| Leadership and Management are crucial to | | | | with each team manager being given an issue to |
| individual and organizational success in today's | | | | raise with a team member. Such work issues |
| challenging global environment. Leaders conceive | | | | ranged from lateness, inappropriate work attire to |
| and initiate strategies that create and sustain | | | | conflict between team members. Each student |
| competitive differentiation and advantage. | | | | playing the role of team manager was asked to |
| Recognizing the importance of leadership and | | | | demonstrate with their team member how they |
| management for any businesses, students of | | | | would manage their issue followed by feedback |
| IFA's Masters in Fashion Business are given the | | | | from the instructor and students. |
| opportunity to develop their leadership skills and | | | | Participation in activities such as role-play allows |
| make confident decisions through the program's | | | | students to make decisions, think critically and |
| Retail Management module. | | | | problem solve. And as I witnessed during this |
| Facilitated by Peter Hunter, specializing in retail | | | | activity, they were also able to receive feedback |
| management and training the module aims to | | | | providing them with insight as to how to improve |
| examine the key methodologies behind | | | | communications to produce more likeable results. |
| merchandise marketing as well as operational and | | | | IFA's Masters Program in Fashion Business is |
| performance management. Mr. Hunter, who joins | | | | designed to develop fashion professionals to |
| IFA with over 20 years experience in the | | | | become leaders in the industry. The Masters in |
| industry, has the unique ability to share his | | | | Fashion Business is committed to providing an |
| experience with the students in a clear and | | | | excellent fashion education with 6 months study in |
| motivating manner. | | | | Shanghai followed by 3 months in Florence. The |
| Over Mr. Hunter's class it was encouraging to see | | | | program aims to reflect the breadth of |
| how interactive and dynamic the course was. Mr. | | | | opportunity available in this vibrant industry and is |
| Hunter provided the young professionals both | | | | a good choice for fashion professionals who wish |
| theory and practical examples on how to operate | | | | to pursue a career as Brand Manager, Buyer, |
| and lead a team effectively. The goal of today's | | | | Product Development Manager, Marketing |
| class was to confront the students with a real | | | | Communications Manager, Visual Merchandiser, |
| situation in the professional environment through | | | | Strategic Marketing Analyst or Retail Network |
| ‘role-plays'. Students were divided into two | | | | Manager. |
| groups – team managers and team members | | | | |