The Sam M. Walton College of Business Executive Education’s upcoming Fall 2019 programs are specifically designed to accelerate leadership objectives and hone business skills. Led by Walton College faculty and industry experts, the programs empower participants with skills and experiences to advance their career and enable them to make valuable contributions within the organization. Courses will take place in Little Rock at Walton College at 2nd & Main.
Fall executive educations courses include:
Innovative Supplier Relationship Management Practices
August 21, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
$750
Supplier relationship management (SRM) and supplier enabled innovation (SEI) can enable
your organization to maximize the value of your organization’s interaction with its
key suppliers. SRM is a procurement approach that challenges you to manage your key
suppliers to unlock value and stay competitive. Based on our research and experience,
we have developed a roadmap and a toolkit for moving to best in class. This course
unpacks the toolkit and supports participants in the development of a roadmap towards
the frontier of best practices.
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The Power of Leadership
October 3, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$325
Leaders are expected to be both leaders and managers, which means they need to understand
the difference between management authority and leadership influence. Based on the
West Point model of leader development, we’ve seen how great leaders develop influence
based on their character, their competence and their behavior as a leader. These inputs
create organizational outcomes such as trust, positive emotional energy and extraordinary
performance – all of which are hallmarks of a great organization.
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Leading with Emotional Intelligence
October 10, 2019
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
$225
Emotional Intelligence (EI) and a strong commitment to personal values are integral
to effective leadership. Leaders with these skills are keenly aware of their emotions
and the emotions of others, and they use those insights to lead, engage and empower
those around them. This course will aid in developing EI skills to make a more significant
impact on the participant’s organization and create a stronger leader.
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Introduction to Continuous Improvement
October 17, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$325
This course will introduce you to continuous improvement practices and teach you how
to manage the process using the following tools: strategy development and deployment,
loss identification, value stream mapping, process improvement, problem-solving, action
planning, score carding and monthly results reviews.
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The Power of Effective Storytelling
October 30, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$325
Whether you’re trying to communicate a vision, sell an idea or inspire commitment,
storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between lackluster
enthusiasm and a rallying cry. This course will teach participants the art and science
of utilizing compelling storytelling as a strategic benefit for the organization and
a leadership technique in business and personal conversations and presentations.
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Creating Value-Based Healthcare in a Patient-Centered World
November 6, 2019
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
$75
The healthcare delivery system is a large, complex and sophisticated value creation
chain. Successfully changing this highly interconnected system is difficult and time-consuming
because the underlying problems are challenging to comprehend, the root causes are
many, the solution is unclear and the relationships among issues, objectives and resolution
are multifaceted. The terms patient-centered and value-based have become buzz words
for payment and delivery reform in health care. The process of healthcare measures
and patient safety indicators can be challenging, given the unique nuances of the
healthcare delivery system. This course will examine the underlying healthcare problems
using information, data and logic. Participants will become aware of critical challenges
in streamlining healthcare and will be provided with tools to improve outcomes in
business performance for their healthcare organizations.
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Captivating Audiences
November 14, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$325
Your professional reputation is reflected in your communications. This course will
improve your interpersonal communications, business writing and public speaking skills
and is designed for managers, directors and rising leaders who want to polish communication
abilities to showcase leadership skills.
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Ethical Leadership
December 5, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$325
We expect leaders to do things right, but we also expect them to do the right thing.
This is an expectation held by employees as well as customers and other stakeholders.
Instructor Michael Hennelly uses his West Point ethical leadership teaching experience
to highlight leaders who show ethical awareness, understand ethical reasoning and
display ethical courage, creating stronger, more effective leaders. The course concludes
with examples of real-world ethical challenges that attendees are invited to discuss,
debate and resolve.
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Strategic Leadership
January 30, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$325
Strategic leadership is a unique model of leadership. Strategic leaders of organizations
have different jobs than team leaders in organizations. We expect team leaders to
win the day-to-day battles, but we hope strategic leaders will win the long-term war.
Strategic leaders need to understand leadership, but they also need to understand
strategy. The strategic leadership course uses examples from the world of military
and corporate strategy to identify the essential tasks of strategic leaders. We have
seen how great leaders develop influence based on their character, their competence,
and their behavior. These inputs, in turn, generate organizational outcomes such as
trust, positive emotional energy, and extraordinary performance, all of which are
hallmarks of great organizations.
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