Executive
Education
Courses
Take Executive Education courses at Riga Business School to keep up with the latest developments in business education. Whether you’re a recent graduate or it’s been years since you called yourself a student, we welcome you to continue growing. This is an opportunity for you to develop and update your talents.
January 7 – April 15
Each Tuesday
6 pm – 9 pm
In-person
EUR 825 + VAT
led by Greg Mathers
Leadership
The course will focus on the major issues where a business must transform to successfully develop its adaptive abilities to deal with constant change while building high performance. A special focus will be on the organizational and cultural aspects that often cause such business transformations to fail. We will discuss how such transformations require that managers have a very strong “systems” intuition to enable them to make general management, organizational, and business decisions. We will also explore the “holistic” thinking that you would expect from good managers and how to translate that into a business advantage when formulating and executing strategies.
The specific learning objectives in this course are:
(1) To develop practical knowledge on how to lead change and organizational transformation. We accomplish this by analyzing the case readings, classroom presentations, discussing your businesses, and group discussions.
(2) To strengthen your management skills. Leaders must set an example for the behavior they want emulated. This includes areas such as personal development, managing perspective, self-motivation, and problem solving. This is accomplished through case analysis and individual/group exercises.
| Class | Topic |
| Class 1
January 7, 2025 |
Course Introduction |
|
Class 2 January 13, 2025 |
HR Planning, Organizational structure & Job design |
| Class 2
January 14, 2025 |
Understanding Change and its Influence Organizational Dynamics
Core-values & leadership model assignment |
| Class 3
January 21, 2025 |
Understanding Change and its Influence Organizational Dynamics
Case: John Wolford (A) |
| Class 4
January 28, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A) |
| Class 5
February 4, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Rudi Gassner and Executive Committee of BMG International (A) |
| Class 6
February 11, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth |
| Class 7
February 18, 2025 February 24, 2025 |
Mid-term Exam |
| Class 8, 24/02
February 25, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: The Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A) |
| Class 9
March 4, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Clayton Industries, Inc.: Peter Arnell, Country Manager for Italy |
| March 11, 2025 | Midterm Break |
| Class 10
March 18, 2025 |
Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Transformation
Case: Peter Browning and Continental White Cap (A) Designing Organizations That Are Built to Change |
| Class 11
March 25, 2025 |
Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Transformation
Case: The National Geographic (A) |
| Class 12
April 1, 2025 |
Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Transformation
Case: ASDA (A) Choosing Strategies for Change |
| Class 13
April 8, 2025 |
Group Case Study / Final Presentations |
| Class 14
April 15, 2025 |
Final Presentations |
Note: This course is part of the MBA program and is also available as a standalone course. By enrolling, you’ll join MBA degree students in their regular coursework.
Course price:
Eur 825 + VAT
Requirements to receive the certificate:
- 80% attendance
- active participation in classes that include discussions, group and individual work.
Leadership
EUR 825 + VAT
led by Greg Mathers
January 7 – April 15
Each Tuesday
6 pm – 9 pm
In-person
The course will focus on the major issues where a business must transform to successfully develop its adaptive abilities to deal with constant change while building high performance. A special focus will be on the organizational and cultural aspects that often cause such business transformations to fail. We will discuss how such transformations require that managers have a very strong “systems” intuition to enable them to make general management, organizational, and business decisions. We will also explore the “holistic” thinking that you would expect from good managers and how to translate that into a business advantage when formulating and executing strategies.
The specific learning objectives in this course are:
(1) To develop practical knowledge on how to lead change and organizational transformation. We accomplish this by analyzing the case readings, classroom presentations, discussing your businesses, and group discussions.
(2) To strengthen your management skills. Leaders must set an example for the behavior they want emulated. This includes areas such as personal development, managing perspective, self-motivation, and problem solving. This is accomplished through case analysis and individual/group exercises.
| Class | Topic |
| Class 1
January 7, 2025 |
Course Introduction |
|
Class 2 January 13, 2025 |
HR Planning, Organizational structure & Job design |
| Class 2
January 14, 2025 |
Understanding Change and its Influence Organizational Dynamics
Core-values & leadership model assignment |
| Class 3
January 21, 2025 |
Understanding Change and its Influence Organizational Dynamics
Case: John Wolford (A) |
| Class 4
January 28, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A) |
| Class 5
February 4, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Rudi Gassner and Executive Committee of BMG International (A) |
| Class 6
February 11, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth |
| Class 7
February 18, 2025 February 24, 2025 |
Mid-term Exam |
| Class 8, 24/02
February 25, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: The Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A) |
| Class 9
March 4, 2025 |
Building Effective Work Relationships and Processes
Case: Clayton Industries, Inc.: Peter Arnell, Country Manager for Italy |
| March 11, 2025 | Midterm Break |
| Class 10
March 18, 2025 |
Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Transformation
Case: Peter Browning and Continental White Cap (A) Designing Organizations That Are Built to Change |
| Class 11
March 25, 2025 |
Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Transformation
Case: The National Geographic (A) |
| Class 12
April 1, 2025 |
Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Transformation
Case: ASDA (A) Choosing Strategies for Change |
| Class 13
April 8, 2025 |
Group Case Study / Final Presentations |
| Class 14
April 15, 2025 |
Final Presentations |
Note: This course is part of the MBA program and is also available as a standalone course. By enrolling, you’ll join MBA degree students in their regular coursework.
Course price:
Eur 825 + VAT
Requirements to receive the certificate:
- 80% attendance
- active participation in classes that include discussions, group and individual work.