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Advanced Management for Senior Leaders Program

Advanced Management for Senior Leaders Program

Advanced Leadership Seminar: reflect your leadership personality and broaden your network

The WHU Advanced Management for Senior Leaders Program is designed for experienced leaders with significant strategic responsibility in their organization. During the program, your focus will be on strategizing during periods of transformation, executive decision-making, networked leadership, and boosting your impact in your organization and a globalized economy. The two in-person modules (3 days each) are designed to challenge your views on strategic thinking and acting, innovation, and leadership through a mixture of methodological elements. This in-class experience is complemented by short online sessions in between the modules. Online sessions are facilitated by Executive Coaches and C-Suite Executives. Enhance your strategic decision-making skills, boost your individual leadership style, and create a valuable impact on your company’s strategy.

You will be awarded with a WHU Executive Education Certificate after successfully completing the program.

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Suitable for participants with at least:
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Program Faculty

Program Content

This high-performance leadership development program consists of two in-class modules, comprised of 3 days each, and additional short online sessions in between modules.

Key topics of module 1 – On-campus (Düsseldorf):

  • Leading strategic growth
  • Mastering executive decision-making
  • Harnessing strategic innovation
  • Unlocking the power of ChatGPT & generative AI
  • Enhancing personal & team resilience

Key topics of module 2 – On-campus (Düsseldorf):

  • Executing strategy & leading strategic change
  • Harnessing networked leadership
  • Reflecting executive leadership
  • Leading to inspire

Online sessions:

  • Peer consulting
  • Executive insights sessions with management board members

All sessions are designed to challenge your view on corporate transformation and strategy using a mixture of different methodological elements:

  • Interactive and hands-on classroom sessions
  • Peer-to-peer feedback
  • One-on-one and group reflections

Join this unique learning experience and be prepared to be challenged by our renowned program faculty! To ensure that you get the most out of this advanced management program, we have lined up world-class experts from academia and business practice to be your session facilitators.

To ensure that you maximize your learning experience, we have integrated a welcome reception and closing dinner into the curriculum to enhance networking opportunities.

Program Benefits

  • Develop new management skills to enhance your strategic impact and drive corporate transformation
  • Reflect on networked leadership and how to inspire your teams
  • Prepare to compete in market environments with disruptive innovators
  • Understand the impact of Generative AI
  • Excel in the execution of strategic or change initiatives
  • Become part of an active network of peers and program alumni

Certificate

You will receive a WHU Executive Education Certificate after successfully completing the program.

Participant Profile

Ideal candidate profiles include:

  • Senior executives who have recently made a transition to an executive management position or board-level position, or who are preparing to do so in the near future
  • Experienced professionals who are in transition between jobs.
  • Business owners aiming at sustaining a competitive advantage for their organizations
  • Senior HR development professionals who are driving the development agenda for senior-level positions within their organization
  • Participants will have a minimum of 15 years of leadership experience and a significant strategic responsibility in their organization

The minimum number of participants for this program is 12.

Program Format and Module Dates

This Program consists of two in-class modules, comprised of 3 days each, and additional short online sessions in between modules. Both in-class modules are held at the WHU Campus Düsseldorf, Germany.

In-class Module 1

 - , Düsseldorf

Peer Consulting 1 (08:00 - 09:30 a.m. (CEST))

 - , Virtual

Peer Consulting 2 (08:00 - 09:30 a.m. (CEST))

 - , Virtual

In-class Module 2

 - , Düsseldorf

Scholarships for ambitious women & emerging markets leaders

Are you looking for a new professional development opportunity? For most of our Open Programs*, we offer two scholarships (25% and 50% discount) for visionary women and emerging markets leaders who want to enhance their professional skills! Please send the completed application form and a letter of motivation to openprograms@whu.edu until 8 weeks before the program starts.

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