Executive Leadership Development

Learn to lead with confidence in this rigorous, general management program for executives on the verge of achieving even greater things. 

Apply By February 13, 2026

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: $17,000$17,000

Format
In-Person
Duration
One Week
Starts on
March 29, 2026
Price
$17,000$17,000

Explore business acumen, innovation, and leadership.

This is a comprehensive, experiential program that encompasses analysis to action — with an emphasis on the action. The carefully developed curriculum follows Stanford’s MBA Program across three key themes: business acumen, innovation, and leadership. Throughout the program, you will hone your personal leadership skills with three coaching sessions that will keep you engaged and accountable long after you complete the program.

Program Dates

Start Date Applications Due Format
March 29, 2026 February 13, 2026 In-Person Download Brochure Apply Now
July 19, 2026 June 5, 2026 In-Person Download Brochure Apply Now
Start Date
March 29, 2026
Applications Due
February 13, 2026
Format
In-Person
Start Date
July 19, 2026
Applications Due
June 5, 2026
Format
In-Person
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Key Benefits

  • Strengthen your management acumen and interpersonal skills to build effective teams and successfully navigate challenges.
  • Improve core analytical skills required for approaching business challenges holistically and making better executive decisions.
  • Develop greater awareness of your leadership style and how it’s perceived by others.
  • Enhance your understanding of the critical interface between execution issues and internal and external strategic challenges to the organization.
  • Learn design thinking principles to solve business problems — learn effective ways of designing teams, business operations, change management initiatives, and organizational structures and culture.
  • Practice and improve your leadership with a personalized coaching plan.
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Who Should Attend?

  • High-potential leaders on the fast track who are poised and motivated to take on significant managerial responsibility in their organizations
  • Mid-level executives with at least 10 years of work experience and a minimum of three to five years of management experience — from any size company, any industry, and any country
  • Individuals who are eager, engaged, and inspired to make a positive impact in this program and in their organizations
  • Senior executives and high potential leaders interested specifically in power and influence may want to consider Executive Program in Leadership: The Effective Use of Power
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Meet the Faculty Leadership

This program is developed by Francis Flynn and taught by a team of tenured, strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. Together, they bring cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and experiential learning to your program experience.

Francis Flynn

The Paul E. Holden Professor of Organizational Behavior

Director, Executive Leadership Development

Earn Your Certificate

Upon successful completion of Executive Leadership Development, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in recognition of your achievement and the investment you have made in your education and professional development.

Applications due February 13, 2026

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