Management Development

Penn State Management Development specializes in providing timely leadership training. Our programs are designed for new managers who want to expand their knowledge base, as well as for experienced managers who want to refresh and refine their management skills. We offer customizable training to meet specific needs, or you can choose to build a training program around some of our most sought-after programs for managers including:

Functional Manager

The Functional Manager program, through a series of experiential workshop sessions, allows participants to explore and practice five key areas of management.

Finance Fundamentals

An intensive program teaching the numbers side of business for nonfinancial managers.

Influence Strategies

The Influence Strategies course is designed to help participants understand what “influencing” means and how it impacts their effectiveness.

Strategic Human Resources Planning

Strategic HR Planning is an intensive program for those who want to improve their human resource planning skills.

Supervision Essentials

An excellent opportunity for newer supervisors, as well as those looking to advance to a supervisory position, to move beyond the “basics” to a better grasp of supervisory skills and competencies.

Technical Talent Management

What does it take to attract, develop, and retain technical and professional workers such as engineers, nurses, and others whose special skills and knowledge are key to their work?

Talent Management and Succession Planning

An intensive talent management program, emphasizing issues affecting leadership continuity in organizations.

What Managers Should Do Every Day for Talent Management

A practical talent management workshop for managers at all levels.