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The Ken Blanchard College of Business at Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University and The Ken Blanchard Companies have partnered to create unique bachelor of science and master of business administration degree programs. You and your employees have the opportunity to earn a business degree that integrates Blanchard’s proven educational, leadership, and values-based management concepts.The Ken Blanchard College of Business degree programs are offered online or through the Phoenix, AZ campus, and are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA program is based on principles Blanchard has honed with Fortune 500 companies over the last 40 years. Underpinning it all, the Ken Blanchard Executive MBA places emphasis is on character, ethics, values and identifying a higher purpose and vision for a company.
Academically rigorous "cross training" courses will teach operational excellence and problem solving as it would actually occur in an organization, not academia. All coursework will feature one common Ken Blanchard theme: character and values in leadership.
Top Business Leaders to Teach
The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA program will feature face-to-face sessions with Ken Blanchard College of Business faculty, Blanchard and a powerhouse Advisory Board of some of the nation’s leading business minds. The Advisory Board will participate twice a year as guest lecturers and will be available to students for ad hoc advice online. They include:- Colleen Barrett, president of Southwest Airlines
- Eric Pillmore, SVP Tyco International
- Thomas F. Gilman, 27-year veteran at DaimlerChrysler
- Dennis C. Carey, CEO and corporate director recruiter
- Kevin Freiberg, Ph.D. consultant, bestselling author of GUTS!
- Harvey Mackay, consultant, bestselling author, columnist; founder Mackay Envelope
- Margie Blanchard, executive and motivational speaker, Blanchard Companies
Integrated Approach
The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA curriculum features a unique teaching arrangement that focuses on real world learning instead of case studies.The program is broken into nine cross-discipline sections, instead of traditional, subject-specific courses. Each academically rigorous section attempts to mimic the functions and decision-making processes of real world business organizations. Specific skills, such as stakeholder communication will be taught while attacking business challenges from multiple angles simultaneously. For more, visit www.gcu.edu/emba.
Call Grand Canyon University for more information and admission requirements for the upcoming semester at 866 829-6605 or online at www.gcu.net
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