Growth Through Custom Solutions

Do you have specific issues or challenges facing your organization or industry that are currently impacting it as a whole, either on an internal or external level? If so, your organization may be struggling with discord in communication, strategy, process and leadership. One of the biggest challenges faced by organizations during periods of change are how to get everyone "on the same page."

If this is your situation, a custom leadership development program may help you maintain that competitive edge. Penn State Executive Programs is expertly qualified to design and deliver a custom program uniquely matched to your organization's needs and goals for success.

Penn State Executive Programs has been partnering with organizations from public and private sectors in custom professional development solutions for over fifteen years. We have been recognized by such influential publications as Business Week as standing among the top ten providers of customized programs worldwide. Our expert reputation in this area is a direct result of what we consistently provide our clients in experience, value, and impact:

• Research processes to truly understand your organization's strategic direction and development needs
  
  
• Unique solutions through the design of competencies matrices and road maps that define desired outcomes
  
  
• Sound expertise in orchestrating educational processes that combine classroom sessions, personal feedback, experiential exercises, simulation, and action learning
  
  
• Reliable relationship management and ongoing faculty involvement

When your organization partners with Penn State Executive Programs for custom development, you will NOT receive "off the shelf" solutions, but rather a program completely addressing your particular needs, your goals, and your organizational culture.

Penn State Executive Programs takes a uniquely systematic approach to custom managerial/leadership development. We will:

• Analyze and research your organization and competitive environment.
  
  
• Interview senior management and potential participants to assess perspectives on future growth, change, and culture.
  
  
• Translate our understanding into competency matrices and road maps that define desired outcomes.
  
  
• Design action plans for achieving said outcomes that also create value for shareholders and customers.
  
  
• Determine the best mode of delivery-either single company or vertical consortia between client and alliances, on-site or off-site.
  
  
• Develop program content, processes, and materials.
  
  
• Set up ongoing program evaluation and redesign.
  
  
• Maintain development of the learning organization through continuous updating of competency matrices and road maps.

One of the advantages of working with Penn State Executive Programs is the team of dedicated individuals that works with you. We appoint a relationship manager to oversee all aspects of the relationship from coordinating the design team to scheduling faculty and facilitating logistical arrangements. The Penn State Executive Programs faculty contributes in-depth knowledge of executive education, significant research in the field, and extensive consulting experience. Members of the Penn State Executive Programs staff, including highly qualified professionals in program coordination and customer service, work hard to give you a positive and meaningful experience.

By the very definition of "custom", all details concerning delivery are flexible and negotiable. Program length, locations, times, and delivery mechanisms are all designed around the client's needs. In fact, we have delivered international programs in the U.K., Japan, Singapore, Venezuela, Belgium and Ecuador.

Programs delivered at the Penn State University Park campus are held in the Executive Education Center, the Keller Conference Center, or the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The Executive Education Center is a private, modern facility reserved exclusively for use by participating executives. Participants stay at the picturesque Nittany Lion Inn or the elegant Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. Dress is casual.