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

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...

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...

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

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

Strategies for Developing Effective Presentation Skills

Develop your presentation skills to transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled presenter. Today's quick-paced and fluid work environment can mean fast and frequently unexpected organizational changes, greater responsibilities, and new projects and initiatives. Being a confident,...

American Management Association

Situational Leadership® II Workshop

Specially developed for AMA by The Ken Blanchard Companies® Does your organization lack passion, energy, self-reliance and drive? If so, here’s your chance to create a motivating and engaging workplace where people develop and live up to their potential. Specially developed for AMA by The Ken...

American Management Association

AMA’s Advanced Executive Leadership Program

An intensive three-day executive leadership training event that explores your role as a leader, visionary and strategic thinker! Executive leadership training is the first step on the road to achieving your potential as a leader. You’ll come away with an understanding of what makes executive...

American Management Association

The Slii Experience™ – Powering Inspired Leaders

Learn how to adopt the right leadership style that generates heightened performance and improved productivity. SLII® is the most widely taught leadership model in the world. It teaches leaders to use the appropriate leadership style in response to the needs of the person and the situation. Our...

American Management Association

Successfully Managing People

Move your team to higher performance Are you ready to develop a high-performance team and get more done? Resolve team conflict using emotional intelligence and get more from your team by adapting your management style to every situation. You’ll learn how to: Motivate every member of your...