November 8, 2023

Corporate Finance is at the core of informed, value-generating managerial decision-making. Which numbers really tell the story? Which project to pursue, which to stop? How should an investment opportunity be valued? What is the appropriate financing going forward? Mastering these and many other...

Become competent at analysing, evaluating and communicating financial information for better decision making Financial competence is critical for managers at any level and a prerequisite for selection to senior leadership roles. This course covers an introduction to the basic concepts of...

This course introduces Power Query to discover, connect to and import data into Microsoft Excel. It also focuses on using PowerPivot to remodel and enhance the imported data by writing queries through Power Query M language. The Excel - Power Query course will enable you to understand how to...

By exploring strategy, mission, and innovation and how they interact, you will be able to help your organization disrupt itself before anyone else does. Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to lead a more agile organization and respond successfully to change in customers in increasingly...

Motivating others is at the very heart of effective public leadership. Successful public leaders do more than just manage and direct; they also inspire those they lead to look beyond the challenges of daily work to rediscover the ideals and values that give meaning to what they do. Everyone in...

This program will provide you with the foundational knowledge you need to understand the numbers and speak the language of business. Through a series of discussions, exercises, and case studies, you’ll discover the meaning in the numbers and learn how to use your company’s financial data to build...

Business Analytics for Leaders is a 2-day course that trains executives and senior business leaders on the capabilities of data analytics and how to implement analytics to achieve business goals. Participants will learn the concepts of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics,...

Preparing the next generation of HR leaders to become world-class CHROs Today's chief human resource officers (CHROs) must be strategic advisors as well as brilliant tacticians – providing leadership and counsel to executives, while guiding human capital and talent strategy to drive...

The board’s role in corporate governance and your legal responsibilities as a director. This course provides an introduction to a director’s duties and legal responsibilities and the board’s role in corporate governance and risk management. You’ll leave with confidence to tackle boardroom...

Explore the frameworks and methods for improving your reputation as a leader, fostering collaboration and teamwork, and generating stronger performance of teams or units you lead. This course provides insight into the nature and dynamics of trust within the workplace, how trust results in value...

How prepared are you, as a manager or leader, to represent an organisation at the most senior levels? Could you recognise and apply the principles of good corporate governance? Are you confident in your understanding of the broader critical issues of governance, compliance and corporate social...

The franchise model is going through significant transitions due to a complex array of influences including new technologies, increasing regulatory activities, and rapidly changing global demographics. This course is designed to help franchise professionals gain a better appreciation for and a...

Staying up to date and showing your proficiency on the legal and corporate governance of a business is a prerequisite associated with being a Non-Executive Director (NED). This course focuses on your responsibilities whether you are a first time or experienced NED. Key topics include The...

Our KPI & Board Reporting course will help you understand how data, insight and KPIs are fundamental to enhanced value creation and discover best practice and core components of an informative board pack. Key topics include The importance of data and insight in board decision making The...

The Bhagavad Gita is one of the great Indian works in terms of literature and philosophy. As an ancient Indian scripture, it provides many ways to explore contemporary management concepts, conflicts, dilemmas, and trade-offs in business. Lessons from Bhagavad Gita suggest powerful ways to...

This Program provides a variety of practical strategies to become a successful negotiator in any context. From negotiating with customers, strategic partners and suppliers to building internal consensus around a vision or strategy, negotiating skills are a required core competency for any...

Employ free cash flow concepts to make better capital budgeting and acquisition decisions. This course is a component of the M&A Professional Certificate Prerequisite knowledge: Understanding of introductory accounting and corporate finance CURRICULUM Day 1 MODULE 1: FREE CASH FLOW...

Apply learnings from Advanced Internal Investigations Process. Practice techniques using a real-life employee complaint by conducting the intake interview, planning and conducting the investigation, making findings and conclusions, making recommendations and implementation of the outcome. Develop...

Enacting legislation on Capitol Hill is only one part of the policymaking process. Congress regularly enacts vague laws, leaving policy details to the discretion of executive branch agencies. The policy process also includes the White House agenda — formally, through the budget, or informally,...

Using LME futures and options to manage price risk Learning about the London Metal Exchange (LME) A series of course modules are available to enhance knowledge about the LME, the products available and its main functions within the metals market. The modules have been designed as...

Gain the core management skills you need to succeed! Successful managers get things done. Learn the art of management that sets you apart—FAST. Using extensive guided role plays, self-audits and in-depth skills exercises, you will explore motivation, delegation, coaching, communication,...

A best-selling seminar for managers and team members involved in IT and technical project management In just 3 days, you'll understand the unique challenges of managing IT and technical projects and discover how applying project management methodology can give you a step-by-step approach to...

Explore the M&A processes, multiple tradings & much more in this course Mergers & Acquisitions is designed to help you develop a practical understanding of Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) through detailed analysis and group discussions on several case studies. By the end of this programme, you...

The pandemic has accelerated the drivers of geopolitical change, entrenching the bipolar confrontation between the US and China, the reconfiguration of international supply chains and the declining commitment to international law. An increased focus on sustainability and climate change, rising...

Thousands of salespeople have prospered by attending AMA’s most popular professional sales training seminar. No matter how great your product or service is, or how talented a salesperson you are, you will not be able to close the deal if you cannot tell your clients how what you’re selling will...

You will be able to focus on interpersonal skills, behavior, and environment, to see how they promote diversity-positive interactions, as well as learn causes for discriminatory practices and create an action plan for increasing workplace acceptance and harmony.Uncover and discard beliefs and...

Decision making is never as simple as we would like it to be, since rarely does a single factor alone predict an outcome. In a competitive business environment, not taking this uncertainty into account has serious costs. In this course, you'll use foundations in probability to describe risk...

Strong ethical awareness is an essential competency for mediators and arbitrators. Alternative Dispute Resolution is no longer a risk-free environment for mediators and other neutrals. As codes of conduct and grievance processes proliferate and second-guessing and litigation increase, you must...

With lives at stake, the healthcare industry is subject to many complex regulations. Understanding and navigating the government regulations is an important responsibility of all healthcare leaders. With a practical focus, this course outlines an approach designed to help you understand and...

Inclusion is a relational construct. It’s ultimately about how your team functions and performs based on the quality of social connections, openness to learning, agility, and depth of decision making. How can you foster greater inclusion within your workgroup? Throughout these modules, you will...

Many women say they would rather go to the dentist than negotiate for themselves. Why? Women are taught early to create equity in relationships. When you negotiate with someone and you feel that you're taking something away from them, that feels like a violation of the social contract with which...

A leader's listening ability has a tremendous impact on their effectiveness. Professor Judi Brownell's HURIER model of listening provides a comprehensive method of listening improvement. In this course, you will assess your listening skills, set personal goals, and plan a development strategy....

Since the advent of presentation software like PowerPoint, presenters have been led astray by the design of slide templates. The software applications were originally created to help presenters outline their talks, but the slideware's design did not account for the needs of audiences nor factor...

What is process thinking? How can it help you improve your healthcare organization? In this course, you'll explore the concept of process thinking and access several reusable tools to help you develop and improve processes at your organization. You'll examine how to spot what's wrong in a...

Telemedicine has emerged as a powerful tool in healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many clinicians and their patients were forced to explore and implement alternative and innovative forms of medical treatment. For many patients, telemedicine was their only link to care. But unlike in-person...

Strategic management: a vehicle for company success Increased competition, globalisation and new technologies pose major challenges to business leaders. Whether you are a senior leader of an established organisation or founder of a startup company, strategic thinking is critical to surviving...

Understand the relationship between the MD and the board. Gain practical knowledge and insights into the role and responsibilities of the managing director with this intensive one-day course. Whether you’re newly appointed or looking to improve your performance, our expert course leaders will...

The MBS Leadership Program offers a unique leadership development training program that focusses on the skills required to become an effective leader. Build the confidence and resilience to lead from the middle, with a program designed for mid-to-senior level managers. The MBS Leadership...

All businesses rely on business model evolution through identifying and using new digital tools. In this course, you will identify the best method to choose the best ideas for digital transformation for your organization or entrepreneurial venture. You will conduct a builder audit to assess the...

In this course, you will practice techniques to elicit information from clients, uncover their deeper needs and in turn help them set better goals. You will conduct a session with a colleague, or friend to practice your client-directed counseling skills in a real-life setting, gather feedback...

In this course, developed by Professor Diane Burton, Ph.D. of Cornell University's ILR School, you will learn the skills necessary to reassert your HR role as a trusted, neutral advisor to employees at all levels within your organization. Students will develop coaching skills and learn how to...

A story can play an important role in understanding data. It can help distill complex information into something manageable- something we can think about easily, relate to, and use to make decisions. For many problems that we encounter globally, however, a story that describes what already...

Simulation is about quantifying the outcome of specific "what if" questions. What if the average demand for tickets on a 150-seat aircraft is actually 200? What if people who have purchased a ticket don't show up? What if we offered a different number, or economy and first-class tickets? Perhaps...

Humor can be utilized in many different situations and scenarios, but when it comes to professional settings or in the workplace, the rules and strategies for applying humor can vary. Using humor effectively requires a developed sense of both confidence and empathy to relate to others, enabling...

Strong leaders maintain stability during periods of transition, and the best way to manage it is to be prepared. Our short course, Leading Organizational Change, introduces an entirely new system of thought for approaching change. Collaborate with peers in hands-on exercises and learn how to...

Reliance on technology is at the heart of most every business. Yet a host of threats to digitized data and technology-enabled systems are poised to jeopardize even the most carefully crafted strategy. This dynamic requires all leaders to be competent in cybersecurity risk...

Women as Leaders is led by Cranfield leadership experts who have worked with women’s leadership development since the early days of interest in this field. Strategies for career success Cranfield has 25 years of research into women’s leadership and this programme draws on this expertise....

As an HR employee, the advantages of PHR certification include becoming more valuable to the company, having an advantage when applying for a new job, and demonstrating understanding of the HR profession. Developed by Cathy Winterfield, author of the book PHR Exam Prep, the curriculum covers the...

Regardless of your field or industry, you have certainly been affected by the technological innovations in the financial services sector: the way we conduct financial transactions, accept payments, manage assets, and interact with financial institutions is rapidly evolving. How will the...

This course is designed to expose you, the HR professional, to current practices and future trends in remote work and key "success factors" for remote work programs that you will be able to apply in your own organizations. Assess alignment of remote work with business goals, determine the best...

Many medical groups develop strategic plans that are never implemented because the plans did not articulate how to measure progress, did not assign resources to do the work, and did not consider how to report on the goals. This course asks you to apply organizational information you've gathered...

There is no such thing as a workplace that lacks diversity. Despite decades of legal and social reform aimed at reducing discrimination in the workplace, inequality continues to be a significant problem in all societies and most workplaces. In this course, you will identify the perceptual and...

The management of diversity, equity, and inclusion has evolved from a focus on compliance to a strategic-level effort with a demonstrated positive impact on an organization's performance. In the current business climate, companies that strive for diversity, equity, and inclusion are achieving...

Getting things done more efficiently and effectively and without derailment in the face of setbacks is a universal problem that few people solve on a consistent basis. In this course, learn how to apply an integrated, practical, and research-based framework for completing work that will help you...

In complex engineered systems and design processes, you do not have the luxury of having fully defined decision alternatives with a clear mapping of their performance trade-offs or consequences. As you transition from classical discrete-choice problems, problem structuring and evaluation tools...

High-Impact Communication teaches techniques for creating high-impact communication with coworkers, clients, and stakeholders. Through practical exercises and group discussions, participants determine their own communication styles and then learn how to identify the communication styles of their...

Managing Projects provides the foundation for the more advanced courses in the core project management curriculum. Bringing to life the roles and responsibilities of project managers across the more prescriptive/hybrid project life cycle which launches the project and in turn defines and develops...

This course provides an introduction to the programming environment and explores the basics of Python. After learning how to run a script, you will work with Python expressions, functions, and variables in interactive mode. By the end of the course, you will be able to write a basic Python script...

The management of diversity and inclusion has evolved from "counting the numbers" to "making the numbers count." Organizations that no longer look at inclusion as having a good mix of diverse people, but as a way to fully engage employees, partners and customers have an opportunity to compete...

This certificate program offers you the opportunity to explore the foundational knowledge you will need to pursue new and exciting opportunities within the fields of aerospace engineering and commercial spaceflight. With the launch of the first privately owned, crewed spacecraft in 2020, the...

In this course, you will build spreadsheet-based models that evaluate solutions and decision problems, investigating a number of different methods and built-in tools to optimize decisions and assess tradeoffs. One of the most powerful ways to take an evaluation model to the next level is to build...

If you own a business, have ever thought about starting a business, or have the opportunity to buy into a business in the future, you'll want to understand the personal implications the business structure may have for you. In this course, you will look at how different types of business entities...

An intensive 6 week remote course that will help you refresh and upskill your leadership capabilities. Discover how to deliver results for you, your team and your organization… today. Lead the change In the course you will learn with industry experts about culture, leadership and...

Through facilitated discussion, lively activities, and relevant case study exercises, Driving and Influencing Change invites participants to explore how change has impacted their own lives and to discover what it means to adopt an adaptive mindset. By applying change models in their own business...

Develop and implement sustainable transformation in your organization. Register for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 Master Classes on: sustainable strategy, sustainable innovation, sustainable leadership & HR, sustainable supply chain & circular economy and sustainable marketing, communication & reporting. ...

Communicating...it is and has always been one of the most critical skills for managers and professionals. In this practical and engaging presentation, you will learn the new 6-Step IMPACT process to improve communication and achieve greater results, based on Patrick’s book “Communicating with...

To be a true leader in your healthcare organization, you must be able to give informed opinions on strategic investment opportunities. This means you must understand the basics behind capital building projects, new healthcare programs, or any other major initiatives that require critical analysis...

The ability to effectively communicate about change in an organization is essential for success. Change is inevitable and people will be affected by it to varying degrees — even by positive change — so it's important to be able to communicate clearly. In this course, you will explore the...

Raw data requires further processing for it to become useful, valuable information. Although raw data has the potential to become "information," it requires selective extraction, organization, and sometimes analysis and formatting for presentation. This course introduces you to the processes by...

Instead of HR professionals, front-line managers are now being asked to assess their personnel needs in the workplace and make hiring —or firing—choices that fit those needs. Many managers have not been trained on how to decide among candidates to make the best choices to fit their team. These...

To understand the import and impact of current regulatory policies, engagement with the founding ones is crucial. In this course, you will gain this strategic perspective, starting with the late 19th century when oil and railroad industries were booming and becoming more powerful as they grew,...