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Overview

Who Should Attend

• Senior managers who have multi-functional responsibilities
• Senior managers who are facing or leading fundamental changes in their organizations
• Senior managers and executives who wish to gain perspective on leadership, measurement, communication and governance within complex organizations

Key Benefits

• Manage inter-functional competencies to achieve strategic goals
• Anticipate change and prioritize actions to deal with it
• Communicate and infuse strategic goals throughout your organization
• Make social, technological and economic change work to improve your organization's relative competitive position
• Measure and realize permanent, positive improvement in your organization's performance

Program Content

Overall Theme: Managing Innovation and Change to Drive Growth

Understanding the Drivers of Change and Innovation
Realizing the Impact of Globalization on Markets, Firms and Individuals Utilizing Drivers of Growth to Build and Sustain Global Competitiveness Understanding How Technology and Disruptive Innovation Affect Business, Markets and Consumers Using Innovation, Technology and Transformation as a Strategic Imperative Exploring the Likely Directions of Innovations Yet to Come Creating Value in the Marketplace through Innovation and Differentiation
Developing Strategies to Win in a Competitive and Changing Marketplace
Responding Strategically to Marketplace Challenges and Opportunities Understanding Marketing as a Strategic Force Positioning the Organization to Compete Effectively Making Strategic Financial Decisions to Create Value Using Financial Metrics to Understand your Organization's Strengths and Weaknesses Exploring the Links Between Actions, Financial Statements and Stock Price
Building Organizational Capabilities to Execute Growth Strategies
Accelerating Change to Enhance Competitiveness and Long-term Survival Creating a Culture that Drives Your Growth Strategies Motivating and Shaping Behaviors to Support your Strategy Linking Strategic Outcomes with Upstream Management Decisions and Practices Leveraging Strategic Communication to Differentiate Your Firm Aligning Individual Strengths into Powerful Teams
Addressing the Challenges of Leadership and Decision-Making
Honing Your Decision-Making Skills Using a Business Simulation Tool Balancing Ethics and Business Goals as a Leader Leading Organizational Transformation and Implementing Vision Using Power and Influence to Implement Change Understanding the Role of Conflict Management in Leading Change Transferring New Business Tools and Concepts from the Classroom to the Workplace

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 Adler
Sridhar Balasubramanian
Peter J. Brews
Dan Cable
Jeff Edwards
Edward Maydew
Mabel Miguel
William Pusis
Albert Segars
Peter Smith

Participant Comments

On content and faculty...
“It was obvious from the first class through the last, everyone at SEI was committed to providing an educational experience that had real world application. Most impressive was the business world experiences and knowledge SEI faculty brought to the classroom setting.”
- Leann Rogers, Regional Executive, Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield

"The subject matter and professors kept me fully engaged the entire session. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't benefit from this experience."
- Robert Hagy, Dominion Resources Services Inc.

"The topics reinforced efforts underway within my organization and offered new strategies to approach the fast-paced challenges of business today. SEI has recharged my batteries and set me on a continued course of success."
- Barbette Lowndes

"It's a world-class program in a state-of-the-art facility. I'd highly recommend to any executive seeking to energize their performance and expand their horizons."
- Mark A. Amacher, AIG United Guaranty

On networking...
"The Senior Executive Institute was a great opportunity to share business practices and ideas with experienced faculty and students from a broad spectrum of the business base, from government agencies to privately owned and publicly traded companies."
- Barbette Lowndes

"SEI far exceeded my already high expectations, not only through the outstanding instructors but also the caliber of attendees that participated."
- Lance Trenary, Senior Vice President of Company Operations, Golden Corral Corp.

On applying the new concepts...
"I found it to be a stimulating, well-organized and professional atmosphere. I was provided with feedback and practical solutions that could be applied immediately."
- Horace Allen, Suntrust Banks, Inc.

"The experience allowed me the opportunity to apply critical thinking in a host of scenarios."
- Marilyn Iverson, Army & Air Force Exchange Service