Harvard Business Publishing Announces Learning Simulations for Popular Management Topics

Harvard Business Publishing, the premier source for management

practices, programs and content, this month will launch four new

simulation courses that model real business situations. Simulations deliver world-class content in realistic environments that model actual

business situations and give managers first hand experience to sharpen

their communication, analytical and decision making skills.
The four simulation topics derive from the award-winning Essential

Leader line of leadership and management courses from Harvard Business

Publishing. They are:

Productive Business Dialog "“ improve

communication effectiveness to produce actionable outcomes

Managing Difficult Conversations "“ uncover

the real data and reasoning underlying disagreements, and build

collaborative conclusions

Negotiating for Results "“ prepare for and

conduct effective negotiations that find common ground for

opportunities and value creation

Leading Teams with Emotional Intelligence "“ drive high performance by recognizing, regulating and improving the

emotional intelligence of teams

"Research shows how useful simulations are for

preparing managers to handle situations, because they experience the

consequences of their own decisions," said

Peter McAteer, managing director and vice president of Harvard Business

Publishing´s corporate learning division. "The

feedback our programs provide, drawn from the work of experts in the

field of business management, is immediate and geared toward helping

those managers make better decisions while on the job."
Managers using Simulations enter an immersive learning environment to

learn how to prepare for real-world situations that require them to

think on their feet to get winning results. Similar to an actual

conversation, the learner chooses from alternative paths that produce

different outcomes for each situation. The learner drives the

conversation, makes choices at decision points, faces consequences, and

receives immediate feedback.
Each Simulation course features an onscreen Guide who provides

direction, support, and feedback on demand. The Simulations include

videos, tools, quizzes, scenarios and articles from Harvard Business

Review, as well as other top sources. Action plans give guidance for

applying concepts on the job. Self-assessments enable users to reflect

on lessons learned. As with all courses from Harvard Business

Publishing, the flexible design allows Simulation features to be woven

into corporate leadership development programs to support both

self-directed and group action learning.
About Harvard Business Publishing
Harvard Business Publishing partners with its corporate clients to

understand their learning objectives and works with them to develop and

implement a customized portfolio of content and services uniquely suited

to their talent development strategies. In its client engagements

Harvard Business Publishing delivers thought leadership applied to

real-world problems for measurable results. Its offerings are

distinguished by a deep, rich well of business content from which to

develop learning solutions, expertise in facilitating

participant-centered learning, and access to experts on management

practice worldwide. Harvard Business Publishing stands out in the

marketplace because of the unique transformational learning experience

it delivers for business leaders at all levels, from a company´s

most senior executive to its high-potential performers. For more

information, visit Harvard Business Publishing at www.harvardbusiness.org/corporate.