Leadership Programs

Leading Strategic Growth and Change

March 17–21, 2025 | In Person

In five days, get the insights and tools needed to revitalize and transform your organization in times of uncertainty and successfully drive new growth.

For upper- to senior-level executives.

Women in Leadership

March 25–27, 2025 | In Person

In three days, get the knowledge and real-time problem-solving skills needed to further your own advancement as well as that of other women in leadership roles.

For mid-level executives with fewer than 10 years of experience.

Leadership Essentials

April 1–2, 2025 | In Person

In two days, get the essential skills and fresh insights needed to improve your decision-making, motivate your team more effectively through better communication, and strengthen your ability to lead and manage organizational change.

For mid-level executives.

High Impact Leadership

February 10–13, 2025 | In Person

In less than a week, change how you manage people, organizations, and yourself with a realistic path to more effective leadership and improved performance.

For upper-level executives with ideally 10 years of experience.

The Strategic Leader Program

May 20–22, 2025 | In Person

In five days, explore the next-level leadership styles necessary to navigate external environments, read early signs of disruption, and drive the organizational change that leads to a competitive advantage in times of uncertainty.

For upper- to senior-level executives.

Developing and Leading High-Performance Teams

June 10–13, 2025 | In Person

In three days, develop the skills and tools needed to harness the power of teams, the key to increasing productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

For executives at all levels.

Emerging Leader Development Program | Columbia Business School Executive Education

March 10–14, 2025 | In Person

In five days, get the skills needed for managerial success including strategy formulation, negotiation, conflict resolution, decision-making, implementing change, and managing culture.

For mid-level executives with fewer than 10 years of experience.

Faculty

Rita McGrath - Academic Director in Executive Education at Columbia Business School

Rita McGrath

Academic Director in Executive Education
Author, Seeing Around Corners and The End of Competitive Advantage

Trish Gorman

Trish Gorman

Former Director of Global Strategy Learning, McKinsey & Company

M. Mason

Malia F. Mason

Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business
Columbia Business School

Joel Brockner Headshot

Joel Brockner

Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business

Sarah J. Brazaitis, Associate Professor of Practice and the MA Program Director in the Social Organizational Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, teaches executive education programs like the Leadership Essentials course.

Sarah J. Brazaitis

Professor of Practice, Teachers College, Columbia University

Caryn Block

Caryn Block

Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Director of Doctoral Training, Social and Organizational Psychology Program

Bob Hurley

Robert Hurley

Professor of Organizational Behavior, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business

Executive Director, Consortium for Trustworthy Organizations

Ashli Carter - Lecturer in the Discipline of Management in the Faculty of Business

Ashli Carter

Lecturer in the Discipline of Management in the Faculty of Business

Paul Ingram, Kravis Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, has consulted on issues of organizational design and strategy to leading companies in various industries, and is now the faculty co-director for The Strategic Leader Program

Paul Ingram

Kravis Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

William G. Pietersen, Professor of the Practice of Management at Columbia Business School, specializes in strategy and leadership of change and is the originator of the Strategic Learning Process.

William G. Pietersen

Professor of the Practice of Management, Columbia Business School

William Klepper - Academic Director of Executive Education at Columbia Business School

William Klepper

Academic Director in Executive Education
Adjunct Professor of Management, Columbia Business School

Robert N. Bontempo - Academic Director in Executive Education and Adjunct Professor of Business at Columbia Business School Executive Education

Robert N. Bontempo

Academic Director in Executive Education
Adjunct Professor of Business

Return on Learning

of senior executives feel better prepared to solve their business challenges after coming to Columbia Business School Executive Education.
95%
percent of past participants said Columbia Business School Executive Education is pertinent to succeeding in today’s rapidly changing business climate.
96%
of senior executives said that the faculty expertise of Columbia Business School Executive Education contributed to a unique learning experience.
97%