UNL's fall Management Development Seminars begin Sept. 5

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Management will offer 22 seminars covering a wide range of topics this fall in its fall Management Development Certificate Program.

The seminars will be conducted in Lincoln, Omaha and Mahoney State Park. They will be led by UNL faculty and professionals recognized locally, nationally and internationally, and will offer participants the opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge, increase their productivity and that of their staff, and gain tools and techniques to help them reach their goals.

The Management Certificate Program has three levels: Basic Management Certificates for newly promoted managers and supervisors and those who want to prepare themselves for management positions; Advanced Management Certificates for managers with five or more years of experience and managers who want to focus on specialized areas of management; and Executive Management Certificates for managers with 10 or more years of experience at the middle to executive level and those who want to continue their management training by staying in touch with today's business world. Enrollment in the Management Certificate Program is not a requirement for participating in the seminars.

An addition to the seminar schedule are three "Football Fridays," afternoon sessions on the UNL campus the day before Nebraska home football games. Other seminars will be conducted at Gallup University, 1001 Gallup Drive, Omaha; Ferguson Center, 700 S. 16th St., Lincoln; and Peter Kiewit Lodge, Mahoney State Park, off Interstate 80 Exit 426.

Registration and additional information is available online at www.mds.unl.edu. Registration is also possible by fax at (402) 472-5855, by phone at (402) 472-0860 or (800) 203-1523 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time Monday-Friday, or by mail at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Business Seminars, P.O. Box 880493, Lincoln, NE 68588-0493. The cost is $129 per seminar ($90.30 with educational discount), except the "Football Friday" seminars Sept. 21, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9, which are $139 each to cover on-campus parking permits. The schedule of fall Management Development Seminars:

* Wednesday, Sept. 5 -- "Role of the Modern Manager: A New Positive Approach," led by Fred Luthans, George Holmes distinguished professor of management and university professor at UNL, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Wednesday, Sept. 12 -- "Enterprise Risk Management," led by David Olson, the James and H.K. Stuart distinguished chair of MIS at UNL and a fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Ferguson Center.

* Thursday, Sept. 13 -- "Decision Making: Part 1 (Decision Traps) and Part 2 (Overcoming Decision Traps)," led by Terry Sebora, associate professor of management at UNL, 9 a.m.-noon (Part 1) and 1-4 p.m. (Part 2), Mahoney State Park.

* Wednesday, Sept. 19 -- "Creating and Managing Teams," led by Dawn Braithwaite, professor and director of graduate studies in the UNL Department of Communication Studies, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Friday, Sept. 21 ("Football Friday") -- "Power of Productivity," led by Aaron Davis, president of Aaron Davis Presentations Inc., 1:30-4:30 p.m., UNL campus (special fee applies).

* Wednesday, Sept. 26 -- "Using Coaching Skills for Leadership Development," led by Tara Wernsing, UNL doctoral student with more than 10 years of business experience in corporate roles at Sears and Life Fitness, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Wednesday, Oct. 3 -- "Managing Multiple Demands," led Janet Walker, president of Organization Performance Specialist Inc. and corporate manager of performance solutions for Valmont Industries Inc., 8:30-11:30 a.m., Ferguson Center.

* Wednesday, Oct. 10 -- "Deciding Marketing Strategies," led by Richard Kimbrough, who teaches senior and graduate-level classes at UNL and is co-author of the book, "Entrepreneurship Today," 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Friday, Oct. 12 ("Football Friday") -- "Organizational Strategic Planning (Effective Planning)," led by Henry Migliore, president of Managing for Success, an international consulting company, 1:30-4:30 p.m. UNL campus (special fees apply).

* Wednesday, Oct. 17 -- "Role of the Supervisor in the New Environment," led by Luthans, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Wednesday, Oct. 24 -- "Role of the Modern Manager: Understanding, Predicting and Controlling Human Behavior," led by Steve Farner, associate professor in the College of Business at Bellevue University, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Wednesday, Oct. 31 -- "Organizational Communication," led by Tom O'Connor, founding director of the E.J. Faulkner Writing and Speaking Lab in the UNL College of Business Administration, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Ferguson Center.

* Wednesday, Nov. 7 -- "Managing Conflict," led by Farner, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Ferguson Center.

* Thursday, Nov. 8 -- "Starting and Owning a Business: Legal and Tax Issues, Parts 1 and 2," led by Todd Blome, CPA, partner with BMG Certified Public Accountants LLP in Lincoln, and Andrew Loudon, partner with the Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss & Witt LLP law firm in Lincoln, 9 a.m.-noon (Part 1) and 1-4 p.m. (Part 2), Mahoney State Park.

* Friday, Nov. 9 ("Football Friday") -- "Leadership Principles with Tom Osborne," led by the former congressman and Nebraska football coach, 1:30-4:30 p.m., UNL campus (special fees apply).

* Wednesday, Nov. 14 -- "Role of the Supervisor in Performance Improvement," led by Luthans, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

* Wednesday, Nov. 28 -- "Customer Service Excellence," led by Bill Seiler, professor and chair of communications studies at UNL, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Ferguson Center.

* Wednesday, Dec. 5 -- "Assertive Skills Training," led by O'Connor, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Gallup University.

CONTACT: Tamera (Ellis) Brennan, Department of Management, (402) 472-0860