Digital technologies are influencing every facet of business including Operations. This course will comprise a mix of case studies & guest speakers to enable a deeper exploration of the impact of emerging technologies on the operations function. Designed for those pursuing careers in General Management, Operations, or Consulting, the course will start with a strategic perspective of pure-play models & digital transformations of traditional players.

Leading a marketing organization presents a unique set of leadership challenges, which every aspiring marketing leader will need to understand and manage as they navigate careers as leaders in the most dynamic function in the modern business enterprise -- marketing.

In spite of the saying, financial numbers rarely speak for themselves. Telling Financial Stories will help future consultants, bankers and general managers interpret financial data in a number of challenging settings in which strategic company and leadership objectives are on the line. Students will learn frameworks for messaging to inform and influence, with topics ranging from reporting corporate earnings to pitching a startup.

Working insight into the economic, strategic, and socio-political factors underpinning social impact. Students will learn to assess organizational capacity and the structures, processes and human capital necessary to effectively manage an enterprise. A deeper understanding of non profits and the environmental and social problems they address.Learn to adapt and fine tune their professional skills in a different sector.

Develop in students an understanding of the process view of innovation and how it is executed. Equip students with the tools to structure the "right" innovation processes for their own organization and to link innovation to the organization's business strategy. Enable students to view innovation management from the lenses of different individuals/functions in the organization.

Applies financial methods and practices to the development of early-stage companies. The goal of EF is to help managers make better investment and financing decisions in an entrepreneurial setting. The course covers the stages of a venture's life from raising startup financing to arranging an exit. The course also provides an overview of the private equity industry and the institutional structure for raising early-stage financing.

Data visualizations weave information and visual storytelling into insights that add business-relevant value through compelling arguments that inspire people to action. This course will explore how to construct data visualizations by employing storytelling, visuals, color schemes, key verbs, call outs, BLUFs, and other related data visualization elements. Students will learn how to use data visualization tools and become better presenters.

This action-oriented course takes students through the key steps involved in developing a new product or service. The learning process will be highly experiential as students work in groups to develop a viable new product or service via a hands-on team project. Each team of students will identify market (user) needs, develop alternative product or service concepts to meet those needs, flesh out the concepts through a process of iterative design.

This course focuses on the human need to recover and restore energy on an ongoing basis. After all, when you feel overwhelmed or depleted, it's hard to communicate and lead at your best. The course begins by taking inventory of your resilience, communication and leadership practices, then encourages you to build on your strengths as you sample new methods designed to build resilience of body, mood, mind and spirit.

This course will introduce a strategic, resource-based approach to talent mgmt, which features generative practices that systematically bring out the best in people at work. We will focus on three core talent mgmt practices; alignment, engagement, and development. Through multimedia case studies and accompanying readings, students will examine how these interrelated practices help people "get connected" to work