In-Person Programs

Learn how to foster diversity and inclusion to increase innovation and collaboration.  This program goes beyond the usual research to have each participant examine how deep rooted human unconscious biases impact organizational and social cultures in potentially unintended ways. You will explore practical ways individuals, teams and organizations can make conscious decisions to affect impactful change.  Come prepared to explore your personal opportunities to transform. 

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This program is for executives who want to make things happen but need to master the subtle nuances of power and influence. Learn to maximize personal effectiveness, unearth your implicit biases about power and influence, and build up the skills of those around you. Let us take your leadership to the next level.

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Become the leader that attracts and retains the talent to take your company to the next level. This two-day program introduces participants to the rationale and research for changes in performance management and the emerging seven core practices business leaders are taking to create a culture that delivers high-impact performance. You will learn a set of practical, easy-to-learn and use tools to maximize engagement, and the daily performance of others.

If you are responsible for leading and engaging teams you know you must drive and manage both performance and results. In our Leadership Development for Building High Performing Teams program you will explore the complexities of internal and external team dynamics and discover how you can elevate your personal performance as a team player and team leader.

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Learn to turn your strategy into revenue generating results. The 2-day Driving Strategies for Maximizing Value and Growth course will show you how to craft, implement, and sustain a cohesive strategy to maximize long-term profits. Learn to work with analytical tools that aid strategic decision-making while understanding the environment that includes your customers, technology, economics, capital markets, competitors, special interest groups, and government. 

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Nurture your inner creative potential and rethink how you approach work challenges with this two-day Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation program. Learn to understand tools and techniques to create new market opportunities by changing value propositions and business models, as well as to assess the economic impact of different business model choices. You will learn how firms engage in strategic and business model innovation to develop game-changing strategies that disrupt industries, create new market opportunities, and break away from your competition.

If you are responsible for leading and engaging teams you know you must drive and manage both performance and results. In our Leadership Development for Building High Performing Teams program you will explore the complexities of internal and external team dynamics and discover how you can elevate your personal performance as a team player and team leader.

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Do you consider yourself a “non-finance” manager and feel overwhelmed in many meetings?  This program was designed to be an invaluable resource taught in a practical format to expand your knowledge and confidence.  Learn to use financial data to understand cash management, banking, planning, budgets, profitability, solvency and liquidity, explore the sources and costs of capital and the factors of investment decisions, and learn valuation principles and their impact on the value drivers of the firm.

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Taught by both faculty from USC Marshall School of Business and relevant Food Industry "Subject Matter Experts," this innovative program will enhance the participant's business mindset while providing key knowledge and the latest strategic tools. Be inspired and learn to inspire.

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Learn how to foster diversity and inclusion to increase innovation and collaboration.  This program goes beyond the usual research to have each participant examine how deep rooted human unconscious biases impact organizational and social cultures in potentially unintended ways. You will explore practical ways individuals, teams and organizations can make conscious decisions to affect impactful change.  Come prepared to explore your personal opportunities to transform. 

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Nurture your inner creative potential and rethink how you approach work challenges with this two-day Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation program. Learn to understand tools and techniques to create new market opportunities by changing value propositions and business models, as well as to assess the economic impact of different business model choices. You will learn how firms engage in strategic and business model innovation to develop game-changing strategies that disrupt industries, create new market opportunities, and break away from your competition.

If you are responsible for managing or motivating a team, this six-day course offers a look at fundamental management development to help you maximize your organization's bottom-line results.  In a collaborative learning environment, each session, taught by a different USC Marshall Professor, will help you build the skills necessary to deliver higher levels of performance. You will finish this program with a team presentation combining all the new skills you have learned. 

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