Best executive courses in Chicago (United States)

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AMA’s Advanced Executive Leadership Program

An intensive three-day executive leadership training event that explores your role as a leader, visionary and strategic thinker! Executive leadership training is the first step on the road to achieving your potential as a leader. You’ll come away with an understanding of what makes executive...

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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...

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Making the Transition From Staff Member to Supervisor

Elevate your skills to a higher level of performance. Feel empowered to hit the ground running with the skills learned in this course. Be ready to take on any task and bring your best self to the job, while adopting new habits that will quickly get you on the path to greater success. In this...

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Management Skills for New Supervisors

Develop the crucial management tools to help fully lead and motivate your team to higher productivity. Change is the norm. You are responsible for your own productivity and that of your staff. Your day-to-day dealings may now include colleagues, your boss and senior management who have...

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Management Skills for New Managers

Gain the core management skills you need to succeed! Successful managers get things done. Learn the art of management that sets you apart—FAST. Using extensive guided role plays, self-audits and in-depth skills exercises, you will explore motivation, delegation, coaching, communication,...

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Improving Your Managerial Effectiveness

You have the power to create change and inspire successful outcomes It’s one thing to be a manager—but being an effective team leader takes special skills, knowledge and practice. This course will help you build a high-performing team by becoming a learning leader and partner, developing your...

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Managing the Unmanageable: Tough People, Tough Situations

Be empowered to deal with challenges that impede morale and productivity One of the toughest parts of a manager’s job is dealing with and turning around problem employees. Whether it’s passive/aggressive direct reports or conflict resulting from generational or cultural differences, the issues...

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Fundamentals of Marketing: Your Action Plan for Success

Learn best practices for developing and implementing a great marketing plan As a marketing professional, you need to have a clear understanding of your markets and what drives your customers' decisions to buy. In this course, you’ll get modern techniques for analyzing markets and quantifying...

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Successful Product Management

Gain the business skills you need to be a successful product manager! Discover the tools and techniques you need to effectively manage the increasingly complex product management process and gain more control of the myriad tasks at hand. In this powerful seminar, you’ll focus on...

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Project Management for Administrative Professionals

Is there an advantage to learning project management for administrative professionals? Yes! If you’re looking to take on the added pressure and challenges associated with projects, the techniques of project management for administrative professionals will give you the confidence you need to get...