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Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus: Positivity in Leadership Certificate

Master the 10 rules. Lead with positivity and purpose. Transform your team.

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The Energy Bus: Positivity in Leadership certificate helps professionals build stronger teams, improve workplace culture, and develop resilient leadership strategies using Jon Gordon’s proven Energy Bus framework.
Through practical, action-oriented lessons, learners explore how positive leadership, communication, accountability, and team engagement can help address common workplace challenges such as burnout, low morale, disengagement, negativity, and communication breakdowns.
Inspired by Jon Gordon’s bestselling book The Energy Bus, this program is designed for professionals who want to lead with greater clarity, energy, and purpose. 

Your ride starts now. Join the waitlist today! 

Registration begins July 13, 2026.

 

Program Overview

Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus: Positivity in Leadership Certificate is a fully online, self-paced professional development course designed to help learners apply positive leadership strategies in real workplace settings. 
The course introduces the 10 Energy Bus principles and helps learners connect each principle to workplace culture, communication, accountability, resilience, team motivation, and personal leadership growth. 
Learners will complete reflection activities, practical exercises, and a final leadership action plan that applies the Energy Bus framework to a real workplace challenge. 
This course is ideal for professionals who want to improve team engagement, build a more positive work environment, and lead with greater intention. 

What You’ll Learn 

By the end of this course, learners will be able to: 

Build positive team culture

Use leadership practices that support morale, trust, collaboration, and shared purpose. 

Strengthen leadership communication

Apply communication strategies that help reduce negativity, improve clarity, and support team alignment. 

Develop professional resilience

Use mindset and energy-management strategies to navigate setbacks, stress, and workplace challenges. 

Improve accountability and ownership

Identify how personal choices, attitude, and follow-through affect team performance and workplace culture. 

Motivate and engage teams

Use the Energy Bus principles to support team motivation, connection, and commitment.

Apply the 10 Energy Bus Rules

Connect each principle to a practical workplace scenario and build a personalized leadership action plan. 

Learners can immediately apply the Energy Bus framework to: 

  • Improve workplace culture and team morale
  • Support communication across teams
  • Build resilience during periods of change or stress
  • Address negativity and disengagement
  • Strengthen accountability and follow-through
  • Create a practical leadership action plan for a real workplace challenge

 

Registration opens July 13, 2026 for the inaugural session!

Course Curriculum Overview

Format: Fully online, self-paced 
Length: Approximately 20 hours 
Reading: Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus (book optional for course completion)
Credential: Certificate of Completion from the University of Arizona Online Professional Studies

Learners explore how personal mindset, ownership, and energy influence leadership effectiveness and team culture. 

Focus areas: Leadership mindset, accountability, personal responsibility, workplace energy 

Learners examine how clear goals and shared purpose help teams stay focused and engaged. 

Focus areas: Vision setting, purpose-driven leadership, team alignment, motivation 

Learners practice strategies for reducing negativity, improving communication, and creating a more positive work environment. 

Focus areas: Communication, morale, workplace culture, trust, team engagement 

Learners identify ways to lead through challenges, respond productively to setbacks, and support resilience across a team. 

Focus areas: Resilience, conflict navigation, stress, adaptability, problem-solving 

Learners apply the 10 Energy Bus principles to a real workplace challenge and create a practical leadership action plan. 

Focus areas: Application, implementation, reflection, leadership growth, workplace improvement 

 

Getting on The Energy Bus: Positivity in Leadership Certificate

 

The Energy Bus Book

Cost

Individual Enrollment Rate: $249 (introductory price)
Small Team Tier (10 Seats): $1,750 
Department/Site Tier (50 Seats): $7,500 
Team over 100? Contact us for Custom Rates
You do not need to be located in Arizona or a University of Arizona student to take this course.
Registering is easy. No application required. 

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Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus FAQs

No, The Energy Bus text is not included in the tuition cost for the program. It is recommended, but not required to purchase the book for your own reference and use beyond the course. 

The book can be purchased from the following retailers:  

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

University of Arizona Campus Store

This course is designed for professionals who want to improve their leadership, communication, resilience, and team culture skills. It may be especially useful for supervisors, managers, team leads, educators, coaches, nonprofit leaders, and professionals preparing for leadership roles. 

Learners will develop skills in leadership communication, positive team culture, accountability, resilience, team motivation, mindset management, and practical workplace application. 

Yes. The course is designed as a self-paced online learning experience, allowing learners to complete coursework on a flexible schedule. 

Yes. The course is fully online and delivered through Arizona Online Professional Studies. 

The course includes approximately 20 hours of content, including readings, activities, reflection exercises, and application-based assignments. 

The course includes access to online learning materials, activities, and a certificate of completion. Learners will also receive access to Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus as part of the program. 

Jon Gordon is a bestselling author and leadership speaker known for his work on positive leadership, team culture, and organizational performance. This course is based on the leadership principles from his book The Energy Bus. 

Yes. Learners who complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion from University of Arizona Online Professional Studies. 

None! No application is required. You do not need to be located in Arizona or a University of Arizona student to take this course.