Executive Education
CONTINUE YOUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT...
Please consider joining us, or referring a friend or colleague to one of our upcoming leadership programs. As you know, SOM alumnae receive a 15% discount on all Executive Education programs. Contact Executive Education Director, Martha Sheehan '01 for more details (617-521-3869; martha.sheehan@simmons.edu).
Managing Your Leadership Brand
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
March 15, 2007; Cost: $750
This dynamic workshop provides new and established leaders with the frame-work and tools they need to create a truly powerful personal brand – one that drives business performance and career success. Taught by SOM alumna and principal of “The Personal Brand Company,” and nationally recognized expert in the field of personal and leadership brand management, Sue Hodgkinson '86.
Curriculum:
* Foundations of Leadership Branding
* Using Market feedback to Analyze Your Leadership Brand
* The 5 P’s of Leadership Brand
* Defining Your Economic Impact on the Business
* Creating a Personal Blueprint for a Stronger Leadership Brand
The Negotiation Edge: Effective Strategies for Women
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
April 9 -11, 2007; Cost: $1,800
Join SOM Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership and Negotiations expert Dr. Deborah Kolb for this intensive and practical 2.5 day program where you will learn to:
* Avoid being "caught off guard" in everyday negotiation situations;
* Turn around behavior that can put you on the defensive;
* Determine what others want, and how to reach creative agreements that work for everyone;
* Negotiate with influence - regardless of your position within the organization; and
* Develop an action plan for your next negotiation.
Deborah Kolb (with Judith Williams '80) is the author of “Everyday Negotiation: Navigating the Hidden Agendas of Bargaining” (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, 2003). Originally titled The Shadow Negotiation, Harvard Business Review named it one of the ten best business books of 2000 and it received the Best Book Award from the International Association of Conflict Management at its meetings in Paris, 2001. Her latest book (with Judith Williams '80 and Carol Frohlinger '00 EE), “Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Challenges of Leadership Success” (September, 2004) is in book stores now.
Leading Organizational Change
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
May 21 - 23, 2007 Cost: $1,800
This program is designed for professionals in middle to senior-level positions who are responsible for identifying, leading, and implementing change within their organization. Participants will learn diagnostic approaches to assessing the need for change and linking it to a financial assessment process. The program will help you plan for change by establishing vision, purpose, and measurements for success, and allow you to determine how to enlist buy-in from key stakeholders and team members and keep them involved and engaged throughout the process, while you create strategies for effective implementation. Explore the dilemmas imbedded in both planning and implementing change and develop strategies for addressing those challenges. Participants will create a comprehensive plan for effectively leading change in your own change initiative.
Simmons School of Management Associate Professors, Dr. Cynthia Ingols and Dr. Indra Guertler join together to provide a unique perspective on change management. A published author and researcher, Dr. Ingols specializes in organizational behavior, change management and career coaching. Dr. Guertler, who holds a Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence, specializes in finance and is often called upon by companies such as Siemens AG, to consult on key strategic management projects.
For more information, call 617.521.3869, or email martha.sheehan@simmons.edu. Please visit us online at http://www.simmons.edu/som/execed/
Posted on August 16, 2006 9:49 PM
