session descriptions

Reflects current curriculum. Subject to updates.

Program Structure

Certificate Series
The Certificate in Executive Management is made up of four specific modules or segments:

I.    Leadership Essentials
II.    Finance & Accounting for Non-financial Managers
III.    Leading the Strategic Enterprise
IV.    Applied Leadership Skills

The four segments of the Certificate series are intended to build upon each other and provide a comprehensive learning experience. The program concludes with a capstone experience where participants are members of a team leading a business enterprise as part of the top management team.  This global simulation (Business Strategy Game) allows each participant to:

• Integrate learning from across the entire Certificate series and apply it in a live, competitive situation
• Practice being a member of a management team that is leading the organization
• Develop and implement strategy and react and respond to competitive challenges
• Practice working as a member of a virtual team
• See the impact of your decisions over time
• Receive immediate feedback on your decision making capabilities
• Experience making a presentation to senior leaders where you describe your strategy and explain and defend your decisions and performance

Participation in the simulation (the Business Strategy Game) is limited to individuals who are registered to take the entire Certificate series. 

Individual Session Attendance
The Certificate in Executive Management modules may be taken individually, if specific segments meet your specific learning needs.  Individuals may choose to attend any of the four individual segments, but only those who are taking the entire Certificate get the benefits from the global simulation.
       

module i - leadership essentials

• Foundations of Leadership
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Ethical Decision Making
• Making the Business Case for Sustainability
• Leading Change: Experience Change

module ii - finance & accounting for non-financial managers

• Basic Financial Reporting (online)
• Cost Information and Decision Making
• Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships
• Operating Budgets
• Depreciation & Cost of Goods Sold
• Capital Budgeting
• Sources & Uses of Funds Analysis
• Operating and Financial Leverage
• Financial Statement Analysis

Note: Viewing of a 3-hour online presentation is required prior to beginning Module II.

module iii - Leading the Strategic Enterprise

• Understanding the Competitive Environment
• Competitive Foresight
• Innovation
• Design Thinking
• Marketing for Managers
• Thinking Strategically
• The Challenges of Implementing Strategy
• Business Strategy Game & Introduction*

*Only for participants enrolled in all modules of the program.

module iv - applied leadership skills

• Putting Your Personality to Work
• Negotiations
• Building Accountability
• Crucial Conversations
• Conflict Management
• Business Strategy Game*

*Only for participants enrolled in all modules of the program.