Business Skills Learning

Enhancing Communication and Leadership Capabilities

To stand out as a leader in business, you need to continually adjust your skills to meet increased demands from management. This means extending the scope of your professional responsibilities beyond your daily job duties to increasing your overall communication and leadership capabilities. Developing advanced interpersonal, critical thinking and problem solving skills can give you an edge and accelerate your career.

As a business professional, whether in the commercial or government arena, success in management will require you to identify and set goals, solve complex problems, take on new roles, and communicate effectively and persuasively with stakeholders, managers and customers.

ESI Business Skills Courses Prepare You to:

• Adapt readily in a business environment
• Perform more effectively on integrated project teams
• Become a change agent
• Develop knowledge and skills in others through coaching and mentoring
• Deliver persuasive messages, facilitate dialogue and participate in powerful, high-impact communications


Business Leadership Credentials
ESI’s Business Skills program culminates in a Professional Certificate in Business Skills from ESI and our academic partner, The George Washington University School of Business. In addition, the courses themselves can be applied to any of our other ESI professional certificates.

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