2008 Dates:   May 11-23 October 12-24   2008 Cost:   $16,000   Program tuition includes classroom instruction, materials, overnight accommodations and most meals.

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Overview

Who Should Attend

High-potential managers/directors who:

• Have  a minimum of five to seven years of experience
• Exhibit high potential in their current positions
• Are looking to strengthen business acumen and cross-functional skills
• Need the core knowledge of an MBA program, but cannot commit to long-term study

Key Benefits

• See the business world on a senior executive level
• Formulate strategic responses to increasingly global business challenges
• Broaden perspectives on using innovation for competitive advantage
• Enhance capabilities to make calculated business decisions
• Be able to understand and analyze financial information
• Gain the competencies needed to drive organizational change
• Enhance critical thinking and communication skills
• Learn tools needed to maximize individual and team performance
• Continuously learn from experience
• Work on a Personal Business Challenge:
• Action plans are discussed in small groups to encourage shared learning
• Coaching is provided by faculty with broad business knowledge, expertise and experience
• Action plans are finalized and next steps are planned

Program Content

Strategy Formulation, Implementation and Measurement

Assessing the global forces that are changing the business landscape Formulating and evaluating strategic options Using core capabilities to create sustainable advantage

Managerial Leadership and Effective Change Management

Using compensation to drive competitiveness and metrics to enhance performance Managing change through the productive use of power, influence and conflict management skills Employing effective negotiating and decision-making skills

Strategic Financial Management

Understanding the strategic significance of financial information Utilizing strategic risk management and corporate governance tools Managing capital budgets

Managerial Financial Analysis

Understanding and interpreting financial statements Evaluating financial performance and related cash flows Using financial information for strategic decisions and the management of scarce resources

Effective Marketing and Service Excellence

Understanding the implications of a “market orientation” Developing a customer focus Converting knowledge about customers into strategy

Strategic Management of Operations

Identifying high-level operational strategies Understanding production processes and their strategic role Applying operations management lessons to business units in need of quality and productivity improvement

Faculty

Participants give these faculty members the highest marks for their ability to teach skills, concepts and examples that they can apply in their own organizations.

Robert S. Adler
Sridhar Balasubramanian
Linda Bowen
Lisa Christensen
Alison Fragale
Wendell Gilland
Mabel Miguel
Atul Nerkar
Heidi Schultz
Albert Segars
Ronald O. Williams

Participant Comments

"The UNC EDI program was an extremely educational and eye opening experience for me. I will definitely do things differently in my organization based on what I have learned in the EDI program."

"All of the functional area discussions were great and each added a great deal to my knowledge base on the topic. But the best value add for me was the time I got to spend in this environment thinking about my business with the program content as a back drop."

"EDI provided me with techniques for making better business decisions. It helped me to tie daily decisions to corporate strategy and financials."