The Berkeley Executive Leadership Program
The Berkeley Executive Leadership Program
About the Program
Our five-day flagship leadership development program attracts business leaders from around the world, from organizations with a variety of missions and goals. You will create a personalized plan to unlock innovation and growth, create energy, urgency, and drive results. You will return to your organization with a new set of effective leadership skills, grounded in research and a plan you can put to use immediately.
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Cost & Features
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- Five-day leadership intensive at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business campus
- World-class faculty-led program
- Pre-course exercises and 360 assessments to uncover leadership aspirations and attributes
- A strategic, personal leadership roadmap to implement when you return to work
- Exclusive networking opportunities
- Access to the program alumni community
- Berkeley Executive Leadership Certificate of Completion
Who It's For
Executive and senior leadership including CEOs, C-level executives and VPs – and any accomplished leader seeking to drive growth in every corner of their organization.
A UC Berkeley Certificate of Business Excellence gives individuals the opportunity to create a personal plan of study structured by our four academic pillars. Participants will earn a mark of distinction with certification from a world-class university, and enjoy the flexibility of completing the program in up to three years.
"It's a must. Not only do you learn from faculty, but you get to learn from participants that are in senior positions and you can also see from them how they see leadership in their industries. It was learning both from participants, guest speakers and faculty members."
- Director, Comunicación, Presencia Ejecutiva y Liderazgo"The program exceeded my expectations. The balance of theory, real-world best practices, and time to develop practical personal leadership strategies for implementation was perfect."
- Assistant General Manager, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District"This program is a thought-and action-provoking program focused on multiple facets of leadership and organizational best practices, grounded in contemporary research, and delivered through interactive exercises, simulations, case-studies, peer-to-peer consultation, as well as lectures. Top-notch faculty and industry leaders led the way...The environment was conducive to honest self-reflection and inspiration, and the structure of the program emphasized practical planning to implement best practices."
- Assistant General Manager, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District"The program met my (highest) expectations...The Berkeley Haas faculty and guest Speakers were of a high standard and the program had an appropriate balance between the 'practical' skills and 'theoretical' knowledge."
- Chief Medical Officer, Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations"Maura did a great job bringing in a good mix of Academic experts as well as Industry professionals for all the topics. The course content was top notch."
- Senior Vice President, Engineering, E8 SecurityInterested in customizing this program for your organization?
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Originally published on Berkeley Haas Insights