2011 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition
Developing Business Literacy in Front-Line Managers
Workplace Application: This session will provide an affordable, creative way to develop business savvy in non-business professionals.
EWI, a non-profit engineering consulting firm, wanted to build business literacy in its management team as a competitive distinction. HR was tasked with the challenge. Goals: create a curriculum to train 40 managers over the course of nine months in one 4-hour session a month, develop insights into company and client business operations using internal resources to teach each class. Learn how EWI met these objectives through a unique partnering with a local business college.
Presenter(s)
Mark A. Matson, vice president, Human Resources and chief ethics officer, EWI, Columbus, Ohio; and Lynn Dailey, moor chair of business & economics, Capital University Business Department, Bexley, Ohio
Location
Las Vegas Convention Center
Credit(s)
1.25
Type of Credit
Strategic Business Management
Date(s) & Time(s)
6/27/2011 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 2:00 PM