Schulich ExecEd launches digital credentials for all its education courses
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Congratulations to the Business & Leadership Essential Certificate Program’s Inaugural Graduating Class of 2022
Schulich ExecEd is pleased to congratulate the inaugural graduating class of the Business & Leadership Essential Certificate program, delivered by the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA), in partnership with the Black Creek Community Health Centre. Among the 18 graduates are nine intrapreneurs, who are Black professionals building their leadership skills within existing organizations, and nine entrepreneurs, […]
Posted onBusiness Process Response Agility in Disruptive Times
Among the indelible truths that managers face is that most of the external factors that influence your success are beyond your control. Ask any restaurant owner, bank executive or health care professional if they could see the pandemic coming. Most will admit that they didn’t. If they tell you that they did, few had well-conceived […]
Posted onWhat Data Analytics Is and What it Means for Your Business
The concept of big data has been around for years. Most organizations now understand that if they capture all the data that streams into their businesses, they can apply analytics and get significant value from it. But even in the 1950s, decades before anyone uttered the term “big data,” businesses were using basic analytics, essentially […]
Posted onIn Uncertain Times, a Systemic Approach to Innovation Is Essential
Just like strategy, planning, or budgeting, innovation is a discipline. As Schulich ExecEd students well know, sustained innovation requires an understanding of the power of accessing people’s creativity and a methodical view of the innovation process. That view links the mission to organizational structure, processes and reward systems. For our purposes, creativity is the imagination […]
Posted onCross-Silo Leadership – Taking Advantage of Both Horizontal And Vertical Networks for Collaboration
Though most mid-senior leaders recognize the importance of breaking down silos to help people collaborate across boundaries, they struggle to make it happen. Why is it so hard in reality? Think about your own relationships at work—the people you report to and those who report to you. Now consider the people in other functions, units, […]
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