EMBA Strategic Management in Health and Social Care
Are you a health or social care leader facing daily pressures related to resources, staff shortages, and increasing service demands? Join the EMBA Strategic Management in Health and Social Care programme, where you will develop strategic and operational leadership skills and learn to leverage new tools and methods, such as the OKR model, data-driven management, and Lean thinking. You will gain practical solutions to improve your organization's productivity and impact in a financially pressured environment. Additionally, the programme explores future foresight and emerging trends in the health and social care sector, helping you prepare for upcoming changes and stay at the forefront of development. The programme is taught in Finnish.
In the EMBA Strategic Management in Health and Social Care -programme you will strengthen your strategic leadership skills and find solutions to the critical challenges in the health and social care sector.
- Strategic and data-driven management: You will learn to make data-based decisions that improve the productivity and effectiveness of services.
- Innovative solutions to staff shortages: You will gain tools for engaging staff, leading multidisciplinary teams and utilizing new technologies.
- OKR model (Objectives and Key Results): You will adopt the OKR model to clarify organizational goals and ensure the efficient use of resources.
- Lean thinking and process optimization: You will explore Lean methods that can enhance the efficiency of healthcare organizations and reduce waste.
The programme offers a great opportunity to network with other health and social care leaders across sectors, share best practices and learn from fellow professionals in the field. Strengthen your role as a future health and social care leader and develop your organization towards sustainable and impactful solutions that enhance service quality and efficient use of resources.
For whom?
Social and health care professionals working in managerial, leadership or specialist roles in the private, public or third sector.
Modes of study
The studies consist of three interactive contact teaching seminars and of a learning assignment linked to your own work. Participants have access to an online learning platform that supports learning.
I received a lot of valuable information that I can utilize in my daily work, as well as excellent peer support and exchange of experiences with participants representing various fields of healthcare.
Themes and modules of the programme
Seminar 1: Strategic Leadership and Renewal
- Change Drivers and the Future Operating Environment in the Health and Social Care Sector
- Principles of Strategic Leadership in the Health and Social Care Context
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Organizational Renewal and Service Development in Times of Change
Seminar 2: Economy, Impact and Data-Driven Management
- Keys to economic efficiency
- Data-driven leadership and the use of data in decision-making
- Metrics for service productivity and impact
Seminar 3: Leadership Culture and Employee Wellbeing
- Evolving leadership culture and psychological safety
- Employer reputation as a factor of attractiveness
- Leadership and interaction in a changing operating environment
As a participant in EMBA Strategic Management in Health and Social Care-programme you will:
- deepen your strategic management skills
- improve your people management skills
- strengthen your ability to incorporate the financial perspective in operational development
Strengthen your leadership skills and lead your organization toward a sustainable and impactful future!
Programme scope and fee
The programme fee is €3,700 + 25,5 % VAT. The fee includes the teaching, materials and coffee and lunch in the seminars. The fee is invoiced after the start of the programme.
The scope of the programme is 6 ECTS credits. You can complete the programme as part of the Executive MBA studies or as an independent module. The programme is taught in Finnish.
Contact us for more information:
Sirpa Koponen, Programme Director
sirpa.koponen(at)jyu.fi
tel. +358 40 836 8841