Thunderbird School of Global Management offers various open enrollment programs for executives, focusing on skills such as strategic global negotiations, leadership in turbulent times, and global business development. Programs include hands-on learning experiences, case studies, and multicultural team exercises aimed at enhancing leadership and negotiation capabilities. The offerings cater to professionals in diverse fields, including oil and gas management, and aim to broaden participants' global mindset and networks.

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UPCOMING OPEN ENROLLMENT CLASSROOM PROGRAMS at Thunderbird School of Global Management
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STRATEGIC GLOBAL NEGOTIATIONS
April 27 – 29, 2015 | October 5 – 7, 2015
In today’s world, relational agreement, engagement, communication and nego-
tiation have become leadership competencies, professionally and personally.
Strategic Global Negotiations provides the ‘what is’ and the ‘how to’, of com-
municating, influencing, and creating transformational negotiations in a safe en-
vironment to produce value (win/win). This program is for executives engaged in
influencing and negotiating projects, contracts or business strategies, and work-
ing with people from different backgrounds. Using cases, online resources, multi-
cultural team exercises, and simulations, this program equips managers with the
ability to take advantage of opportunities in a multi-cultural world. USD $3,800
GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: LATIN AMERICA
May 4 – 6, 2015
Accelerate your company’s global growth through Thunderbird’s new strate-
gic global business development program. Thunderbird has gathered its top
experts in Latin American business, with over fifty years in combined experi-
ence, to show leaders and companies how to enter a new market and get it
right the first time. USD $3,800
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN TURBULENT TIMES
May 18 – 20, 2015 | October 26 – 28, 2015
Ready to accept the challenge and lead at the next level? This program focus-
es on the skills required to lead more effectively in these volatile and uncertain
times. Incorporating two self-assessment instruments, the Cultural Orienta-
tions Indicator®
and the Hogan Development Survey, this program provides
insight into your leadership strengths and opportunities for development and
helps you convert ideas to action so you can thrive as a leader. USD $3,800
LEADING TEAMS FOR STRATEGIC RESULTS
September 14 – 16, 2015
Thunderbird’s most popular program for project and functional leaders lead-
ing major project teams and contributing to global project teams and initia-
tives. This program focuses on strategic project management, project leader-
ship and cross-cultural leadership. USD $3,800
CREATING VALUE THROUGH GLOBAL STRATEGY
November 2 – 6, 2015
Our flagship global strategy program is specifically designed for senior execu-
tives making strategic decisions at a global level. The program allows execu-
tives to move seamlessly from global strategy to global execution. Participants
learn invaluable lessons about the marketing, finance and human resource
challenges facing today’s global organizations. USD $5,600
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR OIL & GAS
INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES
November 29 – December 11, 2015
The preeminent program of its type: a 10-day highly interactive intensive
program with team-based simulations, case studies, and class discussions
covering strategy, corporate financing and accounting, leadership, and nego-
tiations. This program is designed for upper-middle to senior-level managers
facing globalization challenges in the oil and gas industry such as restructur-
ing and consolidation, joint ventures and alliances, new market entry into
politically unstable regions, and balancing global projects and partners.
Thunderbird is recognized as a global authority in the oil and gas industry
with more than 20 years of experience, research, and case studies with NOC
and IOC companies. Thunderbird has trained over 13,000 oil and gas profes-
sionals around the globe and online. Our clients include Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company, ARCO, BP, Chevron, China National Offshore Oil Corp, Cono-
coPhillips, Egyptian General Petroleum Co., ExxonMobil, Kuwait National
Petroleum Co., Petrobas, Saudi Aramco and many others. USD $15,375
THUNDERBIRD INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA
May 31 – June 11, 2015 | November 1 – 12, 2015
With semi-custom curriculum designed in collaboration with Thunderbird
faculty and partner company representatives, the Thunderbird International
Consortia (TIC) programs provide a unique opportunity for high performing,
globally focused organizations to share best practices, discover new ideas
and solve organizational challenges. Participants gather invaluable insight,
both from fellow executives and from Thunderbird’s world-class faculty with
extensive professional and academic experience in global business. Mem-
ber companies include: Delphi, Fluor, Tyson, Solar Turbines, State Farm,
McDonald’s, Xerox and Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Houston, Texas
OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT FOR HR PROFESSIONALS
Fall 2015
In collaboration with Mercer, the Oil & Gas Management for HR Profession-
als program is designed for HR leaders responsible for learning and devel-
opment, training, talent management, retention and workplace strategy. This
program accommodates both HR professionals moving into the oil and gas
industry and oil and gas professionals moving into HR.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
PROGRAMS
BROADEN your global mindset.
BUILD your global network.
INCREASE your global impact.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
PROGRAMS
BROADEN your global mindset.
BUILD your global network.
INCREASE your global impact.
Thunderbird Executive Education – 2015 Programs (Thunderbird Campus)