PDU Credit: One Point
Speaker: Bjorn Billhardt
This unique PDU event is a "hands-on" opportunity and will be held in a computer lab in McCoy hall. Seating is limited, so sign up soon!
The Management Challenge by Abilitie is an engaging, hands-on program designed to develop essential management skills through realistic business simulations. In this interactive experience, participants will collaborate in teams to tackle complex challenges, make strategic decisions, and manage resources all while receiving real-time feedback. Perfect for graduate school students and emerging leaders, the objectives of this program are to enhance the participants’ ability to communicate and lead effectively in managerial roles, identify employee motivators and skill sets, navigate critical employee conversations, and practice giving effective feedback and coaching. By focusing on these key competencies, we empower future leaders to inspire their teams and drive organizational success in today’s competitive landscape.
Bjorn Billhardt is co-author of The 12-Week MBA and the CEO of Abilitie, a leadership development company focused on teaching business acumen and management skills with team-based business simulations. Abilitie’s leadership programs have educated 100,000 learners in 50 countries, including rising leaders at many Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, Dell, GE, Marriott, Pfizer, and Southwest.
Prior to founding Abilitie in 2015, Bjorn was the CEO of Enspire Learning, a custom e-learning development company he co-founded in 2001 while studying at Harvard Business School. Before business school, Bjorn worked as a consultant and corporate trainer for a Dutch software company and McKinsey & Company. Bjorn holds a BA from the University of Texas and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Bjorn has served on the boards of The Magellan International School, Spa Partisan (the parent company of the milk + honey spa), and the Advisory Board of the University of Texas at Austin School for Undergraduate Studies and the UT-HDO Program. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and three boys. A native of Hamburg, Germany, Bjorn came to the United States as an exchange student, attending Pflugerville High School outside of Austin, TX.
