Professional Services and Executive Education

Regardless of the size of your business or organization or your need, we can help accelerate your growth and build a stronger organization. Our professional development capabilities include a comprehensive suite of training and professional development programs and workshops designed to equip leaders and employees with the understanding, skills, and tools necessary to compete in the marketplace. As a service-driven team of industry veterans, scholars, and discipline-specific experts, our advisory services experts can deploy quickly, work with you and meet the needs and challenges specific to your business.

Professional Development

From open-enrollment professional development programs to customized training and coaching designed to meet the specific needs of your team, we stand ready to support the growth of your people, your leaders, and your organization.

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Advisory Services

We will work side-by-side with you to understand your challenges and work to build, implement, and assess solutions to these problems. Whether your challenge is developing people, building culture, or optimizing systems and processes, we’ll be with you every step of the way.

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Meet Our Team

Dr. Andrew Herdman
Director of Professional Services and Executive Education and associate professor in the Department of Management
herdmana21@ecu.edu
3203E Bate Building

Dr. Andrew Herdman is an associate professor of management and the Thomas D. Arthur Distinguished Scholar in Leadership who has more than 25 years of applied leadership, business development and human resource experience across various companies and industries. Most recently, he served as VP of the Group Human Resources for Mayne Pharma, a global pharmaceutical company where he led the global HR effort and served as a member of the executive committee. Prior to joining Mayne Pharma, he was an associate professor in the College’s Department of Management. Previously, he held numerous HR consulting roles and served as VP of human resources and strategic partnerships at Crown American Real Estate Investment Trust. Herdman has published original research in numerous leading research journals in the areas of leadership and the impact of progressive human resource practices on firm performance outcomes.

21^st Century Leadership Series

In partnership with ECU’s Office of Continuing & Professional Education, the 21^st Century Leadership program of workshops is organized as a seven-course series and designed to equip current and aspiring leaders with the understanding, skills, and tools needed to lead strategically. You will learn to build a team or organization that is goal-focused and vision-driven, while creating an environment for people to thrive, grow, and contribute.

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