Introduction

The Lake Forest Corporate Education Difference

Lake Forest Corporate Education Has a Better Model for Leadership Development

LFCE provides street-smart expertise that manifests itself in the performance
of your leadership teams.

You decide what constitutes success, and we’ll help you find the way to get there.

We specialize in customizing programs for the business and learning needs of functional experts in areas such as IT, finance, R&D, and sales management.

LFCE offers something different: an integrated model for learning that blends the best of business school education with the best of corporate training:

> Understand
> Design
> Deliver
> Reinforce
> Measure

 

> Understand

Go ahead. Talk about your business. We’re all ears.

Leaders are eager to learn when the lessons are clearly relevant. So our process begins by listening carefully to your analysis of the challenges you face and the goals you want to reach. In a highly collaborative way, we determine which skills, attitudes and behaviors your managers need. Then we work together to set a course of action.
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> Design

Whether classroom-based or online, our programs are created just for you.

LFCE bends over backwards to design personalized education.Your business needs drive the curriculum.Your timeframes set the place and schedule. And because LFCE training is focused on your unique issues and desired outcomes, Monday’s lesson will apply in Tuesday’s workplace – powerfully.
We make sure our programs complement your existing professional development efforts, so you realize maximum impact and cost-efficiencies.
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> Deliver

Get practical learning and a practice field for success.

If you’re facing difficult challenges, chances are that LFCE faculty members know them well. Since 100% of our instructors are business leaders themselves, their insights are savvy, the learning is practical and the solutions are battle-tested . And we use fast-paced, interactive instructional techniques that keep even the busiest leaders fully engaged, including:

> Case studies
> Simulations
> Problem-solving exercises

As part of Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, we embrace our Leadership Learning® educational philosophy that says the best results come when we teach new skills, provide a stimulating environment in which to practice them, and then expect great results. We see this approach of “competence, confidence and contribution” work, time and time again.
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> Reinforce

Don’t let the learning fade away.

A vital dimension of our programs is reinforcement. As your leaders advance their skills, we’ll show you how to put the skills into play – and keep them in
play – in your organization.This structure helps new behaviors take deep root in the workplace.
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> Measure

Prove your business results.

We’re experienced in ROLI – Return on Learning Investment ™. We can make your results tangible. And we’ve streamlined the ROLI process to take the pain out of measuring your training impact and help you to:

> Demonstrate short-term and longer-term improvements
> Compare program benefits to the cost
> Address both your C-level and HR objectives

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