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Networking Opportunity with Executives from Finland

Posted by  on Thursday, April 4th 2013     

On Monday, April 8, Texas Executive Education is hosting a Stimulating Innovation and Creativity session, led by Dr. Luis Martins from the McCombs School of Business, followed by a Networking Reception with Executive MBA professionals from Finland’s University of Turku, Turku School of Economics.

This is a unique opportunity to meet with a group of your international peers, representing a variety of industries including telecom/IT, manufacturing, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. The group of 36 executives will be here from April 8-13 for a week-long International Seminar titled Developing Business Competence in a Global Environment, hosted by Texas Executive Education at The University of Texas at Austin.

Any past participants of our Executive Education programs are welcome to attend this networking event.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP by email to Dominick.Flores@mccombs.utexas.edu.  More details are below.

What?
Stimulating Innovation and Creativity session, followed by Networking Reception, both with University of Turku Executive MBA Professionals

When?
Monday, April 8, 2013
1:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Session & Reception)
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Reception)

Where?
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Classroom 202, at The University of Texas at Austin

Who?
McCombs School of Business faculty and staff, Turku School of Economics Executive MBA professionals, and You. Please dress in Business Casual attire.

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Innovation becoming a stronger focus in McCombs disciplines

Posted by  on Thursday, March 28th 2013     

McCombs School of Business Associate Professor Ed Anderson teaches that “innovation” is more than just a stream of new ideas. Innovation is the result of a system of interactions and processes within an organization that creates new or better value for customers by solving problems or meeting needs.  With this mindset, innovation—or more specifically, innovative thinking—is actually a vital part in all areas of business, from product development to marketing to management of change and even team collaboration.

In many MBA courses, McCombs faculty members have begun incorporating strategies and skills to help professionals and students develop more innovative thinking. These professors include Dr. Luis Martins, Dr. Ethan Burris and Dr. Violina Rindova, who all facilitate innovation-focused programs in Texas Executive Education’s Driving Business Innovation Certificate.

A main objective of our Innovation certificate aligns with this focus at McCombs—to equip business leaders with tools to develop more innovative thinking across all disciplines of their organization or team.

Learn more about our Driving Business Innovation Certificate, and contact us with any questions or to register for an upcoming program.

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Texas Executive Education now a PMI Registered Education Provider

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 19th 2013     

The Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s largest project management member association, has recently named Texas Executive Education a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.). R.E.P.s are organizations that have been officially approved by PMI to help project managers achieve and maintain professional certifications, such as the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Program Management Professional (PgMP) credentials. R.E.P.s must meet PMI’s rigorous quality criteria for course content, instructor qualification, and instructional design, so we are very pleased to have earned this distinction.

PMI Registered Education Provider

Texas Executive Education is recognized as an official Registered Education Provider by PMI, the world’s leading project management organization.

Learn more about our Project Management Certificate, now PMI-certified, and see upcoming program dates our website. Contact us with questions or to enroll in a program.

Texas Executive Education’s Project Management Certificate goes well beyond traditional exam preparation to deliver innovative, highly effective and practical approaches for project management leadership. Our curriculum is built upon a scalable, stage-gate approach that focuses on addressing the changing nature of business questions as a project progresses. Each course integrates leading-edge research from The University of Texas’ expert faculty members with application of best practices garnered from a variety of industries.

To learn more about PMI, visit www.PMI.org.

category: Certificates, Open Enrollment Programs
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Unique Networking Opportunity with European Executives

Posted by  on Monday, March 4th 2013     

On Tuesday, March 5, Texas Executive Education is hosting a Networking Reception and Dinner with Executive MBA professionals from the European business school ESCP Europe.

This is a unique opportunity to meet with a group international peers, representing 26 nationalities, that come from a variety of industries including telecom / IT, automotive, aerospace, banking, finance, energy, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. The group of 100 executives will be here from March 4-8 for a week-long International Seminar titled Leading for Innovation, hosted by Texas Executive Education at The University of Texas at Austin.

Any past participants of our Texas Executive Education open enrollment programs are welcome to attend this networking event.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP by email to Dominick.Flores@mccombs.utexas.edu.  More details are below.

What?
Networking Reception and Dinner with ESCP Europe Executive MBA Professionals

When?
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
6:15 – 8:30 p.m.

Where?
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, in the Grand Ballroom (3rd floor), at The University of Texas at Austin

Who?
McCombs School of Business faculty and staff, ESCP Europe Executive MBA professionals, and You. Please dress in Business Casual attire.

About ESCP Europe
ESCP Europe, founded in 1819, is the world’s oldest business school and has over 40,000 graduates representing 90 nationalities. It has five European campuses and over 100 partner universities worldwide, including The University of Texas at Austin. The International Seminar hosted here by Texas Executive Education is one of only five International Seminars in the ESCP Europe EMBA program.  More info about ESCP Europe

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Insights into CEO-quality Leadership Preparation at McCombs

Posted by  on Tuesday, February 19th 2013     

A recent poll by the Dallas Business Journal showed that of CEOs in north Texas, 23 are graduates of The University of Texas at Austin, making UT the top school in the poll.  Notable Dallas-area CEOs from UT include Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Gary C. Kelly of Southwest Airlines Co.

McCombs School of Business’ associate dean, David Platt, shares his thoughts on why McCombs is such a successful builder of future business leaders.  He highlights the many advantages that McCombs has over other area business schools, including top-tier faculty that bring rich business leadership experience to the nationally ranked curriculum.

Our Executive Education programs, such as Leading High Performance Teams and Building Engagement, are led by the same McCombs faculty and share a similar focus of strengthening aptitude in business leadership.

See our Spring 2013 Program Calendar to view upcoming courses and plan to join us soon.

category: Executive Education Faculty, Leading High Performance Teams
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The Competition is On

Posted by  on Wednesday, February 6th 2013     

The Competition is On

The 2013 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition will be held this Thursday and Friday, February 7-8, in the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin. This year, 25 teams of entrepreneurial UT graduate students are competing to win $135,000 in prizes and investment capital to develop and grow their new venture idea. The semi-finals of the competition will be on Thursday, and the top five teams will advance to the finals on Friday evening.

Rob Adams, Director of Texas Venture Labs and the annual Investment Competition, is a faculty member in the McCombs School of Business, and he shares his experience and knowledge in entrepreneurship with us in Texas Executive Education. Rob leads our Market Validation and Strategic Management programs which help executives gain more understanding in efficiently planning their product launches and organizational objectives.

Dr. Adams is also introducing a new program to Texas Executive Education this year, titled New Product and Service Creation. This two-day program will explore and practice the steps involved in successfully launching a new product.  The first offering for this course is June 4-5, 2013. Contact us for more information or to enroll.

category: Entrepreneurship, Executive Education Faculty, Innovation, Open Enrollment Programs
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