Carlson Executive Education Discover three new ways to create new success.

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1 Carlson Executive Education Discover three new ways to create new success. Corporate Strategy for Functional Managers March 26-28, 2007 Leading Effective Change April 17-19, 2007 Talent Management Strategies May 21-23, 2007

2 NEW class for 2007 If you want to understand corporate strategy you need to know the language. Corporate Strategy for Functional Managers March 26-28, 2007 For organizations to respond effectively to constant competitive challenges, managers across all levels and functions must understand the company s strategy, be able to quickly adapt to strategic shifts, and have the ability to implement functional strategies in synch with overall business and corporate strategies. This intensely focused, hands-on program will give functional managers the language, tools, and concepts to understand business and corporate strategies and then tailor and align functional strategies to support them. Develop an understanding of business and corporate strategies Understand the link between functional strategy and the company s strategy Understand industry analysis Be able to assess the roles of positioning and core competencies in strategy and functional alignment Discover how the best managers work Learn to collaborate with strategic alliances across functions Find out how to implement strategy Understand the power of functional consistency and fit Functional executives and managers Vice president, director or senior-level manager of a functional area such as marketing, finance, operations, IT, sales and development Aks Zaheer Curtis L. Carlson Professor of Strategic Management & Organization Professor Zaheer teaches Strategic Management, Strategic Alliances and Strategic Thinking and Implementation. He has consulted with major corporations and is Associate Editor of Academy of Management Review. He has published several papers in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, and Organization Science. Prior to receiving his PhD, he worked in industry for 11 years, including three years with Colgate-Palmolive in India and five years in consumer products in Nigeria. J. Myles Shaver Professor of Strategic Management & Organization Professor Shaver is currently listed first as notable teachers at Carlson in the BusinessWeek Guide to the Best Business Schools. Prior to joining the Carlson School, he was Associate Professor of Management and International Business at the Stern School of Business, New York University and was a visiting scholar at Copenhagen Business School. His research includes the management and economics of international expansion as well as corporate expansion through diversification and mergers and acquisition. Executive Education from the region s premier business school. The Carlson School is ranked in the top 25 in the nation and we re a key contributor to the University of Minnesota s long-standing reputation for world-leading research. Our faculty integrates its groundbreaking research directly into the curriculum and many faculty members are key consultants to local and Fortune 500 companies. The Carlson School is a combination of an innovative curriculum, renowned faculty, a location in the heart of a top business community, and world-leading research. It s why we re not only the region s premier business school, but well respected throughout the world. Our Carlson Executive Education programs offer working professionals from CEO to mid-level managers some of the most advanced business education in the country. What we offer can equip you with the expertise that will transform the way you do business. It can change the course of your organization...and your career.

3 Navigating change is much more effective when you have a really good map. Leading Effective Change April 17-19, 2007 Change is constant. Change is difficult. And change is inevitable. This focused program delivers cutting edge approaches to organizational change and how best to handle it. Leading experts in change management will help you discover the underlying dynamics of change through class discussion, hands-on work, and the unique ExperienceChange behavioral simulation that truly brings to life the issues and trade-offs involved in effective change management. Compare four basic perspectives about change Recognize situations where each approach to change is most effective Discover the role of social networks in the change process Understand why people feel and behave as they do in reaction to change Learn the characteristics of an effective change team Experience a powerful hands-on change simulation Build a set of tools for effective change leadership Practice what you learn in real time Gain a broad perspective on change management, enhancing your ability to match appropriate techniques to your specific organizational challenges Leave with a practical set of tools and a better understanding of what needs to be done to lead change in your organization General managers, division leaders, senior and mid-level functional managers, and executives who manage training and education Vice-president or senior level manager for a functional area such as marketing, operations, or sales NEW class for 2007 Pri Shah Associate Professor of Strategic Management & Organization Pri Shah has been a visiting professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT and the Yale School of Management. Her research and consulting interests include negotiation, group processes and organizational change. She began teaching and conducting research in negotiation while at Kellogg, an institution renowned for its expertise in negotiation and dispute resolution. Andrew Van de Ven Vernon H. Heath Professor of Organizational Innovation & Change Strategic Management & Organization Andrew Van de Ven taught at the Wharton School prior to coming to the Carlson School. During the past ten years, he has studied changes occuring in Minnesota s health care industry. In the 1980s he directed the Minnesota Innovation Research Program and co-developed the Nominal Group Technique, which is now the most widely used process for group brainstorming and problem solving. Mary Zellmer-Bruhn Associate Professor of Strategic Management & Organization Mary Zellmer-Bruhn has worked and studied extensively in the areas of team composition and performance; the effects of context on team learning and performance; time related effects in organizational behavior and teamwork; and cross-cultural teamwork and global teams. Her research has focused on topics such as the formation and evolution of management teams in start up companies and team task progress under ambiguous deadlines. Partners in custom programs. Carlson Executive Education custom programs are designed to help your organization build strategic capabilities as well as expand human and intellectual capital. The Carlson School is dedicated to ensuring the highest value and impact for business and individuals worldwide. Working directly with organizations to craft programs that meet specific needs, our faculty and custom team get involved in understanding the companies and designing courses that address the areas they seek to enhance. Our custom programs also bring together a wealth of internal and external resources to create innovative and high-impact programs. We ll partner with organizational clients at every step, from the entire design and development process to program execution. To learn more about how we can help build your organizational capability, contact the Carlson Executive Education s custom program team. For more information, please call

4 Hold onto your best people and you ll hold a significant competitive advantage. Talent Management Strategies May 21-23, 2007 NEW class for 2007 A smart talent strategy can help you make more and spend less. That s why you need to know how to develop, manage and retain your best people. A team of experts in talent management, representing a range of specializations, will facilitate the program. It will expose you to superior practices in recruiting, developing, rewarding and retaining talent. Make sure you have the right talent to achieve your vision Create talent practices that help you attract and hold onto the best people Develop talent pipelines that reflect your strategy and corporate challenges Make the best use of talent management processes such as leadership development, performance management, talent reviews, and succession planning Improve your existing talent management processes and practices so they are aligned with your objectives Align your talent strategy with your business strategy Explore your current practices and benchmark them against other organizations to help you create a stronger approach to managing talent Develop a practical action plan to improve your talent management Leaders, executives, and senior managers responsible for building talent CEO, COO, president, general manager, and vice president or director of human resources, organizational development, corporate planning, or other functional areas Theresa M. Glomb Carlson School Professor of Human Resources & Industrial Relations For over a decade Professor Glomb has been teaching and researching in the areas of staffing, training and development, motivation, and organizational behavior. She has conducted field research for dozens of organizations and has received funding from the Center for Human Resource Management, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Joyce Bono Marvin D. Dunnette Professor of Industrial & Organizational Psychology University of Minnesota Professor Bono teaches leadership and organizational psychology. She is also the principal investigator and founding director of the Leadership Lab, where she has worked with Boeing Corporation, City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, MidAmerican Energy, and a number of non-profit organizations and community leadership programs across the country. James E. Donohue Principal Hewitt Associates Mr. Donohue has fifteen years of consulting experience in all aspects of organizational and workforce strategies, leadership, and talent management. He has also served as a guest lecturer at the Carlson School and the University of Pennsylvania s Wharton School, and is a frequent speaker at local and national organizations. Susan H. Gebelein Executive Vice President Personnel Decisions International (PDI) Ms. Gebelein heads the strategy group and publishing department for PDI. She formerly directed their global development businesses and led the North American operating offices. Gebelein has helped many organizations build integrated leadership development architecture and helped Human Resources develop business leadership. She is also a primary author of the Successful Manager s Handbook and the Successful Executive s Handbook. 6

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