Opus College of Business

Executive Education

Custom Programs

The University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business provides uniquely designed educational programs that equip corporations and nonprofit organizations to successfully achieve their strategic goals and objectives.

Each quality custom program includes:

  • A team of highly credentialed faculty members, thought leaders or top practitioners who are precisely matched to your culture and needs, and experts in adult learning
  • An organization-specific curriculum developed for your distinct learning objectives
  • An engaging learning environment that strengthens each participant’s critical thinking abilities and leadership capacity
  • Programs delivered on site, or at one of our campus locations
  • Our commitment that the learning experience will noticeably transform your organization, as well as each individual participant
  • A post-program learning assessment.

To learn more about consulting services that can be brought to a location of your choice, contact one of our Program Directors today.

Our Approach to Working with You

Listen. We’ll meet with you and listen closely as you describe your organization’s goals, challenges and learning objectives.

Assess. We’ll conduct a needs assessment and identify performance gaps.

Collaborate. Working with your key stakeholders, we’ll develop an educational action plan.

Identify. We’ll select credentialed instructors who are precisely matched to your organization’s learning objectives.

Design. Working with the instructor/s, we’ll develop a custom curriculum that fits your organization’s business and culture.

Deliver. We’ll increase the relevant knowledge and leadership capacity of your employees at your location, or at one of our campus locations.

Evaluate. Working with you, we’ll measure the impact and results of the learning experience.

How Participants are Transformed 

Participants in our programs become:

  • Highly principled, globally focused leaders
  • Change agents
  • Innovative; forward thinking
  • Mindful of the impact of their business decisions
  • Accountable; able to track, measure and own results
  • Confident and influential
  • Effective working cross-functionally
  • Cognizant of the broader goals and objectives of the organization

How Your Business will Benefit

Clients say our custom programs have:

  • Improved their business results
  • Allowed them to take advantage of market opportunities
  • Made them more nimble
  • Energized their workforce
  • Expanded their knowledge base

Program Content and Delivery

The University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business develops custom programs that are client-focused and provide measurable outcomes linked to specific business objectives and strategy.

Instruction methods are selected based on your specific learning objectives and may include:

  • Interactive learning
  • Case method
  • Individual and group projects
  • Small group discussion
  • Simulations
  • Executive coaching
  • Video coaching
  • On-going learning

Instructors are selected based on their fit with your industry and learning objectives. Every University of St. Thomas instructor will be an expert in adult learning, and will have experience with your industry and/or the subject matter of your custom program.