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Programs for Managers and Executives
At the Executive Development Center, we tailor the universal principles of management to fit your professional context. Whether you come from the public, private or not-for-profit sector, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to integrate your professional goals with your managerial responsibilities, to make an immediate impact in your organization and your career.
With the help of seasoned practitioners and accomplished faculty, the Executive Development Center delivers a collaborative learning environment that will help you increase productivity, identify opportunities, and shorten idea-to-market cycles.
Executive Development Center: 2011 Programs
This highly interactive and integrative training program emphasizes and develops management theories and skills as applied to the utility industry. It provides substantial coursework in managing regulations, stakeholders, IT and human resources, opportunities and risks, as well as understanding a utility from a financial standpoint.Participants will receive instruction from industry and management experts and will have opportunities to learn and think strategically. They will then have two team projects, which helps them learn as much from each other as from their instructors, will complete a self-assessment of their team and leadership styles, and will receive coaching on improving their teamwork.
As part of the program, all participants study risk management at their own utilities. Many exercises are based on case studies of real or hypothetical utilities. Participants from the same utility may work together on an integrated, strategic plan and presentation for their employer.
Program Dates
September 19-23 and October 17-21, 2011
Utility Management Certificate Program Home Page »
Today’s successful managers need a varied, multidisciplinary understanding of communication, decision-making, service delivery and organizational structure. The Certificate of Public Management (CPM) program is designed to meet this need by enhancing the administrative effectiveness, technical competency, analytical abilities and communication skills of its participants.Working with the State of Oregon and associations of local governments, the Atkinson Graduate School of Management developed the CPM, now beginning its 9th cohort. The CPM is designed to meet the professional needs of managers in the public service.
Students who successfully complete the CPM program who are admitted to Willamette University's Full-time MBA program, may transfer 12 credits of CPM course work to the elective portion of the MBA degree.
Students who successfully complete the CPM program who are admitted to Willamette University's MBA for Professionals program may transfer 8 credits of CPM course work to the MBA degree.
Program Dates
Cohort XI: Session one: January 6, 2012 - March 9, 2012. Session two: March 30, 2012 - June 1, 2012. Session three: September 7, 2012. November 9, 2012 Session four: January 4, 2013- March 8, 2013.
Please contact us with any addtional questions for Cohort 11.
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The Sustainable Enterprise Certificate program takes a unique approach to presenting the interconnectedness of social well-being, financial success, and environmental health. This is done in a way that will integrate all areas of sustainability, from dynamics of complex systems to economic and environmental well-being. At the end, you’ll emerge with an understanding of sustainable business practices, an invigorating paradigm shift, and a refined ability to see challenges in their larger systems.The Sustainable Enterprise Certificate program is structured to encourage you to apply each session’s learning to your daily work. You’ll then come to the next session with new questions, ready for new insight. Along with your cohort of experienced peers, you’ll develop an adaptive perspective that will benefit your leadership capacity and propel your professional growth.
Program Dates:
Session One: February 15-17, 2012 - System Dynamics
Webinar - February date: TBD.
Session Two: March 14-16, 2012 - Natural and Social Systems
Webinar - March date: TBD
Webinar - April date: TBD
Session Three: April 11-13, 2012 - Moving Into Action
Sustainable Enterprise Certificate Home Page »
The Certificate in Business Lawyering (CBL) program offers a structured approach to business that provides the tools, resources and concepts to increase an attorney’s value and productivity. Become a better lawyer by thinking about business issues the way business decision-makers think about them. Prepare to be a partner or general counsel by building your expertise in the business side of your profession.Program Dates
| January 26 - Understanding a Business by the Numbers: Accounting | April 20 - Marketing and the Creation of Value in Legal Services |
| February 16 - Understanding Where Finance and Legal Issues Meet | May 11 - Integrating Organizational Dynamics with Legal Issues |
| March 9 - Comparing and Contrasting Legal with Business Strategy | June 1 - Communicating Legal Advice on Business Issues |
| March 30 - Understanding Legal versus Business Risk | June 22 - Managing a Law Firm Like a Business |
Certificate in Business Lawyering Home Page »
The Career Management and Coaching Certificate is designed for the professional ready to explore opportunities and challenges critical to achieving career and organizational success.
Program Dates
Portland Sessions (Held at the WU Portland Center).Professionals are invited to enroll in one or all sessions. The Professional Certificate in Career Management and coaching will be awarded to participants who successfully complete all of the eight sessions. Academic credit will not be awarded.
| September 16, 2011 | Getting Results Through Productive Conversation | |
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Discovering Your Career "True North" |
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| October 28, 2011 | Maximizing Mentoring and Coaching Relationships | |
November 4, 2011 |
Navigating Organizational Culture |
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December 2, 2011 |
Effective Executive Presentations |
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January 6, 2012 |
Performance Coaching |
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January 20, 2012 |
Creating a Career Action Plan |
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February 3, 2012 |
Coaching Forum |
Business Essentials - Developed for Corporate Clients
In addition to the certificate programs listed on the left, the EDC also offers its customizable "Business Essentials" program tailored to and delivered in house for specific clients. Business essentials includes courses considered foundational for general management of an operation. For more information on the Business Essentials program tailored for your organization, please contact the EDC office.
The Atkinson Graduate School of Management - MBA for Professionals
The Willamette MBA for Professionals is designed to meet the needs of individuals across industries and sectors — in private, public or non-profit organizations.
- Achieve higher levels of success in their current roles and take on additional responsibility
- Refine and elaborate knowledge of key management concepts essential to business operations
- Expand their knowledge and experience to understand the complete, holistic picture of organizational performance
Willamette University's MBA for Professionals goes beyond a degree - it's a cross-functional, highly interactive educational experience that challenges you to discover new ideas, form long-lasting relationships and set ambitious objectives for your future. Find out more...