{"id":23012,"date":"2014-04-17T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T16:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=23012"},"modified":"2017-06-27T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T18:56:48","slug":"fiu-center-for-leadership-ranked-1-in-the-country-for-leadership-development-by-hr-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/04\/fiu-center-for-leadership-ranked-1-in-the-country-for-leadership-development-by-hr-com\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU Center for Leadership Ranked #1 in the Country for Leadership Development by HR.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
Leadership Excellence<\/em>, a publication of HR.com, has named Florida International University\u2019s Center for Leadership as the recipient of their 2014 Leadership 500 Excellence Award, ranking the center\u2019s programs as #1 in the educational institution category. Awardees were announced last week at the 2014 Global Leadership Excellence Forum in Vail, Colorado, which recognized exceptional leadership development programs in various categories.<\/p>\n Over 300 educational institutions applied to be ranked, including programs\/divisions of Harvard, Yale, MIT, University of Michigan, Cornell, University of Chicago, Duke, Columbia, and Northwestern. Five universities in the State of Florida also applied \u2013 University of Central Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Florida State, University of Miami, and Rollins College.<\/p>\n The Center for Leadership is a part of the nationally ranked College of Business at FIU and was established by Dr. Modesto A. Maidique during his tenure as the university\u2019s fourth president. Offering executive leadership programs for company executives at the director level or higher, the Center\u2019s programs are grounded in empirical research and consistently informed by practitioners of leadership.<\/p>\n For the past 30 years, Leadership Excellence<\/em> has identified and recognized the Top 500 leadership organizations and their strategies and solutions in their annual ranking.<\/p>\n “Leadership is an art that requires constant practice and focus to master. The firms recognized in the Leadership 500 Excellence Awards program significantly help firms\u00a0grow and develop their leaders through some of the most impactful programs we have ever seen,” stated Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR professionals.<\/p>\n HR.com heavily weighted rankings based on alumni feedback regarding the impact of program content.<\/strong><\/p>\n