Custom Programs for Organizations
The Executive Education team at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business applied dynamic solutions to your evolving needs with custom programs for your unique challenges and goals. Consistently ranked among the top business schools in the nation, Smith's focus is research, education and learning experiences centered on data-informed decision-making, innovation and leadership.
Placing the Learner at the Center
Our Capabilities
We know you and your learners value continuity and a real relationship with your Smith team. You always have someone to talk to at Smith, and we are committed to adapting and continuously improving every program in response to your input and learner outcomes.
Your Smith Team will begin by fully understanding your needs, requirements, and organizational culture objectives, helping you identify clear and executable programs.
We gather the appropriate faculty and subject matter experts to design and facilitate the program, ensuring it is cohesive, current, and meets your stated objectives.
We ensure that your program runs flawlessly, whether delivered at our world-class facilities or at your facility, anywhere.
We leverage the best thinking and applications our faculty, Executive Education Fellows and trusted practitioners have to offer. This allows us to bring a wide range of corporate experience and outstanding academic credentials; all applied to your real business challenges.
Complements to Your Custom Program
Assessments
Smith faculty are experts at identifying appropriate assessment tools and interpreting the results for your team. A group report will help our faculty become more familiar with the strengths and development needs of the group, so they can tailor their content to match. These assessments will allow us –and you—to gauge the continuing impact of your program one year after the formal learning concludes. We can license, administer and debrief a wide range of instruments. At the same time, our expert social scientists can design a tool that dovetails with your own competency model and organizational needs. Participants, in a group and one-on-one, develop an Individual Development Plan (IDP) to work on both during and after the program.
Coaching
You will see a much greater return on investment in professional development if you support your people—supervisors, managers, and senior executives—with individual coaching. Coaching is invaluable in helping learners move from knowing to doing, allowing them to reach their full professional and personal potential. Smith’s cadre of ICF-credentialed coaches can help program participants create and stay focused on their IDPs.
Action Learning Projects
Smith can partner with your team to identify real-world issues facing your enterprise. Over the course of your program, we will facilitate work groups that allow participants to apply their classroom learning to persistent or emerging challenges at your organization. And after your program, participants will present their business project plans to your executives or their peers. We have a high adoption rate for many of these projects, and the collaboration forges strong bonds between the members of each work group. Talk to us about your learning objectives, and let us design a great experience tailored for your organization.
What Our Partners Say
“The UMD team always brings unique perspectives to our classes that offer our participants an incredibly valuable ‘outsider’ view of our industry and current marketplace trends.”
Program Administrator
Lockheed Martin
Past Partners
- Lockheed Martin
- Black & Decker
- CSX
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Randstad
- PWC
- Marriott
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
A Note for Government Clients:
We have the expertise to work with government and public entities' unique needs and perspectives, and we understand that your requirements and contractual processes will differ from those of our corporate partners. We speak this language and are ready to help!
How to Work With Us
Your timeline will drive the development of a custom program and the pace at which the steps below move, but this is a general outline of our process and what you can expect.
Consultation
Through an initial consultation you will share your needs with our program staff. Through subsequent goal-setting conversations, we will identify the scope of the program and development needs.
Selection of Academic Director
We will identify an academic director and assemble the necessary resources of subject-matter experts and faculty who will develop and deliver your program.
Determine Instructional Needs
We will translate your goals into specific instructional outcomes and design your program.
Check-in
We will be in touch continuously throughout the delivery of your program, and we will also ask you for detailed feedback after 6 months to learn how the program has impacted your workforce and met your needs. Our goal is continuous iteration and improvement to keep your program relevant.