Getting Things Done Program in New York, 15-18 September 2009

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 03, 2009 – All too often, when a business strategy fails, shortcomings are exposed not in the strategy itself but in its execution.  Clearly, the ability to “get things done” is critical for business leaders today.  It is the overriding factor in determining their company’s long-term success, according to a recent survey by Strategy + Business.

To get things done, and in particular drive strategic change, leaders must first identify their sources of power and use this information to effectively influence others. Given that strategies involve coordinating a wide range of practices, a manager must also be able to map an organization’s political terrain in order to identify the individuals responsible for the diffusion of a strategy-supportive culture.  Since conditions change rapidly over time, managers must ultimately possess the tools that allow them to monitor the evolution of the change process.

Led by Prof. Jeffrey Pfeffer, world-renowned expert on management, leadership and human resources, the Getting Things Done program will unlock the mysteries behind strategy implementation by revealing the most essential factors in bringing about successful execution of leadership objectives.

Getting Things Done takes an intensive and practical approach. Highly dynamic and interactive, the program offers senior executives the chance to learn through a variety of methods, including case studies, lectures, group discussions and a computer simulation designed to test participants’ skills as change agents.

Through the Getting Things Done course participants will:
* Learn how to sell ideas within an organization
* Learn how to monitor execution through management systems
* Network with other senior executives with extensive management experience
* Meet and learn from business guru and Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Jeff Pfeffer


We hope you will join us in New York.

For further details you can visit us in www.iese.edu/sfp or contact us at sfp@iese.edu