The Price of Progress: Financial Factors in Choosing Executive Education or an MBA
By Pamela Martinez
The price tag attached to pursuing higher education doesn’t come easy for most.
Today, continuous learning and professional development are vital to maintaining...
Strategic Planning & Execution in an Uncertain World
Setting business strategy used to be as simple as defining what the organization wanted to achieve and then laying out the steps to get...
Get Ready for Disruption: WBS Prepares Executives for a Volatile Future
Interview with Tim Wray Director of Executive Education Warwick Business School
We live in turbulent times, and business leaders need to draw on a range...
Thriving amidst disruption with a Warwick Executive Diploma
The world which we are living in today is changing dramatically, and at a rapid speed. None of us can stand still or rely...
Strategic Planning & Execution in an Uncertain World
Setting business strategy used to be as simple as defining what the organization wanted to achieve and then laying out the steps to get...
Sustainability in Executive Education: Exploring Trends and Best Practices
By Pamela Martinez
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly critical issue for businesses, and it is no surprise that it is also a topic of growing...
Lead Digital Transformation in Your Organization
According to a Deloitte report,* digitally advanced companies are nearly twice as likely as less advanced organizations to have a single person or group...
Expanding Leadership Capabilities to Fuel the Evolution of Business
Director of MBA programmes at the University of Bath, Dr Donald Lancaster, explores the role of post-experience education in developing people strategies for sustainable...
Top Executive Education Courses Coming Out This 2024
As we near the curtails of 2023, businesses across the globe are set to encounter a dynamic and ever-changing landscape in 2024.
Introduction
As we...
Innovative Learning Paths Revolutionizing Executive Education: Insights from Survey “Navigating Executive Education Preferences and...
Presented by the editors of The European Business Review
This article marks the fourth installment in our series of five articles to be published in...
Cognitive Abilities and Adaptive Leadership: How the emba X Program Empowers Leaders with Cognitive...
Interview with Daniella Laureiro-Martinez of ETH Zürich
In this interview with EBR, Daniella Laureiro-Martinez of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zürich,...
Q&A: How Can Executive Education Address the Unique Challenges of Senior Women Executives?
By Pamela Martinez
Organisations must intentionally invest in developing, retaining, and supporting talented women leaders.
Introduction
Even in top positions, women face challenges within institutional structures, systems...
The Hedgehog Effect: Building High Performance Teams
By Manfred Kets de Vries
You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself. — Galileo Galilee
The organizations we...
Top 10 Executive Education Programs for Digital Transformation
Is your company ready for a technology-first global economy?
Yesterday’s crucial technology may not deliver the same exceptional results tomorrow as customer demands evolve....
Empowering Your Leadership at the Pulse of Business in New York City
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Interview with Professor Paul Ingram, Faculty Director of Advanced Management Programme from Columbia Business School Executive Education
Located in one of the...
5 Myths about Employee Learning
Here are some common misperceptions about corporate education— and how to get beyond them.
Under what circumstances do organizations embrace a learning culture?
Often, it’s when...
We Need a Greater Focus on the Benefits Women in Top Executive Roles Bring...
By Sucheta Nadkarni
Recruiting women to corporate boards and top executive roles helps businesses find the best people and reach key consumers. There’s a risk...
The Power of Corporate Culture — and How to Harness It
Culture change is hard to do. Just look at Ron Johnson’s attempted transformation of JCPenney in 2012. Or go back a few thousand years...
Upcoming Data Programs
As an executive, you drive growth for your organization by making well-informed business decisions. But are you confident in your ability to leverage the...
A Conversation with Rory Simpson, Chief Learning Officer at Telefónica
By Steven MacGregor
We start a new series this month, interviewing global influencers in the area of executive health. Short conversations that we hope will deliver...
The Benefits and Challenges of International Executive Education Programs
The international executive education program is a skills development course that offers a range of business opportunities, thus developing your leadership skills. The pandemic...
From Products to Solutions – Mastering Sales Force Incentives
By Johannes Habel and Olaf Ploetner
As B2B companies strive to become providers of solutions rather than products, sales managers face significant challenges. Among them:...
Elevating Leadership: A Deep Dive into Coaching Programs and their Integration with Executive Education
Summary
By seamlessly integrating coaching and executive education, organisations create a powerful synergy that nurtures exceptional leaders capable of navigating today’s global business landscape.
Introduction
Leadership coaching...
Future Forecasting Tools: The Delphi Method
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor
Developed during the Cold War for military applications, the Delphi Method is a popular forecasting tool across various sectors,...
Ethics in Leadership: The Best Executive Education Programs of 2024
By Pamela Martinez
Ethical leadership must be a core value in today’s business world.
Introduction
The significance of emotional intelligence among leaders has escalated in importance for organisational...
University of Bath MBA Alumnus Peter Davies on the Importance of Renewable Energy
For Peter Davies, choosing an MBA with sustainability at the heart of delivery became the catalyst for a transformative change in his career. He...
Driving Success Through Collaboration and Partnership
“The programme teaches you not just theoretical concepts and business models, but also how to benchmark yourself against others and apply your personal learning...
After After-Sales: New Business Models Tempt, Fail Industry
By Olaf Plötner
The after-sales-based business models of industrial enterprises are endangered. Simultaneously, modern data-based technologies enable the development of complex service solutions – so...
Reskilling and Upskilling for the Future of Work: Executive Education in the Age of...
As automation disrupts the workforce, executives must be open to learning new competencies that align with emerging roles.
As more businesses adopt automation to increase...
Individualized Learning in Executive Education Accommodating the Modern Learner
By Mandy Hübener, Bianca Schmitz and Bethan Williams
ESMT Berlin is the highest-ranked business school in Germany and Top 10 in Europe. Founded by...
How B2B Marketers Can Stay Customer-Centric
By Mairead Brady, Warwick Business School (WBS)
WBS Core Insights: Future of Work
To adjust to the new post-pandemic normal it is vital that businesses move...
The Executive MBA, A Formidable Gas Pedal Of Personal Development
Interview with Stéphane Calvarese, KEDGE Executive MBA graduate and Panaget Industrial Director
"My name is Stéphane Calvarese, I'm 48 years old and I'm Industrial Director at Panaget. I...
How to Create a Successful Global, Online MBA: The Case of ESMT Berlin’s Online...
ESMT Berlin is the only top-10-ranked European business school offering a fully online, global MBA. So what makes their online MBA unique? A talk...
Exploring Innovative Approaches to Executive Education in 2023: A Look at Three Cutting-Edge Programs
Executive education is an essential tool for business leaders to stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, acquire new skills, and expand their knowledge....
The Search for Innovation Leadership
By Jeff Gaspersz
What do we need to do to build the leaders that are equipped for the new innovation challenges?
In all the years I...
Investing in Leadership Talent: Using an MBA to Break the Career Ceiling
On starting as a Supply Planner at PepsiCo in September 2020, Thiago Narisawa made a bold and ambitious statement. He wanted to do an...
Executive Education: Addressing Common FAQs for Senior Executives
By Pamela Martinez
As senior executives, you understand the importance of continuous learning and development to stay ahead in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. Executive...
Custom-built Programmes for the Future Workforce
Interview with Professor Ann Bartel, A Faculty Director of Custom Programmes at Columbia Business School Executive Education
Being one of the Top Executive Education Programmes...
The Role of Executive Education in Talent Development
Top executive education programs play a crucial role in talent development by providing a targeted and specialised learning experience for professionals at the top...
Senior Leadership: Learning to Embrace Uncertainty
“The only constant you’ll have in your career is uncertainty.” – Ian MacMillan, The Dhirubhai Ambani Emeritus Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The Wharton...
Unlocking Leadership Potential through ESSEC Executive Education’s Programmes
In a turbulent business landscape where the danger of becoming unsuitable to deal with sudden changes is ever-present, business leaders are confronted with an...
Get the Skills You Need to Succeed in a Changing World
We live in complex times. Markets, technologies, changes in consumer behavior, and the capabilities and desires of employees all interact to create challenges that...
IE Business School: Global Advanced Management Programme
Course: Global Advanced Management Programme
BE THE DISRUPTER, NOT THE DISRUPTED.
Every aspect of the business world has been disrupted. With new technologies, new demands, new...
Sabanci University: Delivering World-Class Executive Education through EDU
Interview with Gonca Borerkci Baybas of Sabancı University Executive Education Unit (EDU)
Since its launch in 2002, the Sabancı University Executive Education Unit (EDU) has progressively...
The EU Now Regulates Internet Services. But What Does that Mean, Exactly?
By Martin Schallbruch
Internet access has become crucial to the functioning of our most important systems. The Directive on security of network and information systems...
Embedded Values and Induced Spirituality in Management Education
The Case of Two Successful Business Schools in Barcelona
By S. L. Dolan, Y. Altman, B. Capell and M. Raich
Supply Chain Management – Greater EVA Potential than Any Other Function
Interview with Theodore P. (Ted) Stank, Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee
With the onset of the global pandemic, academic institutions have...
Hear from Past Participants about the Executive Development Program
With Columbia Business School's Executive Development Program, you take a deep dive into the full spectrum of critical business foundations with a fast-paced, two-week...
50+20 Management Education for the World: PART 2: Understanding the Core of the Vision
By Katrin Muff, Thomas Dyllick, Mark Drewell, John North, Paul Shrivastava & Jonas Haertle
This article continues from Part I (in the last issue of...
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Why Value Value?
By Tim Koller, Richard Dobbs and Bill Huyett
Most executives have figured out how to create value for shareholders through experience, observation, and intuition. They’ve developed a wealth of personal wisdom that typically takes them...
From Cradle to Manager: Children’s Books as a Pathway to Build Emotional Intelligence and the Managerial Skillset.
By Jason Woldt and Mary Sue Woldt
What makes a great leader? Can children be trained for leadership right from the cradle? In this article, Jason and Mary Sue Woldt explain how children´s books and...
