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Institute for Management Studies (IMS)
COURSE
SCHEDULE
January – July 2007
Learning and Development Services
Michigan Region

CLASS INFORMATION

The following Institute for Management Studies (IMS) session schedule is effective January - July 2007 for the entire Michigan Region. All programs will be held at the Fairlane Club in Dearborn. The cost for each session is $325. A course reminder notice will be emailed to participants approximately seven days prior to the session date.

SESSION OFFERINGS

Jan 23 - Ms. Nicole Schapiro was described by The New York Times as "a role model for all people who want to succeed and are not afraid of the odds." Before the age of 30 she became the first woman senior vice-president of Sales and Marketing at Citicorp in New York.
Leveraging Collaborative Partnerships
To Increase Your Leadership Effectiveness

Leaders must influence, negotiate, and build collaborative partnerships to achieve best results in a competitive global environment.

Feb 13 - Dr. Chip Bell was Director of Management and Organization Development for NCNB, now Bank of America. Dr. Bell is author of Managers as Mentors.

The Leader's Role (and Responsibility)

as Mentor

Future leaders will be those who focus on cornering unique talent and nurturing portable wisdom.

Mar 2 - Dr. Albert Vicereis Executive Education Professor of Strategic Leadership at Penn State and an award winning teacher and researcher.

Strategic Leadership: The Importance of Aligning the Perspectives That Drive Performance

This highly interactive workshop will help leaders to assess their personal readiness - and that of their organization - to take advantage of the opportunities presented in today’s environment of change and innovation.

Mar 27 - Mr. David Posen, M.D. is the author of three best-selling books: Always Change a Losing Game, Staying Afloat When the Water Gets Rough and, most recently, The Little Book of Stress Relief.

Managing Multiple Competing Demands:

Getting It All Done and Having a Life

Effective leaders empower people in a way that prompts them to take ownership for their role and responsibility for their actions. Leaders also know what they need to do to get people to respond to them.

Apr 17 - Mr. Paul Bridle has spent the last fourteen years researching what makes people effective (especially in business) and what people do that makes the business so effective.

Leading vs. Managing: Understanding the

Difference is your Key to Success

How do leaders move from managing to leading so that people will follow? This session will not only give an insight into what successful organizations do, but will give practical tips on how to achieve it.

May 17 - Dr. Diana Whitney is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker, and thought leader on the subjects of Appreciative Inquiry, positive change, and spirituality at work.

Using Appreciative Inquiry to Accelerate Change And Get The Best Results

This highly pragmatic seminar provides participants with two significant opportunities: one, to understand why positive approaches to performance and change management work so much better than traditional problem solving approaches; and two, to develop skills in Appreciative Inquiry.

Jun 6 - Dr. Noah Barsky is a faculty member in the College of Commerce & Finance at Villanova University. Dr. Barsky earned his Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut.

The One Day MBA: Tools to

Help You Make Better Decisions

All managers need a broad perspective to effectively deal with the complex challenges they face daily. To develop this skill, this one-day seminar presents many of the tools and techniques found in MBA programs today.

Jul 17 - Dr. Robert Biesis Professor of Management and Academic Director of the Executive Master's in Leadership program at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. His current research focuses on leadership and the delivery of bad news.

Keeping People Engaged and Motivated

In Times of Unremitting Change

This program will focus on the key leadership skills necessary for you and your team to survive - and, yes, even thrive - in this age of instability. Specifically, this session focuses on strategies and techniques for communicating more effectively in times of change.

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