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ASPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION It s For Your Future Asper Executive Education develops forward-thinking leaders who are prepared to meet the challenges of the future. We provide the executive training and professional development you need when and where you need it. Our courses, programs and workshops offer you the opportunity to take a step back from your daily responsibilities and focus on your company, your career, and your goals. 2 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR What is the number one habit of successful business leaders and executives? They recognize there s always something more to learn. The Asper Executive Education Program has been built upon strong partnerships with the Manitoba business community to turn managers into great leaders who know how to inspire, innovate and contribute to your company s success. We ve drawn on the leading-edge research and expertise of faculty at the Asper School of Business and the University of Manitoba to arm you and your team with cuttingedge business theory and leadership tools. And we ve provided all of this in a stunning, historical and state-of-the-art facility in downtown Winnipeg the beating heart of our business community. Our programs serve all career stages, functional areas and industries, and can be adapted or custom-built to help you and your team achieve your business goals today and in the future. We re great at what we do because we deliver what you need to be great at what you do not only today, but tomorrow. Our programs serve all career stages, functional areas and industries, and can be adapted or custom-built to help you and your team achieve your business goals today and in the future. Because we understand the value of relationships, we create opportunities for you to expand your network and strengthen the ties that bind our business community. In this program guide, you ll explore the breadth and depth of what we have to offer. Asper Executive Education is always growing to meet the changing needs and realities of today s world of business, so visit us online at umanitoba.ca/asper/exec for the most current course selections and news about upcoming programs. And if there s something you and your team need but cannot find, let us know so we can build it for you. I m excited to see what great things we can accomplish together. Debra Jonasson-Young Executive Director Asper Executive Education Program Guide 3
The Asper School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, one of the highest standards of achievement for business schools worldwide. Only 5 per cent of business schools achieve this distinguished recognition. 4 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
ASPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Why Choose Asper? We Develop Great Leaders Asper Executive Education is about developing executives and leaders now and for the future. Our programs serve all career stages, functional areas, and industries. We Offer Top Value for Your Education Dollar Our open-enrolment courses and custom programs offer an exceptional educational experience taught by top-ranked faculty in a collaborative and engaging environment. Using dynamic combinations of moderated discussions, case studies, simulations, coaching, and breakout sessions, every course delivers an interactive and informative experience. We Create Connections Our face-to-face courses and programs are as much about high-quality education as they are about network expansion and strengthening the business culture of your corporate group. For many, connecting with our course moderators including world-class faculty and senior business professionals is also a unique benefit of the experience. We Give You Immediate Return on Investment We help you gain knowledge that drives action and has immediate, practical value for your business and your career. Immerse yourself in education rooted in current business needs, time-proven practices, and leading business theory. We Appreciate Your Busy Schedule We deliver effective education that ranges in time and commitment from one-day courses to 10-day intensive programs. We can also customize programs to meet the needs of your organization. Program Guide 5
WHY CHOOSE ASPER? Limited Class Sizes Limited class sizes of between 15 and 25 participants ensure you get the most from your Executive Education experience and have the opportunity to ask the questions you want answered. Improve Your Personal Performance Our courses and programs are designed to help you grow to the next level of your career by: Invigorating your strategic thinking Teaching you new leadership skills Helping you ease into and earn credit towards an Asper MBA Inspiring innovation Developing your board skills Building important, lasting business networks 6 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
Create Opportunities for Employees Our courses and programs are designed to prepare your employees to contribute to your organization in new ways by: Developing outstanding leaders and managers to advance your business success Inspiring your board of directors to the highest standards of directorship Helping them achieve specific development and organizational goals Introducing fresh ideas and innovation to your organization Offering another high-value benefit that recognizes and rewards your employees WHY CHOOSE ASPER? One & Two Day Programs We understand the challenge of taking time away from your busy schedule. That is why most of our programs are designed to be taken in one or two days. Program Guide 7
MODERN CLASSROOMS IN A Historic Setting The James W. Burns Executive Education Centre is located a short distance from Portage and Main in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. We take pride in the tradition and history of our facilities. Originally built as the new head office for the Great-West Life Assurance Company, the building officially opened in 1911. In 1985, this architectural gem was designated a provincial heritage site. Our renovations to the historic second floor revitalized the space and infused our facilities with technology essential to fostering innovative discussion and learning. We offer the latest digital resources in comfortable, modern classrooms and breakout rooms, a boardroom, and spacious reception area. The stately architecture, fine decor and modern amenities are hallmarks of our exceptional educational experience. 8 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
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ASPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Our Moderators We provide top-ranked faculty and business professionals who are committed to helping you develop your executive leadership skills. Our moderators come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds. Many have developed their expertise as corporate leaders, board directors, and faculty members at the University of Manitoba s Asper School of Business. They draw on real-world experience to teach you content, skills and tools you can put to work for your organization immediately. Program Guide 11
ASPER EXECUTIVE EDUCATION What We Offer Asper Executive Education programs are delivered in the form of dynamic lectures, workshops, case studies and small group discussions that provide an engaging and informative experience for all our participants. We are always adding new programming, and welcome any suggestions you may have for courses you would like to see offered in the future. Please visit our website for our current program dates and new additions to our program lineup. umanitoba.ca/asper/exec 12 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
PROGRAMS Leadership Advanced Program in Management, Leadership & Strategy This powerful, hands-on program teaches you the best management practices you need to put you and your organization on the fast track to success. Why this program? The intensive nature of this program invites you to take a step back from your daily responsibilities in order to focus completely on all aspects of management and leadership. Along the way, you ll have plenty of opportunities to network closely with your fellow participants to solidify new business relationships and create opportunities. Executive Change Leadership: How to Lead through Change Change is a core part of today s business world. To achieve success through change, organizations need to know how to adapt and evolve. This program will help you turn change from a liability into an asset. You ll return to your organization knowing how to build an organization that thrives because of change, not in spite of it. Why this program? You ll gain clear, practical strategies to increase your organization s capacity for change while creating a healthier, stronger organization. Whether you are just getting started with, in the middle of, or even winding down a major change initiative, this program will help you drive success. Negotiation & Consensus Building Negotiation impacts every aspect of our lives. The ability to negotiate effectively helps to reach agreements, achieve goals and forge stronger relationships. Through this program you will learn practical strategies to better your negotiations, ultimately leading to greater productivity, job satisfaction, and overall success. Program Guide 13
PROGRAMS Why this program? Our hands-on approach runs you through negotiation simulations that get you practicing the skills you learn immediately. You ll leave with the confidence you need to negotiate effectively anytime, anywhere. Leading through Influence & Inspiration Effective leadership today relies more than ever on influencing others it may take the form of gaining support, inspiring others, persuading others to become your champion, engaging someone s imagination, creating relationships as well as impacting opinions and actions. While influence has always been a valuable managerial skill, today s highly collaborative organizations make it essential. The ability to effectively influence is a must have skill. Why this program? You'll gain awareness about your own influencing style and those of others to engage the power of your personal influencing skills, ones that you can take back and apply in today's fast-paced and stressful environments. Relationship Awareness: A Key to Accountability & Engagement for Leaders How do the best-performing leaders get to the top? Leaders who ve mastered the secret of consistently producing high-quality results, regardless of the task at hand. Today s strongest leaders are those who know how to influence people, give feedback, drive change and produce results even in the most challenging environments. They take personal responsibility with every task and hold themselves accountable and create accountability for those they lead. Why this program? You ll learn how to be a stronger and more influential leader, honing your personal and interpersonal skills to develop greater relationship intelligence, learning to engage your team in a way that leads to personal accountability and ownership and creating a healthy culture that supports innovation, communication and teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion Never before have we experienced such a diverse, multicultural and multigenerational workforce. It is clear that a diverse team is placed at an advantage when selling a product or service to our increasingly diverse population, however, the leadership skills required to put an inclusive strategy into practice presents a challenge. This program will provide you with the leadership behaviours required to fully support a collaborative, diverse and inclusive workplace. Why this program? You ll be provided with skills needed to implement or enhance the benefits of diversity in your organization. Leaders who can successfully practice inclusive leadership behaviours are proven to be more engaging and create teams that feel empowered in their jobs. With this comes increased performance, innovation, retention and success. From recruitment, training, performance management and leadership assessments you ll be given the tools to encourage, foster and lead diversity and inclusion in your organization. Strategy Strategy Formulation Explore the key principles and practices of strategic management. Learn how to conduct effective internal and external environmental scans. Discover how to create a vision and goals for your organization. Why this program? You ll gain a practical model of formulating strategy that includes innovation, strategic and operational planning that can be applied to your organization immediately. Strategy Implementation Explore the challenges of implementing a strategic vision. Gain an understanding of the core implementation tools and techniques you can use to successfully execute your organization s strategic plan. 14 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
PROGRAMS Why this program? You ll gain a practical model of implementing strategy that includes innovation, strategic and operational planning that can be applied to your organization immediately. Strategic Planning & Driving Change Developing a corporate strategy is only the first step in driving organizational change and improved performance. Utilizing strategic performance tools used by corporations around the world, you will learn how to translate your organization s vision into concrete goals and actions to drive performance and provide your team with an understanding of how their work contributes to success. Why this program? You ll gain the knowledge needed to understand how your company s strategic plan drives your organization s performance, and how to adapt your plan in today s changing economy. Implementing Innovation: How to Ignite Innovation to Grow Your Business Organizations must often innovate to grow. While innovation can be a struggle, it can also inspire real, tangible benefits to your business by disrupting the status quo and engaging employees at all levels. We ll show you how to foster a culture of innovation in your organization no matter what your product, service, market, internal systems, size or industry. Why this program? This two-day program offers a system-driven approach to generating meaningful, unique ideas that help you reach market fast and accelerate success. Execution Essentials of Social Media Marketing Strategy Social media can be a valuable tool for marketing and engagement in your organization. With social platforms taking increasingly important roles in today s digital landscape, organizations can leverage opportunities to provide their stakeholders with relevant and timely information that creates brand awareness and community engagement. Why this program? You ll learn not only the best tools to execute your social media strategy, but how to implement an effective social media strategy that integrates with your organization's overall marketing strategy. Project Management Take your project management skills to the next level. Understand the importance of clear objectives and knowing what steps to take to execute a project successfully. Why this program? It focuses on real-world scenarios. This program takes examples from your workplace to practice key skills and ensure you leave with the knowledge you need to manage your organization's projects, large or small. Designing Performance Appraisals & Feedback for Employee Growth Even in firms with sophisticated and highly detailed 360-degree feedback systems, employees and managers alike often look forward to the performance appraisal process with dread. Explore an approach that drives performance and contributes to employees development and growth. Why this program? You ll focus on what it takes to get people ready to receive feedback, how to design appraisal processes that are regular without being burdensome, how to transform the role of managers from critics into facilitators of employees' success, and how to use appraisals to build greater trust and collaboration between managers and employees. Fundamentals of Finance & Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager Master the tools for making informed financial decisions. Increase your leadership effectiveness with Program Guide 15
PROGRAMS a better understanding of the fundamentals of finance and accounting, and how they affect your organization. Become more confident discussing and making financial decisions. Why this program? It s tailored to you. Before the course, you ll complete a brief survey to help us direct the theoretical and practical discussion to your organization and position. Conflict Resolution & Navigating Difficult Conversations Learn to deal effectively with conflict and increase your ability to resolve workplace conflict. Why this program? You ll work closely with the program moderator, using role-playing and real-world cases to learn practical skills that can be applied immediately to any organization and situation. Championship Selling Are you ready for the next evolution in sales training? Gain a new perspective on selling in today's complex environment and find new confidence and power in your sales approach. Why this program? We have partnered with the Conference Board of Canada along with Optimé (North America s premier sales training and development provider) and CompreCulture (experts in multicultural domestic and global business environment), to equip you with the tools required to implement a new approach to selling in our rapidly changing economy. Communication Taking the Stage : Achieving a Leadership Presence Taking the Stage is a groundbreaking program that shows women how to speak with courage and confidence so they can be seen and heard as leaders. Why this program? You ll work with an experienced communication coach from the Humphrey Group Inc., who will guide you to speak with a clear message, persuasive structure, and compelling language. Speaking as a Leader Enhance your speaking abilities, and learn to speak like a leader, projecting strength and confidence in every interaction. Why this program? You ll work with an experienced communication coach from the Humphrey Group Inc., who will guide you to speak with a clear message, persuasive structure, and compelling language. Communication for the Senior Leader Communication for the Senior Leader explores the fundamentals of effective communication for executives who must lead and inspire in the high-stakes interactions they face every day. Why this program? Along with a maximum of 10 participants, you will work with an experienced communication coach from the Humphrey Group Inc. to strengthen your ability to inspire others every time you speak. This approach teaches you to adopt the mindset of a leader, to script yourself as a leader, to use the language of leadership, and to speak with a dynamic presence. Leadership Presence Leadership Presence is for business leaders who wish to gain the presence we associate with senior executives. How do you project presence? Can someone really develop it? And most importantly, how do you project presence authentically? This program answers these questions, while showing participants how to step confidently onto any stage and achieve an unmistakeable presence. Why this program? Delivered in partnership with The Humphrey Group, this interactive and highly practical program will enable you to bring out the performer that lives within you. You'll also have the opportunity to practice your new skills and receive one-on-one feedback. 16 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
Partner Programs PROGRAMS The James W. Burns Executive Education Centre is proud to partner with other organizations to provide nationally and internationally recognized programming to the business community in Winnipeg and surrounding areas. These powerful programs have been carefully selected and are of the highest quality, ensuring every participant leaves the classroom with practical knowledge that can be applied immediately to your organization. Institute of Corporate Directors & Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Directors Education Program Jointly developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and the University of Toronto s Rotman School of Management, and delivered by Asper Executive Education, this program is the gold standard for directors education in Canada, and a necessary step toward receiving ICD accreditation as a certified corporate director. For more information, and available dates, visit umanitoba.ca/ asper/exec or icd.ca/dep. NFP Governance Essentials Program This innovative program is the only national program of its kind offered across the country that you can apply to your role immediately. Directors participating in this premier course will focus on the key accountabilities and responsibilities of NFP leaders through collaborative team exercises that ensure they learn from both faculty and their peers. For more information, and available dates, visit umanitoba.ca/asper/exec or icd.ca/nfp. The Humphrey Group Taking the Stage : Achieving a Leadership Presence A groundbreaking program that shows women how to speak with courage and confidence so they can be seen and heard as leaders. Speaking as a Leader Enhance your speaking abilities and learn to speak like a leader, projecting strength and confidence in every interaction. Communication for the Senior Leader Designed for executives who must lead and inspire in the highstakes interactions that senior leaders face every day. Leadership Presence Leadership Presence is for business leaders who wish to gain the presence we associate with senior executives. Program Guide 17
CUSTOM PROGRAMS On-Demand Programming Any of our workshops or programs can be delivered exclusively to your organization in their current format, or customized specifically for your company. Uniquely Yours Custom programs are for organizations, professional groups or association members with common educational needs. Custom programs allow you to further develop business and leadership skills while ensuring your objectives and culture are integrated every step of the way. At Your Convenience We offer each of our programs at the impressive James W. Burns Executive Education Centre, conveniently located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. We can also deliver our programs at your workplace or an off-site location. Where Theory Meets Practice Taught by dynamic, world-class faculty and moderators, our custom programs and courses blend current business theory and practice, offering you insights relevant to your business today. Networking Opportunities 2011 moderator and fellow participants to Through our programs you ll be able to network closely with your program solidify new business relationships and create opportunities. 18 Asper School of Business - Executive Education
CUSTOM PROGRAMS Great Leaders Never Stop Growing We have seen hundreds of business professionals fast-track their success with our Advanced Program in Management, Leadership & Strategy. It is also one of our most popular customized programs. Manitoba Hydro always has the future in sight. Since 2009, we have sent over 200 employees to the Advanced Program in Management, Leadership & Strategy to prepare them to take on new leadership roles and responsibilities within the corporation. Graduates of the program have gained a richer perspective on the vision and decisions that drive our business, a comprehensive understanding of high-level strategic planning, and tools that have helped them become more effective leaders immediately. Lianne Lagasse Manager, Employee Learning & Development Manitoba Hydro Program Guide 19
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