Management Academy
Management Academy exists to enhance the value and productivity of key business managers through personal development, collaborative learning, tools and techniques, networking and mentoring, transforming them into stronger leaders for their organizations and the community.
Our 24-25 Program Year has begun! Take a look at our Management Academy 15 Class Directory here!
Our 25-26 Program Year Applications will open in February 2025.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Program Director, Sam Cooper at scooper@leadershiphsv.org.
Overview
Annual ten-month program designed for leaders who manage significant, high-impact teams. Management Academy functions in a classroom setting and exists to enhance the value of even the best leaders. By exposing class members to local thought leaders and analyzing results-driven systems, Management Academy serves as the premier business leadership training academy in our area.
Program Content
Over ten years ago, a steering committee of local, experienced business leaders came together and created a syllabus outlining the essential skills they wanted to offer the managers and leaders in their organizations. From this brainstorming session, Leadership Greater Huntsville's Management Academy emerged.
Management Academy program days are organized around a different management or leadership topic each month. The content is presented through panel discussions, slide presentations, case studies, book reviews, storytelling, and skills exercises led by local business and community leaders who are subject matter experts in their fields.
Application & Selection
Applications for MA-15 are now closed. Please check back for next year's program dates to be sure that you can commit to this time away from business and family. Note that all class members are expected to attend all sessions in their entirety. Applicants are typically notified of their acceptance into the class on or before July 15 of the application year.
Management Academy Class 15
ORIENTATION
Monday, August 12, 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
LEADERSHIP
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
COMMUNICATIONS
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
CULTURE & ETHICS
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
MOTIVATION
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
DECISION-MAKING
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
STRATEGIC PLANNING + GRADUATION
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Target Candidates: Business managers, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, civic volunteers, and leaders of all levels.
Tuition: $3,950
Questions?
"Management Academy provided invaluable leadership tools which helped me as I transitioned into a business unit leadership role at my company, and couldn’t have come at a better time. I found the Management Academy sessions in effective communication, motivation, team-building, and ethics particularly helpful and gained an incredible amount of insight from experienced leaders who had faced similar leadership challenges. I’ve taken other leadership training in the past, but Management Academy was much more useful because we were learning from experienced leaders who were knowledgeable of our industry."
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- Brady Porter, Management Academy Class 8, Director of Applied Engineering & Testing at Torch Technologies.