eCornell’s Approach Featured in CEO Today magazine

ITHACA, NEW YORK, April 03, 2006 -- Succession planning is increasingly becoming an organizational focus as populations of senior managers approach retirement and growing talent from within becomes the preferred strategy for dealing with the issue. Developing the necessary competencies with high potential junior managers must combine the building of knowledge of what to do with the skills of how to do it. eCornell’s online approach, Structured Flexibility™, incorporates the most effective elements that are typical of in-person classroom training with the scalability of online learning to provide organizations with effective and authentic leadership development programs. The result is new leadership competencies that are transferred to the workplace. Download the article (PDF)

About eCornell
eCornell, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cornell University, provides many of the world’s leading organizations with online professional and executive development in the areas of leadership and management development, human resources, financial management and hospitality management. eCornell’s proven course development model and asynchronous instructor-led course delivery provide for engaging, rigorous and interactive learning. The company has delivered over 120,000 courses to more than 36,000 students in almost 200 countries. For more information visit www.ecornell.com.

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