Executive Leadership Development
Learn to lead with confidence in this rigorous, general management program for executives on the verge of achieving even greater things.Â
Apply By February 13, 2026
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 |
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.
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
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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