• 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
• 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
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
Strategic Business LeadershipExecutive Education Seminar
STRATEGIC BUSINESS LEADERSHIP:AN OVERVIEWScott Wright, MBAJune 2015
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