How to Approach Problems Like a Management Consultant will give you the tools to bring order and clarity to even the messiest of problems. You’ll learn the processes and principles often used by management consultants who work on problems of all shapes and sizes and gain a framework for approaching problems in a way that leads to effective solutions.
MAKE SENSE OF ANY CHALLENGE
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Course Length
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Typical Class Size
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Course Investment*
Includes 20% Career Booster Discount
STEP UP YOUR SKILLS
Approach Problems Like a Consultant
Participant Insights
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Jeremy Cadeau
How to Approach Problems Like a Management ConsultantJeremy Cadeau added How to Approach Problems Like a Management Consultant to his schedule of courses to complete his C-Suite Certificate in Strategy. In this short video, Jeremy discusses how the skills he gained in this course are immediately applicable to real-world business challenges.General Manager, Advanced Drainage Systems
How It Works
How to Approach Problems Like a Management Consultant is designed for professionals who are often tasked with complex business challenges. In this course, you’ll learn the value of a structured problem-solving approach, develop your own action plan, and execute that plan to find a solution. This course applies to the Strategy and Change Management certificate programs.
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Define and Break Down the Problem
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Course Takeaways
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Solve
Explore how to break down your problems and execute your plan for the solution.
Faculty Spotlight
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Patrick S. Noonan
PROFESSOR EMERITUS IN THE PRACTICE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTPatrick S. Noonan is Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations Management. He served as Goizueta’s first Associate Dean for Management Practice Initiatives (now “Goizueta IMPACT”) from 2012-2015, and as Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Programs from 1996-2000. He came to Emory in 1993 from the faculty of the Harvard Business School, where he had earned his PhD. in Decision Sciences. He also holds a BS in Engineering & Applied Science and an MBA, both from Yale University. His academic field is "decision analysis," which draws on both the wisdom and the analytical methodologies of economics, psychology, statistics, sociology and engineering to provide prescriptions for improving decision making in business, in the professions, in health sciences, in politics and in life.Creator of social value through elevating others’ decision-making ability
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Lynne Segall
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF GOIZUETA IMPACT & SENIOR LECTURER IN ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENTLynne G. Segall serves as Associate Dean of Goizueta IMPACT and as a Senior Lecturer in Organization & Management. IMPACT is a core part of the Goizueta MBA experience, designed to provide MBA students with both classroom and field experiences to learn and apply practical frameworks and systematic processes to address complex, real-world problems and facilitate effective action. In this role, Dean Segall leads the overall strategic direction for Goizueta’s project-based experiential learning programs including developing and teaching core courses, cultivating client relationships with the business community, and supporting Goizueta IMPACT360 elective faculty to ensure meaningful student and client experiences. Associate Dean Segall joined Goizueta in July 2015 after almost 16 years at Accenture.
Special Pricing
*Emory Executive Education offers special pricing for select constituents.
20% Career Booster Discount
Professional development is more important now than ever. But many professionals face shrinking organizational resources, and Emory Executive Education wants to ensure broad access to new knowledge and skills to prepare professionals to tackle the "next normal." We are offering a limited time 20% Career Booster discount to all participants who register for select courses by December 15, 2020. Please note, course discount price will vary per course and some workshops are not eligible. Please check course pages for more details.
Goizueta Business School Alumni/Faculty/Staff
Emory University Alumni/Faculty/Staff
Government and Non-Profit
Group/Multiple
Custom Clients
Organizations are also eligible for a group pricing package for sending multiples participants through our in-person and online programs over the course of a year. Please contact us for more information about our special pricing or to receive your code before you register.
20% Career Booster Discount
Professional development is more important now than ever. But many professionals face shrinking organizational resources, and Emory Executive Education wants to ensure broad access to new knowledge and skills to prepare professionals to tackle the "next normal." We are offering a limited time 20% Career Booster discount to all participants who register for select courses by December 15, 2020. Please note, course discount price will vary per course and some workshops are not eligible. Please check course pages for more details.
Goizueta Business School Alumni/Faculty/Staff
Emory University Alumni/Faculty/Staff
Government and Non-Profit
Group/Multiple
Custom Clients
Organizations are also eligible for a group pricing package for sending multiples participants through our in-person and online programs over the course of a year. Please contact us for more information about our special pricing or to receive your code before you register.