Introduction

In today’s highly competitive environment it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of the issues involved in managing a business or department effectively. This 10 Day MBA will focus on issues and dilemmas faced in today’s changing world. The seminar is designed to stretch delegates, in order to equip them with the knowledge and confidence to lead and manage in a fast moving and complex business environment. The seminar is a unique distillation of the skills that you need to be successful in business.

Who Should Attend?

• All personnel whose task it is to create and/or implement strategy who have not undertaken a formal MBA program
• Personnel who would like a refresher in MBA type topics and want to be familiar with current thinking about running an organisation in the 21st century
• Personnel that are likely to take up managerial positions in the not too distant future
• Non business professionals who need a wider understanding of leadership and management principles

• To provide concise, comprehensive coverage of vital business topics, important concepts, and proven strategies taught as part of MBA programs
• To grasp the essential ingredients of:
o Personal success
o Management success
o Business success
• To help non business-trained professionals understand fundamental business principles
• To ensure that attendees are abreast of the latest thinking in management and leadership as well as business strategy

Competencies Emphasised

• Practical application of the various models that underpin current business thinking relevant to:
o Accounting/economics
o Business strategy
o Human resources
o Organisational strategy
o Strategic marketing
• A clear understanding of the role of managers and leaders in business and where their roles converge and diverge
• How to harness the talent that exists within an organisation to maximise its effectiveness
• The importance of innovation within an organisation to ensure sustainable growth for the future

Personal Impact – By the end of this seminar you will be able to:

• Grasp the essential ingredients of personal success, management success and business success
• Have a clear understanding of vital business topics, important concepts and proven strategies taught as part of an MBA program
• Apply the concepts, tools and analytical techniques that are essential to a successful company
• Understand the leader’s role in today’s increasingly complex business environment
• Be aware of the challenges facing a 21st century organisation

Organisational Impact

• Giving attendees the knowledge to make them “intrapreneurs” within the organisation
• To ensure that attendees within the organisation are appraised of current business thinking and its application
• To make attendees aware of the need for creative and innovative thinking required in today’s organisations
• Provision of practical methodologies that can help improve results from all resources used in a business (people, capital and products)
• How to get the most out of all stakeholders in an organisation

• Based primarily around lectures, the seminar will include a number of case studies and exercises which will be undertaken in team format
• Discussion groups on certain topics to provide practical application of concepts to the attendees own organisation
• Networking amongst attendees to discuss mutual business issues

Seminar Outline

Day 1 – Introduction

• Why an MBA?
• Inside actions, Outside results
• The 11 environments
• Changing skill needs
• Communication
• Making presentations

Day 2 – Human Resources and Organisation Behavior
• Human resources strategy
• Effective selection
• Focus/Energy matrix
• Theories and practice of organisational behavior
• Organisation structures
• Managing change

Day 3 - Leadership and Team building
• The “sparkle” factor
• Five character flaws
• Managers versus leaders
• Attributes of a leader
• Upside down management
• Leading a team
• Key traits of a real team
• Ethics

Day 4 – Negotiation Skills
• The negotiation process
• Negotiation strategies
• Body language
• Pure bargaining
• Joint problem solving

Day 5 – Accounting and Economics
• Purposes of accounts
• Key terms
• Profit and Loss
• Balance Sheet
• Financial and ratio analysis
• Business economics
• International economics

Day 6 – Strategy. Operations Management and Risk Management
• Business strategy
• Strategic analysis
• Strategic planning
• Strategic models and tools
• Strategy evaluation
• Operations & supply chain management
• Risk management

Day 7 – Marketing, advertising and promotion
• The marketing concept
• Marketing planning
• Marketing information systems
• The marketing environment
• Buyer behavior
• Strategic marketing
• Product design
• Pricing decisions
• Channel and distribution tactics
• Advertising and promotion

Day 8 – Project management and Quality Management Systems
• The project process
• Defining and organizing the project
• Planning the project
• Tracking and managing the project
• Quality management
• Continual product improvement
• Six sigma

Day 9 –Decision Making and Information Technology
• A framework for decision making
• Decision support analysis
• Psychology of decision making
• Communicating a decision
• Management Information Systems
• The role of the Chief Information Officer
• eCommerce and uses of the WWW

Day 10 –The 21st Century Organisation
• 5 new business realities
• Intrapreneurship
• Managing talent within an organisation
• 7 actions to become a force for change
• Personal skills and self development
  o Time management
  o Delegation
  o Assertive behavior
  o Motivation
  o Understanding risk

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Oxford Management Centre
John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Ave
Oxford Science Park
Oxford
OX4 4GP
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1865 338088

Fax: +44 1865 338100

email info@oxford-management.com

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