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Nova Southeastern University Huizenga School of Business


Cheryl Babcock, CFE
Director, International Institute for
Franchise Education
babcockc@nsu.nova.edu
(954) 262-5071

Vincent S. Daniels
Executive Director,
Executive Education
vdaniels@huizenga.nova.edu
(954) 262-5181

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Organizational Development

Program Dates / Location Fee & Registration What You Will Learn Contact IIFE

This highly interactive franchise education and training program provides many practical benefits for franchisors. You will participate in senior-level franchisor training that illustrates new problem-solving methods that you can apply to your franchise system. You will learn new ways of managing the people and the business to provide quality customer service, and you will understand how well your work team is functioning. By gaining an understanding of problem-solving and thinking styles, you will work more efficiently in your franchise system. Get on the Fast Track in this program, a part of the popular Franchise Mini MBA™ series.

Audience

  • C-level executives, CEOs, COOs, founders, owners, multi-unit operators, and entrepreneurs
  • Presidents and heads of major divisions, regions and department
  • Senior franchise executives

Program Dates and Location  top

May 7-9, 2009 (450 CFE credits)
NSU Main Campus, Fort Lauderdale-Davie Campus

October 19-21, 2009 (450 CFE credits)
NSU Main Campus, Fort Lauderdale-Davie Campus

Fee  top

Fee of $1,575.00 for a single program in the series, $2,585.00 if you register and pay together for any two programs in the series, and $3,795.00 if you register and pay for all three programs together in the Franchise Mini MBA™ series includes tuition, a comprehensive manual and instructional materials, and continental breakfast, breaks and lunch daily. Multiple registrations from the same company qualify for IIFE Value Pricing. $200.00 of your registration fee for each stand-alone program is remitted to the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE).

Programs can be custom-delivered, in-house at your company. Contact Cheryl Babcock, CFE, by phone at 800.672.7223, ext. 25071, or through email at babcockc@nsu.nova.edu for details.

Registration

You may register by phone, fax, mail or email. Click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader) to download a registration form.

What You Will Learn  top

In this program you will learn to:

  • Determine how aligned your values are with the values of the organization
  • Collect data on organizational functioning that reflect a systematic approach for analyzing relationships among variables that influence how an organization is managed
  • Analyze business processes to determine whether or not changes should be made
  • Produce more ROI on the innovation effort
  • Understand and master the four links of the innovation process
  • Utilize strategic planning as the process of creating the future
  • Develop high performance teams

Comments from Prior Participants

"Excellent program! There is something here for everyone involved in franchising."
     ~ Karen Powell, CEO, Décor & You, Inc.

"The strategic thinking: Improving the ROI in Innovation, presented some great tools to ideation and team building."
     ~ Kelvin Buggs, Franchise Operations Manager, Whataburger, Inc.

"IIFE at Nova Southeastern University does an outstanding job teaching the different aspects of franchising and leadership. I learn something every time; even in areas in which I thought I was pretty astute."
     ~ Marni Pietrzak, Director, Franchise Development, Cruise Holidays

"This class will prove to be an investment in both my personal and professional growth!"
     ~ Julie Champagne, Product Sales Specialist, PuroSystems, Inc.

Accommodations

Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, programs take place in the Carl DeSantis Building at Nova Southeastern University, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Information will be provided to you prior to the start of the program pertaining to the appropriate room number, parking information, directions, etc.

Hotel information will be provided to participants when they register for a course. When making your hotel accommodations, you must identify yourself as a NSU IIFE program participant and reserve your room 30 days before the program starts to assure special rates and available space.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

We realize that occasionally you need to cancel your registration. You can substitute another individual in your place at any time prior to the first day of a program. If you wish to receive a refund or credit toward a future IIFE program, the following applies: Cancellations received 30 days before a program begins will be issued a refund, less a $150.00 processing fee. Cancellations received six to 29 days prior to the start of a program will get 50 percent of the registration fee refunded.

We are sorry that we cannot provide a refund or credit if we receive your written cancellation in five or fewer business days before the start of the program.

CFE Credits

The Institute for Certified Franchise Executives has approved each stand-alone program in the Franchise Mini MBA™ series for 450 core/elective CFE credits. You earn 450 CFE credits at the completion of each program. $150.00 of the registration fee for each program goes to the Institute for Certified Franchise Executives.

The Organizational Development program has been awarded 450 CFE Core/Elective credits by the Institute for Certified Franchise Executives. We notify the ICFE after the program and tell them who attended. If you want to earn your CFE and have not applied to the program, please link to http://www.franchise.org/content.asp?parid=373&contentid=536 for further information and application materials for the Certified Franchise Executive Program.

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