Why Ross Executive Education?
We go beyond connecting theory to practice. We connect theory to your practice so you can connect ideas to your business. We deliver open-enrollment programs that develop individuals while strengthening the organizations in which they work. We also design and deliver custom programs tailored to your business needs.
Featured Programs
Theory and Practice of
Investor Relations
Act, don't react. Develop a proactive approach to your investor relations practice and take your firm's financial communication strategy to the next level. Designed for experienced investor relations professionals.
Emerging Leaders
Program
Leverage your unique leadership strengths. Learn to set the right vision, build and inspire teams, and deliver results. Faculty director Scott DeRue named one of the top 40 business school professors under 40.
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Negotiating for Positive Results
Negotiation. The word evokes an image of adversaries at a table scheming to outwit one another. Delete those images, say Michigan Ross professors Shirli Kopelman and Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks. Their research and teaching experience show specific techniques can build swift-trust and highly-productive, sustainable relationships in any negotiation setting, whether it's a high-stakes global deal or an everyday internal matter. Oh, and that negotiating table? Don't expect to find one. Negotiating takes place everywhere, they say. In this Q&A, they share their insight for establishing negotiating leadership. Learn more about their program Negotiating for Positive Results. more
Going Beyond Functional Thinking
"Understanding your customer requires a break from the functional mind-set," says Michigan Ross faculty member John Branch. To truly bring about value, he says, leaders need to ask probing questions exploring the way consumers act. In this Q&A, Branch illuminates how to go beyond functional thinking in solving business challenges. He shares his expertise with leaders in Business Acumen for High-Potential Executives and the Michigan Ross Executive Program. more
Michigan Ross Researchers Release Largest HR Study Ever
Michigan Ross faculty members Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank and RBL Group colleagues define what it means to be an effective HR professional through the recently-released Human Resource Competency Survey, the largest global study ever of human resource professionals. The study, using data from more than 20,000 respondents around the world, found that HR managers play an integral role in determining the success of a company's performance. more
Ross Executive Education Welcomes Kim Cameron as Associate Dean
Kim Cameron, the William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations, recently was named associate dean of Ross Executive Education. Cameron brings more than 20 years’ experience teaching and administering Ross Executive Education programs. Over the next year, Ross Executive Education will continue to expand its portfolio of solutions for executive development, introducing new open-enrollment programs, a redesigned Ross Executive Program, and enhanced global offerings. more
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