Step up to the next level of success
No matter who you are in the world of work, getting a big-picture view of how business operates can be a pivotal strategy for advancing your career and growing your organization.
Spread over a concise five weeks, this robust program provides a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of business and current organizational practices. It covers all the key components of a formal business school curriculum, enabling you to increase your business acumen and bring fresh insights to your work without having to commit full time to study.
Led by award-winning UBC Sauder faculty, the program will expand your knowledge and applied skills in strategy, financial management, operations, strategic HR and marketing. You’ll also explore how decisions in one area may impact the others, and how strategic integration between functions can drive organizational success.
The learning journey
The multi-layered activities interweave throughout the program, enabling you to integrate your learning as you progress step-by-step through the material:
- Session pre-work includes short videos and readings introducing the various topic areas. There will be no out-of-class assignments, but reviewing these materials beforehand will help you prepare for your next live online session.
- Live online sessions bring learning to life through online contact with the faculty and your colleagues. Sessions include class discussion, Q&As, peer-group collaboration, networking, etc.—all intended to vitalize the content with that most valuable learning tool of all: human interaction.
This program is ideal for those at any stage of their career, including:
- Early or mid-career managers aspiring to expand their executive potential
- Small-business owners/managers who want to grow an enterprise
- Senior leaders looking to refresh their perspectives with new ideas
- Anyone who has wanted to pursue a formal program of business study but never found the opportunity
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Valerie Keenahan
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Dr. Mahesh Nagarajan
Scott Sinclair
Amy Stanley
Amy is a Lecturer in the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She holds an MSc in International Human Resource Management and completed the early days of her HR career in London, UK.
Amy became a Certified Executive Coach through Royal Roads University and was awarded Associate Certified Coach status from the International Coach Foundation. She has worked in various HR roles in London and Vancouver, including 8 years as an HR Manager in the Department of Medicine at UBC. She also manages her own leadership development business specializing in supporting leaders through conflict and helping them optimize relationships with peers and teams. Her global client list includes a range of industries from the business, finance, government and education sectors.
As a Lecturer at UBC Sauder, Amy teaches organizational behaviour, leadership and other HR courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She also works alongside organizations and individuals at Sauder Executive Education, where she provides learners with the tools they need to manage effectively and boost performance. In addition she leads custom leadership development programs, teaching leaders how to maximize performance through building and sustaining strong teams.
Amy’s 20+ year career in HR informs much of her teaching. Bringing humility, humour and realism to her work with students, she believes that being prepared for the good and bad things the workplace offers gives people the best chance of success.
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Dr. Yanwen Wang
Perry Atwal
A full-time lecturer at UBC Sauder School of Business, Perry Atwal delivers numerous Executive Education programs - both Custom and Open Enrollment - in areas such as business strategy, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
Perry’s professional journey includes a tenure with Morgan Stanley, where he contributed to the Investment Banking and Equity Research Divisions across global financial hubs in London, Hong Kong and New York. He has also consulted with Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Barclays Capital.
Throughout his career, Perry has forged effective relationships between business and government entities at many levels, with a client portfolio including Translink, Vancouver Board of Trade, Haisla First Nation, and KPMG.
A distinguished alumnus of UBC Sauder, Perry has been with the school for over 20 years, graduating first in his MBA class, before later serving as Assistant Dean and Executive Director of UBC Sauder Executive Education, followed by roles as Director of Strategy, and CEO of the Centre of Healthcare Leadership at the school.
Perry teaches Organizational Behaviour and Employment Relationships to undergraduate students at UBC Sauder and instructs graduates in Labour Negotiations, Marketing and Service Management. He has taught extensively in the school’s International MBA program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and he also lectures to graduates of the UBC Engineering, Medical and Arts faculties.
Perry is a member of both the Canadian Venture Capital Association and the European Venture Capital Association, as well as a Certified Human Resource Practitioner.
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Upcoming sessions
Online
Online format is delivered virtually in real time and are not recorded.
Online format is delivered virtually in real time and are not recorded.