Division of Continuing Professional Studies
Session Schedule & Descriptions: Management Excellence Seminar Series
Day One -- Friday, May 30
- 8 am–5 pm: Discovering Your Inner Manager: The Management Role
- Understand individual management style and the management challenges of getting results with and through others. Lunch included.
Day Two -- Friday, June 6
- 8 am–noon: The Bottom Line: Finance and Accounting
- Acquire essential foundational financial knowledge to budget and make critical resource decisions.
Lunch
- 1 pm–5 pm: Goal-Oriented Decision Making
- Apply discipline and structure to the decision-making process to achieve the best balanced choice.
Day Three -- Friday, June 13
- 8 am–noon: Legal People-Savvy for the Smart Manager
- Understand and respect the rights and responsibilities of employees and the manager’s role in the employment relationship.
Lunch
- 1 pm–5 pm: All They Can Be: The Performance Relationship
- Develop goals, goal-setting, coaching and evaluation skills to motivate employees to achieve and excel.
Day Four -- Thursday, June 19
- 8 am–noon: Lemons into Lemonade: Transforming Workplace Conflicts
- Deal creatively and constructively with sensitive workplace disagreements and difficult employees.
Lunch
- 1 pm–5 pm: Memorable Meetings: From Agenda to Follow-up
- Plan, facilitate and follow-up on meetings that are professional, organized and productive.
Day Five -- Friday, June 20
- 8 am–noon: The Power of People Together: Leading Teams
- Lead departments, teams and task forces to maximize collaboration
and synergy.
- Noon–2:30 pm: Wrap-Up and Lunch Celebration
- Share insights and practices and learn from others in this final wrap-up session.
