You Get a RBLP Leadership Certification?

There is a three-step process to certification: Apply | Prepare | Schedule Exam

1. Apply:??https://resiliencebuildingleader.com/leadership-certifications/apply

2. Prepare: https://resiliencebuildingleader.com/leadership-certifications/prepare-for-exam/

3. Schedule exam: https://resiliencebuildingleader.com/leadership-certifications/schedule-exam/

Our certification exams provide the public with a reliable mechanism for certifying that our credential holders have met relevant competency standards. Our exam processes and procedures ensure that all our credential holders demonstrate their competence adequately and fairly.

We administer oral certification exams because leadership knowledge can be tested more effectively by oral exam than by written examination. The?RBLP,?RBLP-C, and?RBLP-T exams are issued orally in English or Spanish by exam administrators via Microsoft Teams video conference. All of the RBLP exam administrators hold doctoral degrees and have 20+ years of leadership experience.

Applicants for certification are required to show competence of factual (what), conceptual (why), and procedural (how) knowledge for each leader task in the competency domains applicable to their level of certification.

How Do I Keep My Certification?

Recertification is required every three years to maintain the RBLP, RBLP-C, or RBLP-T level of certification. Credential holders are required to complete a professional development exercise detailing how they have implemented applicable leader tasks in the workplace during the previous three years.

Establishing learning goals should support both current performance objectives and expected future responsibilities in both functional and leadership areas. By adding a focus on leadership, you are helping the professional growth of everyone involved. Once someone is a subject matter expert at their job, continue to add value by providing an opportunity to earn a RBLP leadership certification.

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