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Distinguished Leadership Series 2007: Think Big Act Small
Decision makers regionally are invited to our intensive one day conference with internationally acclaimed business speaker, Mr. Jason Jennings
In an ever-changing business environment, successful leaders turn obstacles into opportunities and uncertainty into inspiration.
The 2007 Distinguished Leadership Series will allow you to tap into your leadership potential for creativity and sustainable growth.
Jason Jennings has been named one of the three most in-demand speakers on the planet alongside Jim Collins (Good to Great) and Tom Peter (In Search of Excellence) by USA TODAY in 2005. He has spent 20 years founding and leading successful businesses and consulting other companies on achieving their full economic potential.
When not travelling the world on research and adventure travel, Jennings consults companies around the world and does more than 80 keynote speeches annually for companies like Verizon, GlaxoSmithKline, Sony, Washington Mutual, Microsoft, Ford, Wells Fargo and Time Warner.
His books have been on the Wall Street Journal, USA today and the New York Bestsellers lists.
Lok Jack GSB Partners with Saville Consulting
The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business is proud to introduce its newest partner for leadership Assessment - Saville Consulting, Inc.
Saville Consulting is an international business founded by Professor Peter Saville (Saville Consulting) in 2004.
Previously, Professor Saville was the founder of the SHL Group and he was also responsible for the development of the OPQ (Occupational Personality Questionnaire). This is recognised as one of the most widely used personality questionnaires in organisational settings in the world.
Saville Consulting Inc. has recently launched Saville Consulting, Caribbean in Barbados led by Ms. Jacqueline Archer.
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Advanced Financial Statements & Cash Flow Analysis - January 29th & 30th, 2007
The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin- Madison continues its partnership by offering the above mentioned two day course, with certification from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. [read more] []
Project Risk Management - January 9th, 10th, 11th, 2006
Risk management has become increasingly more visible as an integrated component of an effective project management plan. In this course, students learn to identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks. The course also explores risk response control and the development of lessons learned with the purpose of developing an organizational history for future projects. Through the use of lectures, exercises, a case study, and classroom discussion, students gain both practical knowledge that can be applied to current projects and basic knowledge that will aid in preparation for the PMP® certification examination. [read more] []
Managing Performance for Organisational Effectiveness - December 4th – 6th, 2006
The world’s best organisations are focused on the success of their people. The potential for organisational improvement and competitiveness--whether related to customer service, productivity, or innovation--is directly related to the performance of the organisation's employees. A highly effective manager assesses their team’s performance on a continual basis and regularly reviews their progress. This course promotes a proactive and systematic approach to performance management by highlighting how managers can agree on performance objectives with team members and set up mechanisms for reviewing progress. It also tackles the sensitive issue of poor performance and the key role a manager can play in correcting this [read more] []
Management for the Newly Appointed Manager - January 29th – 31st, 2007
Are you new to your role as manager or aspiring to management? Are you interested in reinforcing your understanding of key management principles? This programme has been designed with you in mind. This workshop will provide you with the know-how to get the very best of your team and how to be an effective leader. Throughout this three day session, you will learn how to set and accomplish objectives, review performance, motivate and give feedback. [read more] []
Business Spanish for Professionals Level 1
Start Date: 23rd January 2007 , Tuesdays & Thursdays (12weeks / 3months) , 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Today, Administrative Professionals have to juggle daily responsibilities with special projects. This demands a large investment of time and requires you to stretch your skills--to coordinate the work of people, identify project requirements, gather resources and set project goals that result in successful events. Now you can get the skills that spell event success—scheduling, budgeting and planning. Learn how to conquer the project cycle and gain the confidence you need to take an event from conception to completion.
The objective of this programme is to ensure authentic use of Business Spanish by delivering practical, application-oriented learning experiences in highly interactive sessions. Participants will develop their communication competency in the language through speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as develop specific skills in letter writing, translating and summarizing within a Latin American cultural context. [read more] []
Interviewing Skills - January 2007, 2 Days, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Recruiting and selecting the right employees has always been a challenge for managers. Recruiting people who are wrong for the organisation can lead to increased labour turnover, resulting in increased costs for the organisation and lowering of morale in the existing workforce.
Consequently, people are likely to become discontented, unlikely to give of their best, and end up leaving voluntarily or involuntarily when their unsuitability becomes evident.
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