University of Alberta School of Business
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
http://execed.bus.ualberta.ca/

Management and Leadership in Municipal Government

This module is an overview of the principles of strategic management in the municipal sector. Participants will: Explore key assumptions and beliefs about strategic management and leadership, particularly in relation to the municipal sector. Explain the many roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of management and leadership, particularly communications, the consultative proces......
 

The Certificate in Municipal Management and Leadership (CMML) develops municipal leaders by increasing their capacity to lead people, teams, departments and organizations. This year, the content of the established program has been enhanced by the addition of elective courses which will further advance your management skills. As a participant, you will gain a deep understanding of yourself as a ......
 

The purpose of this 2-day workshop is to introduce the practical theories of organization development and change management and describe their practical applications, with special focus on the Action Research Model (ARM) and the Appreciative Inquiry Model (AIM) as well as strategies for building a willingness to change and management support for change at all levels. Participants will also lear......
 

The Alberta School of Business, Executive Education and Lifelong Learning (EELL), in collaboration with The Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA), surveyed the valued members of HRIA regarding senior and executive level education for human resources professionals. Three themes emerged from these discussions: leadership, strategy, and organizational development. These fundamental themes we......
 

Realizing lasting organizational change is the greatest goal �and the most significant challenge �of every organizational improvement program. If you are an executive or champion seeking to implement lasting strategic and cultural change in your organization, this program is for you. Whether defining and implementing your organization’s strategic plan, undertaking a significant system impleme......
 

Integrate what you have learned throughout the program and utilize this knowledge in the analysis of complex business problems. This module focuses on making and implementing strategic decisions within the context of dynamic global capitalism. This module is mandatory for participants completing the certificate program. Learning Methodology This module involves a series of group and ind......
 

Through this module, we will aim to provide you with an understanding of the principles of project management. You will also learn how to develop a charter that will guide the project team and the stakeholder community through the execution and completion of any project. Course Content Organizations perform work through ongoing operations and projects. Projects are temporary endeavours unde......
 

Fundamental concepts in screening capital investment such as the time value of money, discounted cash flow, critical factors that affect the interest/return rate, developing cash flow forecasts, incremental cash flow, capital budgeting decisions, and evaluating acquisitions that do not have a history of generating cash flow will be discussed. Learn how to choose the best of several good opportu......
 

This module will provide you with that clearer understanding of the dynamics of change, why most change-related efforts fail, and the frameworks and tools that will allow you to initiate and manage change successfully. You will leave the session with a personal plan for increasing your ability as a change agent. Course Content The course will include: · An examination of the forces driving......
 

This module aims to provide participants with a survey of the "big picture" trends that will impact on management decisions in Canada. A large amount of a manager’s time is spent on predicting external forces and analyzing the impact that these external forces will have on their organizations. Some of the issues covered in this module include, the current state of the Canadian economy......
 

An ever-changing buyer’s market has made it increasingly challenging for management to create a good fit between capabilities and market opportunities. The objectives of this course are to develop a working knowledge of factors related to: · The establishment of a sustainable differential advantage in a competitive market; · Principles underlying effective segmentation of the market place; ·......
 

The objective of this course is to help you learn to: · Lead teams to dramatic improvement; · Assume the role of coach, rather than boss; · Create a balanced scorecard to track improvements; · Benchmark performance against the best; · Recognize superior performance; and, · Deal assertively with poor performers. Course Content This one-day workshop focuses on various practical tools th......
 

The course objectives are to provide participants with a full understanding of: · The origin and nature of teams; · The appropriate use of teams in the workplace; and, · The roles, principles, and behaviors that contribute to effective team functioning in a wide variety of situations. Module Content The course will examine the definition of a team, and how teams from other workplace gro......
 

Strategic management is fundamentally concerned with improving organizational performance. This one-day session aims to provide you with an understanding of the discipline’s essential elements. We will work with you to help improve your managerial effectiveness by enabling you to select and apply appropriate perspectives and leadership patterns when you are faced with identifying opportunities ......
 

Today’s leaders and their organizations face myriad challenges—technological change, demographic shifts, global competition, customer/shareholder demands, and employee attraction and retention issues. There has never been a greater need for the development of of true leadership. Course Content This module will encourage you to examine your personal views of leadership, to compare and contr......
 

The Management Essentials Program (MEP) is a survey of the University of Alberta’s full-time MBA program and is the ideal means for you, as a manager, to explore cutting-edge techniques and theories in today’s business world. Spanning 10 to 12 months, this intensive program offers a face-to-face environment where you will learn the essentials of current business theory and practice, challenge a......
 

Projects are playing an increasingly essential role in helping organizations manage change and attain their strategic objectives. While project management is a skill that is increasingly valued, equally essential to project success is ensuring appropriate governance over the projects being delivered. How do you choose the projects your organization undertakes? How do you ensure that proj......
 

The ability to successfully manage projects requires an effective means of managing and motivating people. In many instances, this will include managing and coordinating project staff that the project manager has little or no direct authority or control over. This module focuses upon understanding and communicating effectively, and getting the results that organizations truly desire from the......
 

While projects are often recognized as a source of technical project results, more importantly, they are a vehicle for managing change within our organizations. Planning for the preparation and management of this transition as part of our projects is critical in ensuring that the organization is ready to accept and utilize our project results. The process of closing out and completing our p......
 

Once the project is planned, keeping the project on track and able to deliver successful results becomes the next major challenge for the project manager. The ability to effectively monitor and assess the accurate delivery of activities and accomplishment of work is essential. As well, how to monitor and evaluate the quality of the work being produced is necessary to ensure that the project res......
 

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