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Management Essentials from Harvard Business School Online

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Duration

8 Weeks

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Course Mode

Instructor-paced

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Assignments

Included

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Accreditation

Available

Program Overview

World-class faculty.
Edge-of-your-seat online learning.
Global peer collaboration and networking.
Real-world, case-based learning.

Pre-requisites

Our easy online application is free, and no special documentation is required. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course. We confirm enrollment eligibility within one week of your application.

What you will learn?

Design, direct, and shape organizational processes to your advantage.
Influence the context and environment in which decisions get made.
Implement strategies, plans, and projects on time, on budget, and at the highest quality.
Spearhead learning initiatives that enable your organization to improve and innovate.
Manage and lead change in organizations of varying sizes.

About this Specialization

Management Essentials, formerly known as Becoming a Better Manager, provides the real-world tools and strategies needed to excel in decision-making, implementation, organizational learning, and change management.
Management Essentials provides participants with key tools and techniques to become more effective managers and get things done. The course takes a process approach to managerial work and teaches managers how to artfully shape decision-making, implementation, learning and improvement, and change processes within their organizations.

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Syllabus

Module 1: A Process Perspective on Management

Case Studies

  • Mount Everest - 1996

  • Columbia’s Final Mission

  • Leading Change at Fuerte Construction

Takeaways

  • Differentiate between the myths and realities of management

  • Adopt a process perspective towards managerial work

  • Leverage processes to your advantage

Key Exercises

  • Small Group Process Analysis

  • Peer Feedback Exercise

Module 2: Shaping the Decision-Making Process

Case Studies

  • The Bay of Pigs

  • Trouble at Talk of the Town Designs

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

Takeaways

  • Analyze the decision-making process and diagnose potential pitfalls

  • Identify the key drivers that enhance your chance at making a good decision

  • Utilize a range of different managerial levers to improve individual and group decision-making

Key Exercises

  • Small Group Decision-Making Simulation

  • 1-on-1 Decision-Making Simulation

  • Peer Feedback Exercise

Module 3: Implementing for the Present and Learning for the Future

Case Studies

  • Healthcare.gov: The Crash and the Fix

  • The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue

  • The U.S. Army’s After-Action Reviews

Takeaways

  • Detect and diagnose common causes of poor implementation of plans and projects

  • Identify the stages of implementation and what you must do in each to get the job done

  • Recognize the role that learning plays in organizational performance, improvement, and innovation

Key Exercises

  • Giving Feedback Exercise

  • Giving and Receiving Advice Exercise

  • Delegation Exercise

  • Conduct Your Own Review

  • Peer Feedback Exercise

Module 4: Managing and Leading Change

Case Studies

  • Scaling Up N12 Technologies

  • Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg

  • Paul Levy: Turning Around the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)

Takeaways

  • Recognize the drivers of organizational change

  • Identify the common stages of most successful change processes

  • Manage change in growing businesses

  • Lead change in large organizations

Key Exercises

  • Capstone Assignment: Small Group Consulting Simulation

  • Peer Feedback Exercise

Institute Information

Established in 2001 and adeptly run by the Sringeri Mutt with the benign blessings of Sri Sri Bharathitheertha Mahaswamigal, the College believes in keeping a proactive approach for the overall development of the students.

ASIET is the first self-financing technical education centre to be awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 certification. Our Alumni are prestigious and many occupy responsible positions across prestigious organizations in India and abroad. The institute is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, accredited by NBA and approved by AICTE.

Harvard Business School Online launched as HBX in 2014 to deepen the School’s impact and broaden its reach, all while staying true to the HBS mission: to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The nuance? Now we could reach those leaders wherever they are—in the world, in their careers, and in their lives. Since, HBS Online has educated 100,000-plus learners from more than 175 countries via our innovative online platform.

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