Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

American Management Association

Essentials of Project Management for the Nonproject Manager

Learn and apply basic elements of PM to your job to support project success. To work together effectively on any project, everyone on the team needs to use a common language and have a clear understanding of all expectations. This unique seminar is designed for individuals with little or no...

American Management Association

Best Practices for the Multi-Project Manager

Put the best concepts, tools and techniques available for multi-project management to work for you and your organization! Ace multiple-project assignments by balancing time and resources. This updated seminar provides you with examples of best practices within the profession. Learn how to...

American Management Association

Fundamental Selling Techniques for the New or Prospective Salesperson

Start your sales career the right way—with this intensive introduction to selling. Because of the mounting pressure facing salespersons in today’s tough economy, this challenging profession is becoming even more competitive. But many prospective sales professionals don’t have a solid foundation...

American Management Association

Territory and Time Management for Salespeople

Sell more, earn more, accomplish more! Want to shorten the sales cycle? Target accounts with the greatest growth potential? Balance personal and professional goals? In just two days, you'll learn how to take control of your time and work day so you can increase productivity, maximize your...

Kellogg School of Management

Developing High Performing People

People-Focused Strategy & Alignment Guided by our expert faculty, you and your fellow nonprofit executives will be challenged to examine your personal values, and explore how to understand emotional intelligence and the role it plays in having difficult yet effective conversations. You'll learn...

American Management Association

Women's Leadership Certificate Program

Build vital leadership competencies and earn AMA’s Women’s Leadership Certificate Women at every level of an organization can be strong leaders—bringing essential skills like team leadership, strategic thinking and business acumen to their roles. To flourish as a leader, a woman needs not only...

American Management Association

Extraordinary Productivity: the 5 Choices That Drive Success

Be your most productive self with this course based on the teachings of FranklinCovey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity. By FranklinCovey—now available through AMA. The Extraordinary Productivity: The 5 Choices That Drive Success course is based on ideas and practices accumulated over...

American Management Association

Women Leading With Impact: Resilience and Strategic Risk-Taking

Develop the skills and mindset to transform challenges into growth opportunities Why do some women thrive professionally while others are passed over for career advancement opportunities? The answer is often a lack of resilience and resistance to taking risks—due to a variety of factors. For...

American Management Association

Leadership Strategies for Creating a Respectful Workplace

A workplace where employees treat one another with civility and respect is far more likely to function at optimum levels of productivity. Unfortunately, the rise of disrespectful behaviors in business seems to be at epidemic levels, and the result is a steady erosion in morale and productivity....

Karrass

Effective Concensus

Your everyday interactions with the people you work with—whether casual discussions or formal meetings—are not just interactions. They are important negotiations that impact your career in a very real way. Selling yourself and your ideas is a critical internal negotiation. As is being heard and...