The staff of Executive Education partners with you to build custom programs that address your most pressing business concerns and leadership challenges. We work collaboratively with you to provide integrative solutions in an engaging and meaningful format that will produce sustained changes and bottom-line results.

Why do companies develop Custom Programs?

Companies develop custom programs for a number of reasons. Some of the most common ones are to:

• Build capability to support an emerging business strategy
• Plan for succession, preparing the future leaders of the company
• Work on real business issues, solving problems, and setting future direction
• Create alignment within the organization for the company's strategies
• Recruit and retain high-potential employees, while enhancing the individuals' skill sets

Customers who have developed custom programs with Executive Education tell us that the programs have greatly enabled them to meet their organizational and business goals. Organizational goals include objectives such as developing a common language across the company; enhancing teamwork, collaboration, and networking between different functional areas; and energizing and revitalizing their people, making them more innovative and productive.

For other customers, custom programs have helped them achieve business objectives, such as developing specific knowledge and skills in their people (i.e. finance or leadership), or allowing them to work on real-world business issues in an innovative environment.

Why should you use Executive Education for Custom Programs?

Leading Edge Design & Development Expertise: Our team has designed and developed leading edge programs that leverage the latest learning technologies. Over the past year, Executive Education led an International University Consortium (UNICON) research project that captured best practices for building capability within an organization. This work was documented in a publication titled, A Model for the Strategy and Tactical Steps that Create Enterprise Capability: the six-factor model. Our team uses the tenets of this model in working with your company to assess your executive development needs, design comprehensive educational content, and deliver a program that ensures the advancement of your company's future leaders.

International Reputation: The Carlson School of Management is among a select set of universities in the world considered "first-tier" executive development providers. Major national and international companies (i.e. Mayo Clinic, FBI and Rexam PLC) are partnering with Executive Education to develop custom programs that build required capabilities to support business strategies and solve real world business problems.

Distinguished Faculty: Executive Education works collaboratively with over 400 top faculty and thought leaders, in addition to the Carlson School of Management faculty. The Carlson School of Management faculty was rated 7^th in the world for research productivity and are experts at translating their research into actionable business solutions.

Superior Client Service and Administration: Executive Education's administrative team is known for attention to detail and a friendly, efficient approach to working with clients and participants. Our on-site management team consistently receives perfect scores for their attention to the needs of participants.

Ideal Location & Facility: Located in the heart of the Twin Cities, the state of the art Carlson School provides the perfect environment for learning, while providing easy access to a vibrant city for team building or social activities.

You may want to consider developing a custom program if your organization:

• Has a large group of executive candidates in need of development training
• Wants training centered around company-wide organizational themes
• Requires comprehensive needs assessment and educational strategy development
• Has specialized training needs not typically offered in public programs