Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II
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Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II
Instructor: Edward D. Hess
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What you'll learn
Different types of costs and how they are represented graphically
Cost-volume-profit analyses to answer questions around breaking even and generating profit
How to calculate and allocate overhead rates within both traditional and activity-based cost allocation systems
How to distinguish costs and benefits that are relevant from those that are irrelevant for a given management decision
Skills you'll gain
- Employee Performance Management
- Management Training And Development
- Team Building
- Business Strategy
- Human Resources Management and Planning
- Innovation
- Drive Engagement
- People Development
- Case Studies
- Planning
- Team Management
- Business Intelligence
- Leadership Development
- Human Capital
- Growth Strategies
- Entrepreneurship
- Employee Engagement
- People Management
- Organizational Development
- Strategic Planning
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. PART 1 OF THE GROW TO GREATNESS COURSE IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR TAKING THIS COURSE.
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What's included
4 readings
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- About the Course•10 minutes
- Getting the Most from the Course•10 minutes
- Syllabus•10 minutes
- Readings•10 minutes
This week will look at the role of the entrepreneur in growing a business. The required reading is Edward D. Hess, “Barbara Lynch Gruppo: An Entrepreneurial Journey,” Case Study. There are two optional readings “Global Medical Imaging, LLC” and “Growth is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy” in this module also.
What's included
9 videos1 reading1 assignment
9 videos•Total 72 minutes
- You Need to Grow in Order for Your Business to Grow•5 minutes
- The 5th P is People•9 minutes
- People are Your Number 1 Asset•15 minutes
- The Transition from Me to Them•10 minutes
- Delegation: From Doer to Manager•5 minutes
- Best Practices of Delegation•13 minutes
- Becoming a Leader•8 minutes
- Becoming a Mentor and Coach•6 minutes
- You Must Grow•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Module 2 Readings•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- The Entrepreneur Must Grow Too!•30 minutes
The required reading for this module is “Trilogy Health Services, LLC: Building a Great Service Company” by Gosia Glinkska and Edward D. Hess. There is an optional reading also: “Leaders Bank: Creating A Great Place To Work” Case Study.
What's included
10 videos1 reading1 assignment
10 videos•Total 99 minutes
- Creating High Employee Engagement•13 minutes
- Leadership Behaviors, Culture, and Best Practices for Hiring•6 minutes
- The Secrets of High Performance Organizations: 9 Strategies •7 minutes
- What is High Employee Engagement (HEE) and How Do You Get There?•3 minutes
- What is the Best Job You've Ever Had?•1 minute
- Research: What do Employees Want?•22 minutes
- Research: Behaviors that Lead to Growth in an Organization?•6 minutes
- High Employee Engagement is Built Through Trust•12 minutes
- Creating Your Company's Secret Sauce•11 minutes
- Conversation with Randall Bufford, Trilogy Health Services•18 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Module 3 Readings•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- The Secret of High Performance is High Employee Engagement•30 minutes
The required reading is Edward D. Hess, “Room & Board” Case Study. The second required reading is “Growth Is Much More Than Just A Strategy: It’s A System.”
What's included
7 videos1 reading1 assignment
7 videos•Total 73 minutes
- Research Based Concepts for Your Business and Life•17 minutes
- Measure and Reward Behaviors•8 minutes
- An Internal Growth System•5 minutes
- The CEO's Office •4 minutes
- Room and Board: Quality and Relationships•21 minutes
- Room and Board: Key Expectations•7 minutes
- UPS Case Study•11 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Module 4 Readings•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Growth is Much More Than a Strategy—It Requires a System•30 minutes
The required reading is “SecureWorks.”
What's included
7 videos1 reading1 assignment
7 videos•Total 69 minutes
- Review Concepts from GTG 2•15 minutes
- Why is this so hard?•7 minutes
- Complexity of Managing Senior Management Team•12 minutes
- Risks and Strategies for Hiring•12 minutes
- Onboarding New Hires Successfully•8 minutes
- Research: Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly•6 minutes
- SecureWorks Lessons Learned and Giving Thanks•9 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Module 5 Reading•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Building a Senior Management Team•30 minutes
This is the final exam.
What's included
1 assignment
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Final Exam•30 minutes
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