Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

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....

American Management Association

Fundamentals of Marketing: Your Action Plan for Success

Learn best practices for developing and implementing a great marketing plan As a marketing professional, you need to have a clear understanding of your markets and what drives your customers' decisions to buy. In this course, you’ll get modern techniques for analyzing markets and quantifying...

American Management Association

Strategic Thinking

Develop a strategic mindset to increase the success of your strategic plans. Learn how to strengthen your strategic thinking skills and encourage it in others. Through case studies and practical thinking exercises, you’ll stimulate your strategic thinking, learn to recognize patterns that impact...

American Management Association

Sales Management Certificate Program

You’re a new sales manager, taking over a sales team with both rookies and pros. You also have an open territory that needs to be filled as quickly as possible. Where do you start? How do you gain the respect of your team? How can you maximize the skills of each team member? And how do you...

American Management Association

The 7 Habits for Managers®: Essential Skills and Tools for Leading Teams

Join the millions, and allow FranklinCovey’s training to transform you. Learn to cultivate effectiveness, lead with excellence, and transform your team for breakthrough results. National surveys of thousands of employees disclosed that while many people work hard, they are worried about their...

American Management Association

Successful Product Management

Gain the business skills you need to be a successful product manager! Discover the tools and techniques you need to effectively manage the increasingly complex product management process and gain more control of the myriad tasks at hand. In this powerful seminar, you’ll focus on...

American Management Association

Ama's 5-Day MBA Workshop

Arm yourself with the 10 vital business skills you need to make sound business decisions How you do business is changing fast. Competition is more fierce than ever. How well you can grasp and handle data, reduce risks, and manage people, processes, and new technology is being tested daily....

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Developing Major Gifts

Raise more money by receiving more major gifts. Consistent donors can become major donors when you effectively implement the Eight-Step Major Gifts Management Cycle. Identify and utilize your own communication strengths when meeting with donors to develop major gifts and increase your fundraising...

Kellogg School of Management

Leading Change in Nonprofits

For experienced nonprofit leaders and executives responsible for leading change initiatives, large or small, in their nonprofit organizations, this program focuses on developing the skills essential in preparing for and leading change. In this program, you will explore processes necessary to...

Kellogg School of Management

Leveraging Insights From the Kellogg Sales Institute: A New Fundraising Approach for Nonprofit Executives

High-impact influence skills for fundraising success Every interaction with a current or potential donor, board member or key stakeholder is a high-stakes opportunity for impact. As leaders of nonprofit organizations, you are uniquely positioned to bring in stakeholders based on how you...