Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

American Management Association

Communicating up, Down and Across the Organization

Get heard—regardless of where you sit in the organization. It can happen at a moment’s notice: you need to communicate a new idea to senior managers, influence your colleagues to support your proposal or inspire direct reports to make a change. Are you prepared to communicate with anyone in your...

American Management Association

Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

Acquire essential finance skills in 2 Days Can you demonstrate your value and ROI to your boss? Are you able to interpret financial reports and make decisions based on the data they provide? Can you draft an accurate budget? Can you justify your ideas in dollars and cents? You didn’t get to...

American Management Association

Collaborative Leadership Skills

Developing essential collaborative skills to build team commitment with collaborative leadership training to enhance team commitment and individual performance. Why become a collaborative leader? Because it gives you the ability to break down silos, energize your team and bring out the best in...

American Management Association

Principles of Professional Selling

Thousands of salespeople have prospered by attending AMA’s most popular professional sales training seminar. No matter how great your product or service is, or how talented a salesperson you are, you will not be able to close the deal if you cannot tell your clients how what you’re selling will...

Kellogg School of Management

Leadership and Management in Core Facilities

How to meet the unique challenges of operating in a university setting Running a core facility successfully requires both a strong set of business management skills and deep insights into the nuances of leadership in a university setting. This four-day executive learning experience focuses...

American Management Association

Improving Your Project Management Skills: the Basics for Success

Build a solid foundation of project management knowledge, techniques and tools in this hands-on workshop that covers the entire project life cycle. As the business world grows more competitive, organizations find it necessary to take on an increasing number of projects. Unfortunately, these same...

American Management Association

AMA’s Comprehensive Project Management Workshop

Plan. Execute. And monitor your projects Delays, cost overruns, or quality problems can wreck your project. Keep it on course with this 5-day overview of project management. Aligned with PMI’s PMBOK®, this workshop helps you master the entire project management process. You’ll earn 35...

American Management Association

Fundamentals of Purchasing for the New Buyer

Increase your company's savings through better purchasing techniques This fundamentals seminar is taught by leaders in the field who will walk through every step of the purchasing management process, including negotiating and vendor and materials management. Find innovative ways to manage your...

American Management Association

PMP Exam Prep Course

Looking to embark of a career in professional project management (PM)? Then you need to be ready to demonstrate best practices in PM, both on the job and through professional certification. It’s becoming the standard in order to compete in today’s fast-paced, highly technical workplace. In this...

American Management Association

Assertiveness Training for Women in Business

Speak out with confidence—Become an Assertive Business Woman. In todays ever changing business environment it is vital for women to have an assertive voice in business. Assertiveness techniques, when used effectively, can enhance almost every aspect of your job and life — Knowing which tools and...