{"id":21154,"date":"2013-02-11T14:49:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T14:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=21154"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:59:00","slug":"redesigned-emba-program-starts-with-weeklong-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2013\/02\/redesigned-emba-program-starts-with-weeklong-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Redesigned EMBA program starts with weeklong residency."},"content":{"rendered":"
To re-launch its Executive MBA<\/a> program, the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) brought the 21 enrollees together for a full week\u2019s immersion in teambuilding activities and a range of presentations covering innovation, leadership and public speaking skills. During sessions at FIU Downtown on Brickell—where the students will meet twice monthly for face-to-face classes—and for four days in the Florida Keys, classmates got to know each other, several faculty members and key program staff.<\/p>\n Four students provide initial reaction.<\/em><\/p>\n By the time of the Keys stay, classmates were already forming opinions about the program.<\/p>\n Kevin Hamann, senior vice president of merchandising, Systemax\/TigerDirect.com, wants to \u201cbe a better leader,\u201d and feels the program will help get him there.<\/p>\n \u201cThe caliber of the cohort is beyond what I expected and the facility on Brickell is state of the art,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are learning important analytical skills, strategic thinking and the leadership skills to move our companies forward.\u201d<\/p>\n “I have lots of leadership experience . . . in the form of giving orders,\u201d said Brett Phillips, retired Air Force officer, Special Operations Command South, with a grin. \u201cI\u2019m challenging myself to do something new.\u201d<\/p>\n To Phillips, the program was off to a strong start.<\/p>\n<\/a>