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Taking your leadership skills further along a successful path requires an astute ability to deliver exceptional thinking. With Leadership Executive Education programs at Ross School of Business, you'll come away with the tools and techniques you need to elevate your leadership skills to that exceptional level—helping you and your organization thrive in today's global business environment.

Leadership

Write the page you want everyone on.

Today's leaders must anticipate the future, fold the future into the business, and from there create the kind of change that will deliver meaningful results. Ross School of Business Executive Education programs use action-based learning, so you'll walk away with new perspectives and a game plan you can apply immediately to your organization and career.

Human Resources & Talent Management

Be exceptional to the rule.

Transform your marketing and sales organization to maximize strengths and create new levels of success. To drive sustainable growth and deliver exceptional marketing results, understanding and leveraging the relationship between marketing strategy and execution is critical.

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Faculty Spotlight

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Andrew J. Hoffman

Associate Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Natural Resources; Associate Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

Dr. Andrew (Andy) J. Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan; a position that holds joint appointments at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School of Natural Resources & Environment.

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  1. General Management & Business Acumen
  2. Leadership
  3. Human Resources & Talent Management
  4. Marketing & Sales
  5. Operations & Labor Relations
  6. Investor Relations
  7. Asia Pacific Region
  8. India

  1. Equipping leaders for today's business.

    Our General Management programs help broaden your point of view, sharpen your strategic thinking and boost your leadership savvy. You'll be immersed in an intensive and interactive learning experience with colleagues from around the globe and senior members of Michigan's world-class business faculty.

  2. Lead others to spectacular performance.

    Presented by the same faculty that developed the breakthrough concept of Positive Organizational Scholarship, these programs help you create an environment where extraordinary people thrive by working together to achieve meaningful change. Discover how to unlock potential, reveal possibilities and facilitate a more positive performance in both your people and your business.

  3. Discover the power of the new Human Resources Value Proposition.

    In the new business environment of rapid turnover and tightening belts, HR needs to be more than just a support partner—it needs a seat at the corporate strategy table. Through our HR programs, you'll create an integrated blueprint for the future of HR and actionable tools to implement meaningful change within your organization.

  4. Maximize your Marketing and Sales results.

    Align your marketing efforts with business strategy and build sustainable growth leveraging the Big Picture Framework. Our Sales programs help you get both feet in the door by developing a stronger sales organization and linking your sales efforts with your firm's overall strategy.

  5. New perspectives on Operations Management and Labor Relations.

    Optimize your factory physics and supply chain systems with the #1 Ranked Business School Operations Faculty as reported by BusinessWeek. Tap our Labor Relations program to align your collective bargaining strategy with current market realities.

  6. Boost your firm's investment profile.

    Gain new insight into how an analyst processes information, and acquire knowledge to help your firm determine an effective disclosure strategy, all while building your proficiency at designing, implementing and evaluating an investor relations program.

  7. Leadership development in Asia

    Tap the Michigan difference in leadership development programs in the Asia Pacific region.

  8. Leadership development in India

    Michigan offers a select number of leadership development programs in India, including our world-renowned Global Management Development Program.

What's New?

Christine Nordheilm

Faculty to participate in Atlanta Leadership Symposium

University of Michigan's Ross School of Business joins the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business to offer the Atlanta Leadership Symposium from January-June, 2010. This six-session leadership development program for senior managers features both world-class business school professors and first-rate executives. Find out more here.

Positive Leadership Webinar Series

Ross Exec Ed presents a series of three webinars on Positive Leadership skills from October-December. These events provide practical proven tips for delivering results in your organization and are $75 each:

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Ross Scores High Rankings Again

With top honors from the Aspen Institute, The Princeton Review's career prospects ranking, Leadership Excellence's leadership development ranking, and the "Thinker's 50" list, Ross School of Business is demonstrating its excellence in multiple disciplines.

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