The Professional Education Center at EMU

Eastern Michigan University

The Professional Education Center

From the Director:
 

Sandi Nielsen

Hello! Let me introduce you to the Professional Education Center at the College of Business at EMU. We are the executive and professional education center providing training, development, coaching and consulting programs and services to companies and organizations. Big, mid-size and small organizations in all industry sectors from automotive to health care to non profit and more are taking advantage of our outstanding services.
 
We provide programs ranging from basic managerial skills required to manage operations, to leadership skills essential for managing people to team building skills required in today’s global and sometimes virtual business environment to technical skills in very specific areas such as supply chain management, human resources, etc.
 
We offer some very leading edge programs such as our Emotional Intelligence and Leading programs that help leaders assess their skills and build through practice – new skills and behaviors. New managers need training on how to transition from being an individual contributor managing themselves to managing and leading others – a program we offer in addition to workshops in moving people through change and transition.
 
The PEC offers executive coaching and consulting for both individual leaders and professionals as well as for teams and groups. Most leaders today are having to make decisions at an increasingly faster pace for immediate results all while managing the operations and providing leadership to their people. Our PEC coaches use personal assessment tools to help the leader identify their strengths and areas to improve and then coach them to practice and develop new behaviors.
 
We work very closely with our client organizations to understand their specific training needs and how training and development will support their overall strategic objectives. We incorporate specific issues and challenges, policies and practices of the of the industry into each program to ensure it is relevant and immediately applicable on the job by the employees. We customize our programs to ensure the learning is sustained long after our training program is over. 
 
Our website provides information and samples of just a few of the many types of programs we can provide. We would love the opportunity to talk to you about your specific training, development, coaching or consulting needs. Please do contact us! I look forward to speaking with you.
 
Best Regards,
Sandi Nielsen, Director Professional Education Center
734.487.3164
Snielse1@emich.edu