Executive Development Center: Our Programs

What you need, when and where you need it.

Customized training
We design training programs to fit hand-in-glove with your organization's needs. Our expertise extends into all aspects of organizational management including:

• Quantitative subjects:
  Analyzing financial statements
  Creating pro forma statements
  Cost benefit analysis
  Statistical quality control
  Forecasting
• Qualitative topics:
  Leadership
  Team Building
  Strategic marketing
  Negotiation
  Managing performance

Bear in mind that because managing by leading change is our mantra, we're always adding new ideas and options. For more details, talk with your EDC contact.

Targeted Programs

• Senior executive workshops target senior executives, mid-level managers and lower level managers slated to move up. They are intensive three to four day workshops covering such topics as: Changing Strategic Markets, Managing Change and Managing Conflict, Promoting and Delivering Internal Innovation by Understanding Systems, and Adding Value by Leading Change Toward Basic Customer Service.
• Certificate programs are offered with our without academic credit, depending on the program curriculum and structure. In general, programs will be tied to functional areas of management including: accounting, human resources, information technology, internal management, marketing, organizational analysis, entrepreneurship, public management and negotiation. Cross-functional programs are also possible.
• Certificate-plus-academic-credit programs include: certificate of management programs, continuing education workshops, stand-alone management courses and professional certification programs.
• Certificate-only programs include: management training programs, mini-management courses, seminars and workshops.

Innovative education that fits your schedule
To meet the work schedule requirements of our diverse clientele, we use a variety of delivery methods: classes on our campus, classes at your site and distance learning (online, video conferencing, etc.). In addition to flexible delivery, programs can be designed to range in length from three days to several weeks. The type and duration of your training program will be determined through consultation with an EDC professional.

A hands-on, minds open educational experience
We believe that people who succeed in management learn most effectively through thought-provoking experiences designed to engage them. Our planning and development process promotes a cohesive package that challenges your people to analyze, synthesize and create. Programs are dynamic and flexible to address the needs of new groups of participants and their changing environments.

In advanced programs we rely heavily on interactive, experiential exercises. Our aim is to engage. We transform a classic principle of communication - tell your listeners what you are going to say, say it, then tell them what you've said - into a principle of active student learning: plan, do, reflect. Whether analyzing cases, discussing problems or simulating decisions, we've designed a realistic experience that leads through commitment and debate to confident managerial performance.