AGSM Executive Education, part of the Australian School of Business, UNSW, is one of Asia Pacific's leading providers of executive education which according to the FT survey, its Custom Programs ranks 42 in the world and Open Programs is up (from its 2011 position) by seven places to rank 41 in the world. Rosemary Howard, Executive Director and Conjoint Professor say, AGSM Executive Education says: "Our Open Programs continue to be recognised for faculty diversity throughout our full range of well designed career transitional programs and innovative new programs."

AGSM also provides participants with access to the latest international research and cutting edge thinking on key business issues. It continues to provide a leading combination of academic rigour and practical relevance to its flagship programs: General Manager Program, Middle Manager Program, Foundations of Management and Leadership and Advanced Leadership Program. Martin Fan, Global Director of Information Technology Services at Kimberly Clark Martin says that his five-day General Manager Program was "intensely stimulating and eye-opening."

Martin has attended other leadership courses around the world, including the esteemed four-month General Manager Program at Harvard Business School. He says the delivery of the AGSM program, through team-work, computer simulations and realistic role play, is especially beneficial for the "time-poor" manager.

"Listening to ideas from within and outside the organisation is more important to me now. I feel free of constrictive thinking and more assertive about what is possible," he adds.

Richard Tonkin, Manager, Learning and Development at AusAid says: "AGSM has flexibly accommodated the pragmatic requirements of AusAID in providing a unique and successful change program for the agency. The systematic design and development of the program has been well managed and communicated at each step in the process."

To meet the varying needs of individuals and organisations, AGSM Executive Education offers a portfolio of services including Open and Tailored Programs for the development of individual skills, Custom Solutions tailored to business needs, Consortium Programs targeting top talent teams as well as Lean Six Sigma, Coaching and Executive Development Services giving clients access to faculty expertise.

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