Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

American Management Association

Making the Transition to Management

Be the great boss from the start! Your former peers are now your direct reports. Do you know how to adopt the mindset of a manager, let go of your previous role and get work done through others? Can you communicate your priorities to your team? Or set mutual goals so you can increase...

American Management Association

Responding to Conflict: Strategies for Improved Communication

Increase your success by proactively and positively managing conflict. Conflict in business is all too familiar—particularly under increased business pressures. Still, most of us lack basic conflict management skills. Rather than react to conflict on a purely emotional level, you can learn how...

American Management Association

Situational Leadership® II Workshop

Specially developed for AMA by The Ken Blanchard Companies® Does your organization lack passion, energy, self-reliance and drive? If so, here’s your chance to create a motivating and engaging workplace where people develop and live up to their potential. Specially developed for AMA by The Ken...

American Management Association

Women's Leadership Certificate Program

Build vital leadership competencies and earn AMA’s Women’s Leadership Certificate Women at every level of an organization can be strong leaders—bringing essential skills like team leadership, strategic thinking and business acumen to their roles. To flourish as a leader, a woman needs not only...

American Management Association

AMA’s Training Certificate Program

Our training for trainers program: how to build confidence and engage your audience The training field can change fast, which makes training for trainers crucial. New methodologies. New discoveries about the way adults learn. Changing expectations from trainees—and from your company. Training...

American Management Association

Time Management

There is enough time in a day! Learn the most effective ways to manage it. Do you find yourself overloaded with work? Feel so stretched to the limit you can't set priorities? Exhaust yourself daily without accomplishing your goals? Remember, every minute of your day impacts the business. If you...

American Management Association

Developing Your Emotional Intelligence

Leverage emotional intelligence training to position yourself for personal, team, and organizational success Without strong and effective relationships in business, today’s fast-paced, team-based and global work environments can’t function with peak efficiency. Maximum results will not be...

American Management Association

The Slii Experience™ – Powering Inspired Leaders

Learn how to adopt the right leadership style that generates heightened performance and improved productivity. SLII® is the most widely taught leadership model in the world. It teaches leaders to use the appropriate leadership style in response to the needs of the person and the situation. Our...

American Management Association

Women Leading With Impact: Resilience and Strategic Risk-Taking

Develop the skills and mindset to transform challenges into growth opportunities Why do some women thrive professionally while others are passed over for career advancement opportunities? The answer is often a lack of resilience and resistance to taking risks—due to a variety of factors. For...

Kellogg School of Management

Leveraging Insights From the Kellogg Sales Institute: A New Fundraising Approach for Nonprofit Executives

High-impact influence skills for fundraising success Every interaction with a current or potential donor, board member or key stakeholder is a high-stakes opportunity for impact. As leaders of nonprofit organizations, you are uniquely positioned to bring in stakeholders based on how you...