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• Develop your business acumen and gain an enterprise-wide perspective
• Analyze the key value drivers and sources of competitive advantage in the global economy
• Develop your critical thinking skills and financial acumen to excel in decision-making
• Use new management tools and technology to support innovation and organizational change

• High-potential leaders from throughout the organization who want to strengthen their business acumen and strategic decision-making skills
• Managers of a functional area such as operations, manufacturing, engineering, information technology, marketing, sales, R&D, HR, legal, or finance who are preparing for advancement into positions where an enterprise-wide perspective is required
• Managers who recently entered into leadership positions

This intensive, 10-day program offers a highly interactive process of exchanging new ideas, state-of-the-art concepts and best practices with faculty and peers from a variety of other companies, organizations, and countries. Class discussion, small-group projects, case analyses and simulations are key components of the program. Participants are also provided with new strategic tools and frameworks designed to help them apply the learning.

Business Acumen for High-Potential Leaders offers a unique opportunity to experience the integration of business knowledge, leadership skills and management processes. This program provides participants with an innovative model to help them understand how companies create value in the marketplace and offers a comprehensive way of exploring business issues and opportunities. As participants gain practice with the business model, they develop insights and entrepreneurial skills to evaluate, develop and manage new business opportunities to achieve sustainable growth and shareholder value.

This intensive program focuses on the integration of three critical competencies:

Business Acumen

• Key value drivers in the global marketplace
• Value creation and competitiveness
• Economic and industry acumen
• Customer focus and value proposition
• Strategic thinking and competitiveness
• Designing, managing and growing the corporate portfolio
• Creating and managing the business models for business units
• Financial acumen: an investor perspective

Leading Change and Innovation

• Personal leadership assessment
• Leadership competencies and values
• Diagnosing organizational culture and competencies
• Creating a viable change and innovation strategy
• Implementing change and innovation throughout the organization
• Transformational leadership

Business Process Management

• New frameworks for implementation of a new strategy, business solution or major change management project
• Effective use of budgeting and planning systems
• Talent management and succession planning
• Information management and decision technology
• Corporate performance measurement
• Results management

The program fee includes tuition, instructional materials, hotel accommodations, continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks each day, and selected dinners. Fee is payable in advance in US dollars and is subject to change. See our Cancellation, Transfer and Substitution Policy

Note: Admission to this program is by application only. There are four ways to apply:
1) click "Register Now" on this page and complete the application online;
2) download the application and mail it back to us or fax it to +1.734.764.4267;
3) electronically request a paper application be sent by mail; or
4) call +1.734.763.1000, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST Monday through Friday and request a paper application be mailed to you.