Interview: Developing middle management through executive education
Companies that retain their competitive edge have learned how to raise up leaders in the ranks of middle management who have the skills to drive corporate strategy. Executive education and professional development programs are noted for developing individual potential, but some companies are finding that the classes can be laboratories where groups of employees can work out solutions and plan strategy. Management Professor Amy Hillman describes the progress she has observed in a class she teaches regularly for Executive Education at the W. P. Carey School of Business. "Leadership: Aligning Strategy, Talent and Culture" is offered regularly throughout the year. Click here to listen.
Companies that retain their competitive edge have learned how to raise up leaders in the ranks of middle management who have the skills to drive corporate strategy. Executive education and professional development programs are noted for developing individual potential, but some companies are finding that the classes can be laboratories where groups of employees can work out solutions and plan strategy. Management Professor Amy Hillman describes the progress she has observed in a class she teaches regularly for Executive Education at the W. P. Carey School of Business. "Leadership: Aligning Strategy, Talent and Culture" is offered regularly throughout the year.
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