Executive Education - Asper School of Business

Strong communication is one of the most important skills a leader can build. Whether you're presenting, contributing in a meeting, navigating a difficult conversation, or sharing ideas on the spot, how you communicate can shape how others understand, trust, and act on your message.

Speaking as a Leader® is a two-day program designed to help leaders and emerging leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact. Participants will learn how to structure their thinking, speak with conviction, elevate their leadership presence, and inspire action in both formal and informal settings.

Guided by an experienced communication coach from The Humphrey Group, this program includes reflective learning, personalized coaching, feedback, and collaborative practice in a supportive environment.

Build the skills to make your message clear, compelling, and heard.

Learn more and register: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/speaking-as-a-leader

Our fall program schedule is here! Whether you're leading an organization, supporting people and culture, or managing a team through change, our upcoming programs are designed to help you build the capabilities that strengthen how you lead, work, and make decisions.

Learn more and register: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education -schedule-by-date

As you think about the months ahead, ask yourself:
What capability would make the biggest difference in the way you lead and work right now?

For some, it's leading projects more effectively.
For others, it's navigating difficult conversations, communicating with greater presence, or building confidence in how they approach AI and emerging technologies.

Our upcoming programs are designed to support those goals with practical tools, expert faculty, and learning that transfers the moment you walk back into your work.

• Project Management | June 3–4
• Negotiation and Consensus Building | June 10
• Leadership in AI: Innovation, Strategy, and Ethics | June 19
• Speaking as a Leader® | July 8–9

Explore upcoming programs → https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education -schedule-by-date

Everyone is chasing AI tools. The leaders creating real value are asking better business questions.

Because AI isn't just a technology shift. It's a decision-making shift.

What matters isn't which tools you adopt, it's knowing where AI actually belongs in your business. Where it creates measurable impact and where it doesn't. What to prioritize now, and what to leave alone.

And it raises harder questions too: How do you manage risk and ethics at scale? What does organizational readiness actually look like — not in theory, but in practice?

That's the focus of our Leadership in AI program, designed for decision-makers who want AI to deliver real results. In one focused day, you'll explore AI through a practical leadership lens, grounded in impact, prioritization, risk, and organizational readiness.

Next Session:
🗓 June 19, 2026
📍 In-Person | Winnipeg

Secure your spot: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/leadership-in-ai

Effective project management is what turns complexity into momentum — through clear planning, alignment, and ex*****on.

Our two-day Project Management program is a focused, hands-on session designed to strengthen how you plan, execute, and lead projects in real-world environments where priorities shift and alignment matters.

Join the next session, coming up June 3-4: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/project-management

The spring session of New Leader Communication™ takes place next week, May 28-29.

This two-day program gives emerging leaders the practical toolkit they need to delegate clearly, give constructive feedback, navigate difficult conversations, and lead with confidence.

Registration closes soon. Secure your spot: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/new-leader-communication

Negotiation skills shape business outcomes every day — not just during formal deals.

A better project timeline.
A stronger vendor agreement.
Faster stakeholder alignment.
A difficult conversation handled, not avoided.
A conflict resolved before it escalates.

Our one-day Negotiation and Consensus Building program is a focused, hands-on session designed to strengthen how you navigate real-world negotiations with practical tools you can apply immediately.

Join the June 10 session: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/negotiation-and-consensus-building

The shift into summer creates something we don't always get the rest of the year — space to think, reflect, and engage more deeply with how we work.

And for leadership development, that matters. The most practical learning isn't just exposure to new ideas — it's having the time to actually work with them.

Here are our upcoming programs heading into summer:
• New Leader Communication™ | May 28–29
• Project Management | June 3–4
• Negotiation and Consensus Building | June 10
• Leadership in AI: Innovation, Strategy, and Ethics | June 19
• Speaking as a Leader® | July 8–9

Learn more: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education -schedule-by-date

Negotiation shapes more than deals.

It influences decisions, alignment, budgets, timelines, and relationships every day.

Our one-day Negotiation and Consensus Building program equips you with practical tools to negotiate confidently and build consensus when stakes are high.

Next Session:
🗓 June 10, 2026
📍 In-Person | Winnipeg

Learn more and secure your spot: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/negotiation-and-consensus-building

Step into leadership with the communication skills to back it up—from day one.

The powerful two-day New Leader Communication™ program gives emerging leaders the practical toolkit they actually need:

• How to delegate clearly and confidently (without micromanaging)
• How to give constructive feedback and have difficult conversations
• How to develop your authentic leadership voice—and inspire your team

📅 May 28-29, 2026
🔗 Learn more and register: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/executive-education/new-leader-communication