Executive Leadership Program
Format / Schedule
Cohort (3-4 participants from
several companies)
Three, 3-day sessions OR
Four, 2-day sessions
and pricing at 508-831-6789
This program is designed especially for senior managers who have been targeted to assume significant managerial responsibilities. You will acquire the skills needed for managerial success such as strategy formulation, negotiation, conflict resolution, decision-making, implementing change and managing culture. The WPI Executive Leadership Program shortens the learning curve for new leaders by developing the skills needed to achieve excellence as a cross-functional executive.
You will have the opportunity to experiment with new approaches and to discuss your own professional challenges with your colleagues and faculty facilitators. Our program demonstrates how to maximize people and resources, develop a broader understanding of integration across functions, and make accurate projections to enhance your organization's effectiveness and profitability.
This program can be delivered at your corporate site in the New England area, at our Worcester campus, or through blended learning which incorporates distance learning options.
Who Should Attend
- High potential managers who want to strengthen leadership skills and gain a more strategic understanding of the business
"The successful and sustainable development of your human capital represents a true competitive advantage for businesses today."
- Dean Stephen Flavin
Topics
The Strategic Mindset: Integrating Functional and Business Strategies
- Incorporating industry and competitive analyses
- Formulating and evaluating strategic options
- Developing skills for critical thinking, innovation and creativity
- Using core competencies to create sustainable competitive advantages
- Use of operations concepts to improve human resources processes
Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
- Organization Strategy, Structure, and Behavior
- Motivation techniques for enhancing organizational effectiveness
- Managing organizational change and overcoming resistance
- Productive use of power and influence
- Leading performance: human capital development
- Leading groups and teams
- Developing effective negotiating skills
Strategic Financial Management
- Strategic significance of financial information
- Strategic risk management and corporate governance
- Capital budgeting
- Managing in global financial markets
Last modified: February 26, 2008 08:56:03