ECCLES EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SERIES
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SERIES Overview Build on your leadership strengths and learn how to apply the latest research to manage today’s toughest challenges. In this five-part series, you’ll meet with your cohort on a monthly basis and dive deep into fundamental leadership topics, including competitive advantage, collaborative negotiations, team dynamics, business turnarounds, and a leader’s role in navigating uncertainty. Through the experiences of the faculty and participants, you will create a network and grow. The five-class Executive Leadership Series is designed for individuals who are currently in leadership positions or those who are preparing to assume greater leadership responsibilities. Taught by Eccles’ top-ranked faculty, the program attracts executives from a broad range of backgrounds and industries and encourages vibrant classroom discussion and interactive learning. Intellectually rewarding and personally fulfilling, this program will challenge you to think deeply about the leader you are — and the leader you want to become.
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“Definitely the best course I have attended. I may even consider an MBA program in the future to learn more.”
Competitive Advantage Collaborative Negotiations Team Dynamics Business Turnarounds Emotional Intelligence Leader’s Role In Navigating Uncertainty/ Capstone Learning Experience
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Employer Benefits
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Use analytical leadership skills to identify challenges facing your business and make better decisions as an executive Hone your leadership skills and identify how others perceive your leadership style Understand how to better solve business problems, including navigating uncertainty, designing teams, and strengthening team culture
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Increase your skill set needed to excel in leadership and management positions Identify ways to use your leadership skills to make an impact in your organization Lead teams in projects, decisions, and negotiations to understand and solve business problems
Who Should Attend
SHRM Recertification Provider
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Eccles Executive Education is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). This class is valid for 30 PDCs. For more information, please visit shrmcertification.org.
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Leaders from any company or industry Lifelong learners who are motivated to increase their leadership responsibilities in their company Individuals eager to further develop their leadership skills and positively impact their company
Sample Schedule Day 1: Leadership and Competitive Advantage • •
Utilize human resource management as a potential source of competitive advantage Successful management to create revenue, growth, and committed team members
Day 2: Collaborative Negotiations • • •
Negotiating fundamentals Creating and claiming value Creating joint gains in an organizational context
Day 3: Business Turnarounds • •
Reduce employee and managerial frustration Decrease chance of initiative failure
Day 4: Effective Teams • • •
Conflict dynamics and feedback situations Collaborative and communication skills Effective conflict resolution processes
Day 5: Leader’s Role in Navigating Uncertainty/ Capstone Learning Experience • •
Personal vision and leadership goals Strategies and leadership principles
Presenting Faculty
Bonita Austin
Dr. Abe Bakhsheshy
Dr. Jennifer Cummings
Dr. Tina Diekmann
Dr. Patricia Gorman
Joe Horton
THE ECCLES DIFFERENCE The David Eccles School of Business enrolls about 6,000 students in its eight undergraduate majors, four MBAs, six other specialized graduate programs, one Ph.D. program, and executive education curricula. It is also home to seven institutes and centers that support an ecosystem of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation, including the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Ken C. Gardner Policy Institute, Sorenson Impact Center, and more. Our faculty members boast impressive professional and educational backgrounds and hold Ph.D.s from esteemed universities including the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School, Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP Telephone: (801) 587-7273 Email: ExecEd@Utah.edu Website: Execed.Utah.Edu Registration: Eccles.Secure.Force.com/ExecEdApplication 1731 E Campus Center Drive Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building, GARFF 4340 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112