IEDC Managing Economic Development Organizations (EDOs)

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

IEDC Managing Economic Development Organizations (EDOs)

Course Description

This advanced course focuses on the key principles and practices of professional management in economic development. Grow your skills in engaging your board or council, staff and community stakeholders, constituents, and customers to achieve results in job creation, tax-base stabilization, and community growth and development. Since economic development organizations (EDOs) differ from one another depending on their available resources, location, and mission, this course is designed to equip a leader of any organization to make the right decisions.

Course Content

MANAGING FOR EXCELLENCE

  • An introduction to managing economic development organizations

DEFINING AN ORGANIZATION'S IDENTITY

ENVISIONING THE FUTURE

SERVING THE CUSTOMER

IMPROVING INTERNAL PROCESSES

DEFINING LEADERSHIP

MEASURING PERFORMANCE

ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS

  • Focus on economic development organizations
Requirements & Materials
Important Information

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for economic development directors or managers, executive directors of economic development, CEOs or presidents of community organizations, economic development deputies, specialists, or coordinators.

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What You Will Learn

  • Excellence in economic development
  • Managing results fundamentals
  • Outcome-based performance
  • Organizational assessment
  • Stakeholder identification
  • Vision and mission scope
  • Organizational culture
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How You Will Benefit

  • Review techniques in outcome-based management and performance.
  • Manage conflict and develop a statement of ethics.
  • Understand and evaluate economic development organization's core competencies.
  • Learn how to serve the customer and measure customer satisfaction.
  • Improve knowledge of management and internal processes.
  • Work with board/city council members, staff, and community stakeholders.
  • Gain an understanding of team building, determining hiring needs, and managing budgets.
  • Learn how to leverage existing resources and work with regional organizations.
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    Taught by Experts in the Field
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    Grow Your Professional Network

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- Niki Jones
Community Development Administrator

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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