San Jose State to Offer Workshop on Global Leadership Program to MBAs
On Friday, November 6, 2015, the Global Leadership Advancement Center (GLAC) of San Jose State University will host a ‘Gateway Workshop,’ open to MBA students and to undergraduates alike.
GLAC, a research and training institute founded in 2009, trains students to excel in global business environments. Instructors groom students for various roles in which tasks range from mergers and acquisitions across international borders to diplomacy on the government level; worldwide sustainability efforts to the organization of military coalitions.
Dr. Joyce Osland, Executive Director of GLAC, is the Lucas Endowed Professor of Global Leadership at SJSU. Dr. Osland is the recent recipient of the school’s Graduate Teaching Award, as well as the Dean’s Academic Research Award. She taught in the executive education and MBA programs at The Central American Institute of Business Administration, and has specialized in international development in Latin America and West Africa. Dr. Osland serves as a visiting professor in various MBA programs both in the US and abroad.
GLAC hosts ‘Global Leaders-in-Residence’, who publish and conduct their research from the Center. Current Leaders-in-Residence include Colette Menzel, Director of Project Management at Corra, a premier eCommerce development and consulting firm; Brad Maihack, Director of Worldwide Business Operations at Hewlett Packard Software and Solutions; Richard Okumoto, principal in Miller/Okumoto and expert in operating multi-national Silicon Valley tech firms.
The Gateway Workshop will feature three hands-on modules: Understanding Global Leadership; Intercultural Effectiveness; and Communicating Across Cultures, each of which will be conducted by Dr. Osland.
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