Canadian Management Centre's 5-Day "MBA"

Leadership
Course Code: 32561

Arm yourself with the 10 vital business skills you need to make sound business decisions.

How you do business is changing fast. Competition is fiercer than ever. How well you can grasp and handle data, reduce risks, and manage people, processes, and new technology is being tested daily. Prepare yourself to innovate, strategize, and lead with success.

In this one-of-a-kind program, you’ll explore these vital skills and behaviors, guided by leading business experts, and practice applying them in an intensive business simulation. Each new skill you explore will inform and support every other skill. Working alongside peers from a variety of industries, you’ll also develop the leadership skills you need to apply these behaviours on the job. This hands-on, 5-day immersive course, filled with case studies, exercises, and activities, offers you the unique opportunity to experience what every business must do—cut costs, increase revenue, and mitigate risks—with a holistic, game-changing approach that can have a lasting positive impact not only on your career, but your entire future.

How You Will Benefit

Know your numbers to make sounder business decisions fast

Communicate and collaborate more effectively with your team, management, and other stakeholders

Improve the way you manage people, processes, and risks to drive projects and create value for your organization

Enhance creativity and innovation in your team to develop new solutions to old problems and respond to changing customer expectations

Apply what you learn in a guided simulation with fellow course participants

Sharpen your leadership skills with actionable insights and tools

Note: Participants are required to bring their own device to the course (laptop or tablet). The course agenda may be updated regularly as required. CMC’s 5-Day "MBA" Workshop does not award a degree.

Who Should Attend

If most of the following statements describe you, then this program is likely a good fit:

You have roughly 5 or more years of direct management experience.

You want to expand and deepen your business acumen.

You want to increase your credibility and business impact when working with senior level management and/or senior leaders from other business units.

You want to take on greater responsibility or achieve a promotion or have recently done so and therefore need more advanced business and management skills to continue your success

If you’re still unsure if this program is right for you, contact us at 1-877-262-2519

Course Reviews

Nitika Chunilall, Mental Health Commission of Canada Feb 12, 2019

The course was definitely relevant to my work and I appreciated knowledge being imparted on a need-to-know basis rather than going into historical references. Both instructors were phenomenal. This is a hard combination to find. Thank you for a wonderful week.

Lace Laframboise, Thornloe Cheese Inc. Feb 11, 2019

Both Jason and Sherry explained concepts in an easy-to-follow manner. The material progressed logically. Skills were taught in a way that can be easily transferred to the workplace.The whole week was fantastic! The course was in-depth and fast paced but both facilitators took time to answer questions and make sure everyone was understanding as the course progressed. The facility is professional and well set-up for learning. All staff are friendly and helpful.

Nuno Guerreiro, Booking.com Nov 9, 2018

Considering the time and amount of topics to cover, I did expect some additional preparation or homework and that could make the week more valuable, with some small "real-life" business cases. Still Very good impression on the course. Both Jason and Sherry did a great work, to keep the group engaged, sharing info at a good pace, and bringing some own experience examples. Find that the overall course was aligned with my expectations. The high-level concepts but also the depth of discussions around the financial metrics and strategic approach provided additional tools that I'm able to apply back in the business and with my direct managment team.

Past participant, ENMAX Energy Corporation Aug 27, 2018

I really enjoyed Debora's style of facilitating the course. Jeff's style is a bit different. Half of the time I feel that we were discussing non-course related stuff. I wish we did more exercises on reading balance sheet and cash flow (instead of just using one company Johnson & Johnson) Some of the course content is outdated, especially in the Marketing area.

Past participant, Comtech Aug 26, 2018

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Nitika Chunilall, Mental Health Commission of Canada Feb 12, 2019

The course was definitely relevant to my work and I appreciated knowledge being imparted on a need-to-know basis rather than going into historical references. Both instructors were phenomenal. This is a hard combination to find. Thank you for a wonderful week.
Lace Laframboise, Thornloe Cheese Inc. Feb 11, 2019

Both Jason and Sherry explained concepts in an easy-to-follow manner. The material progressed logically. Skills were taught in a way that can be easily transferred to the workplace.The whole week was fantastic! The course was in-depth and fast paced but both facilitators took time to answer questions and make sure everyone was understanding as the course progressed. The facility is professional and well set-up for learning. All staff are friendly and helpful.
Nuno Guerreiro, Booking.com Nov 9, 2018

Considering the time and amount of topics to cover, I did expect some additional preparation or homework and that could make the week more valuable, with some small "real-life" business cases. Still Very good impression on the course. Both Jason and Sherry did a great work, to keep the group engaged, sharing info at a good pace, and bringing some own experience examples. Find that the overall course was aligned with my expectations. The high-level concepts but also the depth of discussions around the financial metrics and strategic approach provided additional tools that I'm able to apply back in the business and with my direct managment team.
Past participant, ENMAX Energy Corporation Aug 27, 2018

I really enjoyed Debora's style of facilitating the course. Jeff's style is a bit different. Half of the time I feel that we were discussing non-course related stuff. I wish we did more exercises on reading balance sheet and cash flow (instead of just using one company Johnson & Johnson) Some of the course content is outdated, especially in the Marketing area.
Past participant, Comtech Aug 26, 2018
Past participant, D&D Automation Feb 11, 2018
Past participant, Walker Industries Feb 8, 2018
Past participant, Medec Aug 20, 2017
Past participant, Anton Paar Canada Aug 17, 2017

The trainers were very knowledgeable and interactive. On the other hand, much of the content in the book could not be covered which makes it less relevant as a tool for reviewing. Consider having a more concise book! all good Great overall experience with CMC
Past participant, PwC Management Services LP Aug 17, 2017

Loved the course! Even better if at the end of the Strategy day we had done a hands-on exercise on setting the strategy for a business. That information could have been reused for the end-of-day exercise for Marketing, making both days more effective. Jason was very engaged. Sherry was a little less so - she looked at the clock a bit more and cut contents short as much as possible. Both are clearly very strong in their subject matter expertise. I learned a lot every single day of this 5-day course. Well worth the money!!
Past participant, Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada May 11, 2017

This was an excellent first step towards more senior overall strategic thinking. Sherry is extremely knowledgeable in her area and is able to bring relevant and real examples to the theory. A part 2 would be interesting. More detail to accounting, planning etc...
Past participant, Diavik Diamond Mines Aug 30, 2018

The first 2 days are a little light and hard to apply to the real world using Johnson & Johnson as examples as even if we were to work for such a large corporation we would have little influence. All of us in the course, when reviewed by Deborah were happy with the Cash Flow sections but the rest is hard to apply. Many of us would have liked a budgeting portion in there to fill it up. There was too much trying to figure it out. The portions on strategy could be expanded with regards to time.
Past participant, Comtech Aug 27, 2018

This is a lot of material to cover in one week. Perhaps too much. Both instructors were very good and had great knowledge on their subjects. Content was very dated. Needs to be updated. I think this course touched on a lot of areas but did not allow enough time to cover each area in much depth. I had a suspicion coming into the course that it may be the case. Still valuable because of instructor knowledge on subjects.
Past Participant, South Cochrane Addiction Services Aug 21, 2017

Sherry and Jason were excellent Facilitators and the group was a nice mix. I have already recommended the 5Day MBA to colleagues, friends and family. Thank you Both Facilitators have same or similar ratings If it would at all be possible to have a better Corporate rate at the One King West that would be great. I chose that hotel for the amenities and have the ability to cook in my room for a one week stay. It was quite costly at 280 per night. Thank you
Past Participant, Medec Aug 20, 2017
Past Participant, Canplas Industries Ltd Aug 18, 2017
Past Participant, Anton Paar Canada Aug 17, 2017

The trainers were very knowledgeable and interactive. On the other hand, much of the content in the book could not be covered which makes it less relevant as a tool for reviewing. Consider having a more concise book! all good Great overall experience with CMC
Past Participant, PwC Management Services LP Aug 17, 2017

Loved the course! Even better if at the end of the Strategy day we had done a hands-on exercise on setting the strategy for a business. That information could have been reused for the end-of-day exercise for Marketing, making both days more effective. Jason was very engaged. Sherry was a little less so - she looked at the clock a bit more and cut contents short as much as possible. Both are clearly very strong in their subject matter expertise. I learned a lot every single day of this 5-day course. Well worth the money!!
Past Participant, Capson Electric May 17, 2017
Past Participant, Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada May 11, 2017

This was an excellent first step towards more senior overall strategic thinking. Sherry is extremely knowledgeable in her area and is able to bring relevant and real examples to the theory.A part 2 would be interesting. More detail to accounting, planning etc...
Past Participant, Wilfrid Laurier University Feb 15, 2017
Past Participant, Sterling Karamar Property Management Feb 13, 2017

The course was very informative and well presented.
Past Participant, Wellspring Pharmaceutical Canada Corp., Feb 12, 2017

I found the course very useful and interesting.
Past Participant, State Street Trust Company Canada Feb 12, 2017

Sherry was an excellent facilitator, Jason came across a little preachy at times.
Past Participant, Denso Sales Canada, Inc Feb 10, 2017

My expectations coming into the course were limited as I did not know what could be covered in 5 days. Finance / Acct was clear but scope was banking sector not operational. Strategy and Marketing were good but compressed, and Management was a refresher. Other CMC courses specific to each subject with more detail would enhance the experience. I believe that this course is a good tool to refresh and engage attendees who have already experienced training in the focus areas. It would be a challenge to digest and process the information without previous experience. I enjoyed interacting with other participants and understanding their experiences.
Past Participant, University of Toronto Feb 9, 2017

The finance material could have been done in less time. Jason went off on many tangents and provided a lot of personal commentary that was unwarranted. He was also very cynical which I did not appreciate. He was very knowledgeable and was good at explaining the material though. Sherry was fantastic and engaging! Overall I was very happy with the course, but I would have loved more time with Sherry to unpack the things that she was teaching. A note that I would rate Jason as good and Sherry as excellent. You should separate these questions when there is more than one facilitator.
Past Participant, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Nov 14, 2016

Its Satisfactory as there was nothing wrong with it other than the comparison to it being a 5 day MBA - felt the material was extremely junior and reminded me of when I took my first Team Leader/New Manager program 10 years ago when I was starting my career Was expecting more Both facilitators were good - Sherry was very engaging and high energy which made the course that much better
Past Participant, CIBC Nov 10, 2016
Past Participant, Brant County Health Unit Nov 10, 2016

Great course. To keep the course moving and include more content more time could be incorporated to apply knowledge.
Past Participant, Mitacs Inc. Aug 22, 2016

I believe Jason's material could have been covered in a shorter amount of time as we spent a great deal of time on tangents that were really unrelated to the material. I also could have done without the cynicism and political commentary that he provided. Sherry was great - fully engaging and on topic.
Past Participant, Weyerhaeuser Canada, LTD Aug 21, 2016

Good course overall
Past Participant, TELUS Health Aug 19, 2016

I would have enjoyed more case studies that challenged the group to problem solve. I felt like there wasn't enough group exercises to challenge me.
Past Participant, Accelerated Connections Feb 28, 2016

I was interested in learning more about Strategic approaches which were covered in Day 3 however it seems that there wasn't enough time in that section to do more "real life" exercises.

Overall I felt that Jason was more enthusiastic about the material. He was also able to engage the audience more by using a lot of examples and interactive methods.
Past Participant, College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario Feb 26, 2016
Past Participant, Public Health Agency of Canada Nov 12, 2015
Past Participant, City of Calgary Nov 12, 2015
Past Participant, L-3 WESCAM (3COM) May 8, 2015

Fantastic instructors. They both were superb. Answered questions very clearly. Sherry was very good at delivering concise and understandable learning content.
Past Participant, AV Nackawic May 7, 2015

Great job by both facilitators
Past Participant, Holstein Canada Feb 17, 2015

It was hard to switch from one instructional style to another during the week.
Past Participant, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario Feb 16, 2015

Jason Orr was excellent
Past Participant, Link Suspensions of Canada Feb 12, 2015

I wish the financial portion was slightly longer as more time was needed to sufficiently gain a solid understanding of the formulas and how to gauge the numbers per industry.
Maryam G., Feb 12, 2015

It was very wonderful and useful
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