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• Established in 1804 • 1st university in Ohio • 9th oldest public university in

U.S. • Designated Doctoral/Research

university (high research activity)

• 4th in U.S. for research Return on Investment

• 1st in U.S. for overall student satisfaction (myplan.com survey ranking >600 colleges & universities)

• Top producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars

OHIO UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate 17,375Graduate 4,743Medical 539E-learning 6,129Regional campuses 10,071Total enrollment 38,857Faculty 2,073Employees 4,958Ohio Resident Tuition $10,000Out-of-state Tuition $19,000

UNIVERSITY PROFILE Fall 2014

Diversity of Student Body

(Fall 2014)Ohio Residents 78%

Non-Ohio Residents 22%

International 1,859

Countries represented

Over 100

Male 49%

Female 51%

DIVERSITY AT OHIO UNIVERSITY

• >300 academic majors

• 18:1 student to faculty ratio

• 31 student average class size

• Main campus on ~750 hectares

• 210 Buildings

• 5 Regional campuses

• >200,000 alumni worldwide

ACADEMICS: SELECTED FACTS

1. Arts and Sciences2. Business3. Communication 4. Education5. Engineering and

Technology6. Fine Arts 7. Health Sciences8. Osteopathic Medicine

COLLEGES AT OHIO

• Established in 1927• Ranked in top 5% of the

country• Both undergraduate &

graduate programs are fully accredited since 1950

• 2,350 undergrads• 770 graduate students

PROFILE: COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

• Masters in Sports Administration ranked #1 in world

PROFILE: COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

• 500+ student organizations (academic, social, political, community service, honorary, etc.)

• 13,000 students participate• The Ohio University band is

known for their unique and spirited performances.

• Videos of their performances have been downloaded millions of times from YouTube.

ACTIVITIES: CLUBS &

ORGANIZATIONS

UNIVERSITY MASCOT

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• Materials – PPTs & Additional Readings• Videos/photos• Faculty Bios with emails

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What do you have in common?

• Families• Jobs/career• Hobbies/what you do in your spare time

– Famílias– Empregos / carreira– Hobbies / O que você faz no seu tempo livre

GCP 2010Pre-trip Week

STRATEGIC BUSINESSLEADERSHIP

Strategic Business LeadershipExecutive Education Seminar

STRATEGIC BUSINESS LEADERSHIP:AN OVERVIEWScott Wright, MBAJune 2015

Strategy

• All strategy is based on understanding ______.

Strategy

• Best or Unique?• Strategy defines the company’s distinctive

approach to competing and the competitive advantages on which it will be based.

• A good competitive strategy is one that creates _______value for a particular set of customers.

Source: Harvard Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness

WHY IS A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE IMPORTANT FOR LEADERSHIP?

• Change: – is ever present

– is accompanied by uncertainty

• Effective leaders need to be able to: – Anticipate change & analyze potential implications

– Help determine direction

– Facilitate change management efforts

• The goal of this seminar – to help make you more competent for this challenging task

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SEMINAR• Today

– Challenges of change & communication– Change & its implications for management– Facilitating organizational collaboration & learning

• Tuesday– Managing human capital – people – to deliver

superior strategic execution & performance– Campus tour– Cultural event – experiencing America from the inside

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SEMINAR• Wednesday

– Relational leadership techniques for enhancing innovation & organizational success

– Role of leaders • in interacting & engaging with employees • generating organizational communication underlying effective

change efforts– Normal vs extreme individuals/companies

• Thursday– Managing teams – transforming dysfunctional to high performing

teams– Exploiting market opportunities and creating value with social media

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SEMINAR• Friday

– Strategy & the strategic management of change• Case study application: Plastiques du Quebecois

– A futurist perspective on coming changes & their implications

– Closing reception and banquet