The One-Day MBA: Tools for Making Better Decisions

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Dr. Anthony Catanach, Jr.

Time Allocation - Topics

30% Business Processes and Financial Results Objective: Illustrate why strategy is so critical to organizational performance how business processes and managers’ decisions drive financial results. 25% Assessing and Managing Business Risk Objective: Demonstrate how to assess and manage the major risks facing business operations. 25% Balancing Financial and Non-Financial Measures Objective: Learn how to best balance financial and nonfinancial measures when evaluating business results. 20% Managing Innovation and Delivering World Class Performance Objective: Discuss how managers can meet today’s innovation challenges and deliver world class performance.

Seminar Description

New and seasoned managers alike need a broad perspective to effectively deal with the complex challenges they face daily. To develop and promote this skill, this one-day seminar presents many of the tools and techniques found in quality MBA programs today. Specifically, participants will examine how basic business processes drive financial results, learn how effective risk management can improve business planning and decision making, and explore how financial and non-financial measures to best be used to evaluate operating results. Frontline managers also will learn what e-business really means for their own unique operating environment.

Guide to Participant Selection

Department

Admin

Distrib

Engr

Finc

H.R.

Legal

Mktng

IT

Opr

Plng

Pchsg

R&D

Sales

Senior Executive
(Pres, Exec & Sr VP) 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3

Executive
(VP & Gen'l Mgr)
2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1

Senior Managers
(Div & Reg. Mgrs) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

Middle Managers
& Superintendents 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

APPLICABILITY:
1 indicates primary target audience.
2 indicates a good fit if the level of material is appropriate.
3 indicates (in the opinion of the institute and the faculty) very limited applicability.


	Saint Louis - November 10

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