| The Olin Business School, Washington University in St. | | | | September and October. |
| Louis is launching three new open enrollment | | | | |
| certificate programs designed to equip mid and senior | | | | Financial Skills for General Managers |
| level managers with the skills and strategies needed | | | | |
| to meet the challenges of the ‘new normal' | | | | This program equips managers in functional areas |
| economy. | | | | outside of finance with the financial literacy and |
| | | | | analytical tool box to understand financial metrics, |
| Taught by Olin's renowned world-class faculty, these | | | | measure value and interact with confidence on |
| timely deep dives in finance, leadership and supply | | | | finance-related issues. |
| chain management are geared for busy professionals | | | | Tuition: $8,800. Application deadline: Sept. 15. |
| who value leading-edge, in-depth and relevant | | | | |
| management training that is immediately applicable in | | | | Leadership Essentials for Managers: Enhancing Impact, |
| the workplace. | | | | Influence and Results |
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| Executive Education Certificate programs in Financial | | | | This program – best suited for managers with a |
| Skills, Leadership and Supply Chain Management are | | | | minimum of three years of experience leading |
| offered in two-day modules over a three to six | | | | individuals and teams – develops competencies to |
| month period. Designed to maximize learning and | | | | engage and motivate high-performance teams that |
| accommodate demanding schedules of managers, the | | | | work across organizational boundaries for high-impact |
| courses are held in two locations: Washington | | | | results. |
| University's on-campus, state-of-the-art Charles F. | | | | Tuition: $10,500. Application deadline: Oct. 15. |
| Knight Executive Education and Conference Center in | | | | |
| St. Louis and Olin's executive education facilities in | | | | Supply Chain Strategy & Management? |
| Kansas City. | | | | |
| | | | | This program helps managers cultivate a strategic |
| "Olin graduate certificates add distinction and prestige | | | | understanding of the supply chain system; apply lean |
| to the resume of any business professional, manager, | | | | principles to manage supply chain processes, |
| and executive," says Panos Kouvelis, senior associate | | | | inventories and lead times; understand |
| dean and director of executive programs at Olin. | | | | state-of-the-art practices in logistics and distribution; |
| "Participants not only acquire the certified business | | | | and execute supply chain initiatives in alignment with |
| acumen but also gain an enduring network of useful | | | | company strategy. |
| contacts. The flexible and personally customized | | | | Tuition: $9,900. Program will be offered as five, |
| certificate design allows a top quality educational | | | | two-day modules, Spring 2011. |
| experience that integrates seamlessly with personal | | | | |
| short term and long term goals. Our certificates are | | | | Discounts are available for companies sending three |
| the fastest and highest return-on-investment | | | | or more to the same certificate program and Open |
| pathway to accelerated career growth. " | | | | Enrollment Scholarships are available to non-profits, |
| | | | | small companies, and entrepreneurs. |
| Enrollment is open now for programs beginning in | | | | |