eCornell partners with Cornell University to deliver professional development programs that are designed by renowned faculty from the highly-rated Johnson Graduate School of Management, School of Hotel Administration, and School of Industrial and Labor Relations. All courses are led by subject-matter experts at the top of their fields, who facilitate skill transfer and personalize the learning experience for each participant.

Programs are targeted to:

• Mid- and senior-level leadership;
• Emerging managers;
• Human resource staff; and
• Other high potentials identified by your organization.

eCornell delivers interactive, rigorous, relevant courses in five key areas, including:

• Leadership and Strategic Management
• Financial Management
• Management Essentials
• Human Resources
• Hospitality and Foodservice Management

Courses qualify for nine certificate programs from Cornell University and may be combined into organization-specific learning tracks to meet program objectives.

Problem-Based Approaches to Online Leadership Development

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.

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