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6 Courses (4 Core, 2 Elective)
Core Courses:
- Business Writing
- Building Compelling Slide Decks and Reports
- Persuasive Writing
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
Elective Courses (2 Courses):
- Planning and Delivering Effective Presentations
- Advanced Business Writing
- Impactful Unscripted Communication
- Persuasion
- Virtual Communication
DESIGNED FOR:
- Individual contributors
- Managers
- Executives
- Communications professionals
- Entrepreneurs
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
4 Courses
- Foundations of Ethical Reasoning
- Ethics in Business and Technology
- Psychology in Business Ethics
- Addressing Dysfunctional Ethical Cultures
DESIGNED FOR:
- Business managers and leaders
- Founders and entrepreneurs
- Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals
- Professionals, particularly those working in highly regulated industries
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:2 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
4 Courses
- Embracing the Basics of Business Law
- Structuring Business Agreements for Success
- Exploring Specialty Areas of Business Law
- Working with Legal Professionals
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Business leaders looking to better understand legal issues
- Founders and entrepreneurs
- Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:2 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- Value Creation and Profitability
- Change, Disruption, and Growth
- Synergies, Mergers, and Alliances
- Getting the Most Out of Your Business Relationships
- Game Theory and Business Strategy
- Digital Platform Strategy
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Strategic/Executive sales leaders
- Senior business leaders
- Executives
- Directors
- Managers
- Entrepreneurs
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses (4 Core, 2 Elective)
Core Courses:
- Navigating Power Relationships
- Negotiation Skills
- Leading Strategic Change Initiatives
- Leading Organizational Change
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
Elective Courses (2 Courses):
- Leading Collaborative Teams
- Leading Across Cultures
- Coaching Skills for Leaders
- Motivating People for High Performance
- Quality and Service Excellence
- Planning and Delivering Effective Presentations
- Leading With Credibility
- Leading for Creativity and Innovation
- Strategic Decision Making
- Making Strategic Change Happen
DESIGNED FOR:
- Senior leaders
- Mid- to upper-level managers
- High potentials
- Individual contributors who regularly face change in their organization
- Professionals who are working in (or aspiring toward) leadership roles
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
4 Courses
- Diagnosing Workplace Conflict
- Applying a Problem-Solving Approach to Conflict
- Leading Challenging Conversations
- Mediation for Managers
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Team managers
- Supervisors
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:2 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- Problem-Solving Using Evidence and Critical Thinking
- Making a Convincing Case for Your Solution
- Strategic Decision Making
- Navigating Power Relationships
- Interpreting the Behavior of Others
- Applying Strategic Influence
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- C-level executives, VPs, managers
- Industry leaders with 2-10+ years experience
- Mid-level professionals looking to move into leadership roles
- Engineers and designers leading projects
- Consultants or analysts
- Anyone whose work involves devising, proposing, and defending evidence-based solutions
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
4 Courses
- Improving Engagement
- Counteracting Unconscious Bias
- Diversity and Inclusion at Work
- Fostering an Inclusive Climate
- Diversity and Inclusion Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Team managers and supervisors
- Executives responsible for strategic culture efforts
- Anyone interested in creating an inclusive and supportive culture that promotes equal opportunities and treatment of employees
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:2 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- Strengths-Based Engineering Leadership
- Values-Based Engineering Leadership
- Decision-Making Skills for Engineering Leaders
- Collaborative Communication for Engineering Leaders
- Courageous Communication for Engineering Leaders
- Influence and Motivation for Engineering Leaders
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Both emerging and experienced engineering leaders
- Early to mid-career engineers looking to move into a leadership role
- Business leaders who work with engineers and technology professionals
- Graduate students transitioning from an academic track to an industry track
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
8 Courses (6 Core, 2 Elective)
Core Courses:
- Quality and Service Excellence
- Leading Collaborative Teams
- Strategic Decision Making
- Leading With Credibility
- Motivating People for High Performance
- Coaching Skills for Leaders
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
Elective Courses (2 Courses):
- Planning and Delivering Effective Presentations
- Leading Across Cultures
- Leading for Creativity and Innovation
- Negotiation Skills
- Leading Strategic Change Initiatives
- Leading Organizational Change
- Navigating Power Relationships
- Becoming a Strategic Leader
- Using Humor for Influence
- Using Humor in the Workplace
- Making Strategic Change Happen
DESIGNED FOR:
- High potential mid-level managers with 5+ years experience
- Upper-level or senior managers with 5+ years experience
- VP or C-level executives
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:4 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
DESIGNED FOR:
- Aspiring leaders
- Managers, senior leaders and executives
- CEOs
- Actors and performers
- Anyone who wants to become more effective in connecting with others through increased ease and presence when speaking in public or private
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:15 weeks
- Program Duration:4 months
- Class Size:20 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
5 Courses (4 Core, 1 Elective)
Core Courses:
- Power and Gender Dynamics
- Developing Executive Presence for Women Leaders
- Gender Bias and Negotiation Strategies
- The Network Effect
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
- Diversity and Inclusion Symposium LIVE
Elective Course (1 Course):
- Decoding the Gender Gap in Board Membership
- Fostering an Inclusive Climate
- Becoming a Strategic Leader
DESIGNED FOR:
- Women leaders in mid- to senior-level positions (10+ years of work experience)
- Women who hold or are interested in seeking board positions
- Women entrepreneurs and founders
- Male leaders seeking to better understand gender dynamics in their organizations
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
3 Courses
- Addressing Complex Problems Using Results-Based Management
- Creating and Enforcing International Agreements
- Coordinating Services and Support at the Global and Country Level
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Current and aspiring international program managers in public, NGO, or nonprofit organizations
- People at all levels in international public service organizations, government, and NGOs
- The program is especially relevant for those involved in program and project management, planning and budgeting, and program evaluation/results demonstration
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:4 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:5-7 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- Problem-Solving Using Evidence and Critical Thinking
- Making a Convincing Case for Your Solution
- Framing Complex Problems with Systems Thinking
- Becoming a Systems Leader
- Leading Strategic Change Initiatives
- Creating Advantage Through Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Mid-level professionals looking to improve and expand their influence and move into leadership roles
- Managers and leaders handling resource investments, process improvements, or priority changes
- C-level executives and VPs interested in building an innovation culture and competitive advantage
- Consultants
- Analysts
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
5 Courses
- Leading in a VUCA World
- Developing and Communicating Vision and Strategy
- Building Great Teams
- Setting Internal and External Conditions for Success
- Preparing for the Future
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Leaders and executives at all levels, in any industry
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:2.5 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:4-6 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
7 Courses
- Becoming a Powerful Leader
- Building High-Performing Teams
- Active Listening and Processing Feedback
- Managing Team Performance
- Managing Time and Priorities
- Effective Hiring and Interviewing
- Addressing Workplace Behavior Issues
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- New managers
- Professionals looking to move into a management role
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3.5 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
5 Courses
- Building High-Performing Virtual Teams
- Launching Virtual Team Projects
- Virtual Communication, Constructive Conflict, and Collaboration
- Decision-Making and Accountability
- Diversity and Cross-Cultural Teams
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Leaders and executives in any industry who are leading or launching virtual teams
- Individual contributors to virtual teams who aspire to a leadership role
- Consultants who are brought in to support a project-based team virtually
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- Introduction to Negotiation
- Integrative Negotiation
- Psychology of Negotiation
- Preparing for a Negotiation
- Power Dynamics and Ethics in Negotiation
- Complex Negotiation
DESIGNED FOR:
- Individual contributors
- Leaders and managers
- Executives
- Procurement and contracts professionals
- Anyone who wants to become a better negotiator in business and in life
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:3 weeks
- Program Duration:5 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:2-3 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
Core Courses:
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
Leading Your Team (2 Elective Courses):
- Leading Collaborative Teams
- Leading Across Cultures
- Coaching Skills for Leaders
- Motivating People for High Performance
- Mediation for Managers
- Using Humor in the Workplace
Gaining the Advantage (2 Elective Courses):
- Quality and Service Excellence
- Planning and Delivering Effective Presentations
- Leading With Credibility
- Leading for Creativity and Innovation
- Using Humor for Influence
Strategy (1 Elective Course):
- Strategic Decision Making
- Leading Strategic Change Initiatives
- Leading Organizational Change
- Becoming a Strategic Leader
- Making Strategic Change Happen
Negotiations (1 Elective Course):
- Navigating Power Relationships
- Negotiation Skills
DESIGNED FOR:
- Mid- to upper-level managers
- High potentials with 3-5+ years experience
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses (2 Core, 4 Elective)
Core Courses:
- Persuasion
- Persuasive Writing
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
Elective Courses (4 Courses):
- Planning and Delivering Effective Presentations
- Building Compelling Slide Decks and Reports
- Mediation for Managers
- Impactful Unscripted Communication
- Using Humor for Influence
- Using Humor in the Workplace
DESIGNED FOR:
- Individual contributors
- Managers
- Executives
- Communications professionals
- Entrepreneurs
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- The Psychology of Getting Things Done
- Identifying and Managing Emotions
- Interpreting the Behavior of Others
- Mastering the Essentials of Influence
- Applying Strategic Influence
- Designing an Effective Team Structure
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Individual contributors
- Managers and team leaders
- Senior managers and executives
- Any professional looking to become more effective at interacting with colleagues, clients, reports, or superiors
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:4-6 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
6 Courses
- Leadership Skills and Traits in Public Organizations
- Assessing Your Public Sector Organization
- Motivating Public Sector Employees
- Public Sector Leadership Strategies
- Goal Setting in Public Sector Organizations
- Leading Public Sector Teams to Success
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- People who work in or with public service or public policy organizations
- Leaders, aspiring leaders, and staff who work in organizations involved in public affairs or engaged with government at any level
- People who work in or with non-profits, education institutions, or NGOs
- People who work in or with law enforcement organizations
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
5 Courses
- Discovering Sales Growth Opportunities
- Getting the Most From Your Sales Efforts
- Winning With Your Key Accounts
- Sales Negotiation to Maximize Value
- Managing Sales Performance for Growth
DESIGNED FOR:
- Sales representatives
- Sales managers
- Account managers
- Organizational leaders who want to better understand sales team strategies
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
5 Courses
- Building Leadership Character
- Authenticity, Integrity, and Accountability
- Courage, Humility, and Compassion
- Developing a Culture of Empowerment
- Leading With Credibility
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Informal or formal leaders at any level in an organization
- Religious and faith-based leaders
- Humanitarian, non-profit, and NGO leaders
- Anyone who is part of a work team and can influence others
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
5 Courses
- Women in Leadership: Navigating the Double Bind
- Women in Leadership: Negotiation Skills
- Women in Leadership: Using Emotional Intelligence to Drive Results
- Women in Leadership: Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Women in Leadership: Outsmart the Work-Life Balance
- Leadership Symposium LIVE
DESIGNED FOR:
- Women who are mid- to-senior level managers
- Women with 3-10 years experience who are aspiring to move into leadership roles
HOW IT WORKS:
- Course Length:2 weeks
- Program Duration:3 months
- Class Size:Under 35 students
- Effort:3-5 hours per week
- Format:100% online
- Model:Instructor-led
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