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Overview
In the hands-on Leadership and Management in Core Facilities program at the Northwestern University, you’ll expand your knowledge and learn new approaches to leadership as you practice applying them to a challenge in your own organization.
You’ll develop a team orientation that will enable you to engage your teams more effectively.
You’ll leave this program with a deep understanding of your individual strengths and how to leverage them to meet difficult challenges and seize new opportunities.
Core Facilities Leaders will be able:
- Understand key management concepts including leadership, finance, pricing strategies, marketing and others
- Learn to think strategically about your facility and identify important concepts you can apply to build the organization, increase stability and enhance growth
- Build a network of peers and mentors to support continued professional growth and development
- Acquire new knowledge and skills for strengthening your organization’s capacity to meet the challenges of a changing competitive landscape
Programme Structure
The curriculum will address the unique challenges of operating in a University setting while applying business principles to ensure management success.
Leadership Topics
- Strong organizational culture
- Strengths-based leadership
- Team building
Management Topics
- Creating your value proposition
- Managerial accounting
- Marketing and consumer behavior
- Pricing strategies
- Creating market value
- Intellectual property and innovation
Practical Application
- Apply new learning from the program to a project within your facility
- Discuss the applications of the learning in small peer group sessions
- Present your project for review and analysis by faculty and industry experts
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Evanston, United States
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Who Should Attend:
- Directors, managers and business administrators overseeing university or nonprofit core facilities
Tuition Fees
Living costs
Evanston
United States
1100 - 1500 USD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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