Why invest in executive education NOW?

Everything is changing. Just a year ago, the focus was on growth.

Today, many organizations are downsizing. Some are worried about survival.

Despite the worst economy in decades, you still need to meet your goals and make your numbers.

Why Penn State Executive Programs? Why now?

In recessionary times, some businesses will thrive and grow. These businesses succeed because their leaders are willing to question their business models, are able to discover pockets of opportunities, and are adept at engaging their organization to exploit them quickly. These successful leaders will also develop the talent in themselves and others that is needed to reinvigorate the business. Penn State Executive Programs provides today’s leaders with the immediate ability to deal with critical challenges and not just survive, but thrive. At Penn State you will:

• Work with thought leaders with insight across global businesses and the experience to uncover opportunities in this environment
• Acquire tools, processes, approaches and frameworks to help you assess your business, your markets, and your people to determine where to focus your resources to create success
• Interact with peers to get new ideas, perspectives, and solutions
• Return to work with real solutions for addressing your most important challenges
  
  

  White Paper Download: Surviving the Terrible Two(thousand)s: A Participant’s Guide In a new white paper, leadership consultant and Smeal College of Business professor Albert Vicere outlines five key perspectives that leaders should adopt to turn an economic crisis into a force for positive change. Weaving together reactions and insights collected through interviews with CEOs and business thought leaders, Vicere drives home the adage that we create the future we desire, and with an action-oriented, optimistic spirit, it is well within any leader’s reach.

   

Real challenges, effective solutions

We are world renowned for our ability to provide forward-looking and relevant education to senior management and executives from a wide range of industries and functions. We develop leaders who look to the future, innovate, build teams, and execute for success.

We combine our understanding of the global business climate; our access to a worldwide network of faculty, researchers, and executives; and an incomparable ability to apply new knowledge to your problems for measurable results.

Participants use rigorous analysis and innovative thinking to make sense of what is happening, deal with uncertainty, create new opportunities, and manage risk.

Whether working with individuals in open-enrollment programs or organizations in customized initiatives, Penn State Executive Programs excels in helping clients apply new perspectives to real challenges, synthesize effective solutions, integrate our programs with other developmental initiatives and management systems across the organization, build powerful networks, create momentum for change, and deliver results.

 
#1 in Supply Chain Education - AMR Research, 2009 JUST RELEASED!
#1 in Custom Education Worldwide - Economist Intelligence Unit, 2006
Top Five in Open-Enrollment Education Worldwide - Economist Intelligence Unit, 2006
Top Ten in Custom Education - BusinessWeek, 2005