25/11/2014
The “Competition-Focused Management Development” program for executives organized by The Quality Association of Turkey (KalDer) in association with Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU starts on December 13th, 2014.
The “Competition-Oriented Management Development” program for executives organized by KalDer in association with Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU aims to improve the sustainable competitive strength of companies.
In a business environment where the pace of change quickens day by day, competition is fierce, borders have ceased to exist and sustainable growth is of vital importance, it is more vital than ever for company executives to see opportunities and understand competition-focused management.
Competition-focused management is the keystone of corporate sustainability. In this new environment, success requires developing the leadership and management skills and competitive perspectives of executives. The “Competition-Focused Management Development” program organized by KalDer and Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU was designed to equip executives with the fundamental skills for sustained success in the new world order.
The 9-day program is composed of courses on new management approaches for sustainable competitiveness, self- and team management skills of the executive, motivating the team towards a common goal, implementing a customer-focused philosophy, creating innovation and a culture of innovation, management and effective decision-making through processes, seeing the larger picture, and strategic perspective and change management.
The application-oriented training will be delivered by a group of Sabancı University EDU and KalDer trainers with vast experience in business, and will feature guest speakers from the world of business. To improve the applicability of courses to real-life situations and help create an action plan, participants will prepare their own “Competitive Management Guides” throughout the program, and can benefit from one-to-one academic counseling when creating and improving their guides. At the end of the program, participants will be given certificates by the Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU. The program will begin on December 13th, 2014, and is expected to be completed by March 2015.
Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU Director Dr. Cüneyt Evirgen commented:
“We designed a multifaceted program with KalDer to enable executives and their corporations to maintain their competitive strengths and gain additional momentum. Executives will focus on competition and management in the new world to implement management strategies towards a defined goal, improve their competencies for developing creative solutions and decision-making, and seek the answer to how being customer-focused makes a difference. We believe that our visionary ‘Competition-Focused Management Development” program will contribute directly to the business results of participants.”
KalDer Vice President Yılmaz Bayraktar said: “The program will include courses on the principles and fundamental concepts of the EFQM Excellence Model, implemented in 32 countries as global competition pushes for new models in management. This program is designed to encompass practice in application, experience sharing and the preparation of a competitive management guide in addition to training modules. The program is expected to start on December 13th and last three months. We expect all executives who do business by keeping competitiveness and excellence at the forefront in their companies to attend this program. Ultimately, we will create awareness around competitive management and institutionalization to businesses.”
The signing ceremony was held at the EDU building on the Sabancı University Tuzla Campus. Attending the ceremony were Sabancı University Secretary-General Haluk Bal, Sabancı University Executive Development Unit Director Dr. Cüneyt Evirgen, KalDer Vice President Yılmaz Bayraktar, KalDer Secretary-General Akın Alıkçıoğlu and representatives of EDU and KalDer.