Advanced Business Leadership

Leverage strategic leadership and boost organizational success.

Over nine weeks, this program will enable you to expand your business influence by leveraging social capital, negotiation tools, and leadership frameworks. You’ll develop authentic leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and effective communication while mastering performance-driven team management, negotiation techniques, and strategies to navigate organizational challenges toward sustained growth.

90 %

of HR leaders think that people managers need to focus on the human elements of managing a workforce.

Source: Gartner

83 %

of respondents report a skills gap affecting their organization’s service delivery, customers, or future growth.

Source: Talent Development Survey

25 %

executives undergoing leadership training improved their learning capacity by 25% and performance by 20%.

Source: Journal of Applied Psychology

Distinctive Online Learning Features

FLEXIBLE METHOD

Our online learning method adapts to your schedule, commitments, and needs. In addition to self-paced content, our programs incorporate knowledge checks, interactive discussion boards, simulations and live sessions to bring content to life.

USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM

Navigate program content with ease using a simple interface that offers a seamless learning experience.

TAILORED GUIDANCE

Throughout the program, you’ll be accompanied by an expert mentor to answer your questions and provide feedback on your work.

Meet the Faculty

John Burrows’s academic home is the University of Chicago, where he is a Senior Lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy. He is also the Faculty Lead for Harris’s Evening Master’s Program (EMP). In addition, John holds an appointment as an Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, where he teaches EMBA and MBA students negotiations each summer. John earned his MBA and PhD in Behavioral Science from Booth and holds an undergraduate degree from Vassar. Before moving into academia, John began his professional career at Arthur Andersen, eventually becoming a partner at Accenture. His expertise was not limited to consulting; he also assumed senior roles in sales and marketing at enterprise software companies such as MicroStrategy, Siebel, and Oracle. In these roles, John negotiated, managed, and implemented complex, multinational, multimillion-dollar projects. His work spanned across continents, building and growing operations in the UK, USA, and Japan, and encompassing business development, international joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions.

Caroline Johnson was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2009. Upon commissioning as a Naval Officer, she joined the elite Naval Aviation community and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida. In 2011, she was awarded her wings of gold and designated a Naval Flight Officer, more specifically, an F/A-18 Weapons Systems Officer, and she was awarded the Paul F. Lawrence award for top strike fighter graduate and was also recognized as the overall top graduate.

During her final tour on active duty, Caroline returned to the United States Naval Academy, where she was a Senior Leadership Instructor and Aviation Operations Officer. During her instructor tour, she was consistently ranked as one of the top leadership instructors in the 35+ member Leadership, Ethics, and Law Department. Currently in the Navy Reserves, Caroline continues her service as an advisor and liaison officer for a Fort Worth-based task force.

Transitioning to the private sector, Caroline published her memoir, JET GIRL, in November 2019 and was featured on the Today Show, Fox & Friends, and MSNBC. Currently, she is a professional leadership speaker appearing at Google, Harvard, Merrill Lynch, and SAP, among others. Professionally, she has worked for extended periods at private sector companies like Point72 and Gartner, and has managed her sole proprietorship.

A Blended Learning Journey for Lasting Impact

A High-Impact Learning Format

This program incorporates three live online sessions with program faculty. In this interactive, collaborative program, you’ll learn through a blend of self-paced and live-online learning. You’ll experience a blend of classroom sessions, group discussions, a case study, assessments, and simulations with real-time practice. Each module builds on the last, ensuring an impactful learning experience that makes you confident in your new skills and ready to drive change.

Live-Online Sessions

This program incorporates three live online sessions with program faculty.

Program duration

Nine weeks, 5–6 hours per week

By completing this program, you’ll...

Align your core values with your actions in personal and professional settings.
Utilize motivational tools to build cohesive, high-impact teams.
Apply ethical leadership techniques to drive effective results.
Leverage social capital to navigate complex networks and organizations.
Develop strategies for managing across organizational boundaries.
Practice systematic approaches to negotiations and decision-making.
Adapt your negotiation strategies for multi-party, cross-cultural, and diverse scenarios.
Participate in Change Management Simulations to apply leadership frameworks.

Upon program completion, you'll also...

Have learned from a world-class faculty within a university associated with 99 Nobel laureates.

Be awarded a certificate of completion and a digital credential of your accomplishment.

Become a member of the global Chicago Booth Executive Education network.

Program Modules

Module 1: Develop Your Authentic Leadership Style

Module 2: Emotional Intelligence and Effective Communication for Smart Leadership

Module 3: Unlocking Team Potential: Building and Leading Performance-Driven Teams

Module 4: Harnessing Social Capital for Strategic Business Growth

Module 5: Maximizing Workplace Success: Real-World Applications of Social Capital

Module 6: Influence through Negotiation: Introducing Key Approaches and Styles

Module 7: Advanced Negotiation Techniques: Navigating Complex Challenges

Module 8: Change Leadership: Building Resilient Organizations

Module 9: Interactive Leadership Challenge: Simulation and Strategic Action Planning

Additional Program Features

Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence: Through immersive, interactive simulations, you’ll apply the program's frameworks to navigate complex organizational challenges. In this simulation, participants act as change agents at a sunglass company, tasked with implementing a sustainability initiative. They navigate scenarios involving power dynamics and urgency, using strategies to persuade stakeholders. The goal is to maximize adoption while minimizing resources.
This program offers a high-impact negotiation case study, featuring the renowned Bradford Development Negotiation, which requires active participation.

Faculty-Led Live-Online Sessions

This program features three live-online sessions—a unique opportunity to put theory into practice immediately to amplify your learning and see results. These required sessions not only offer an opportunity to reflect and receive real-time feedback with faculty and peers, but also integrate interactive elements that can only be taught in a live environment. Participants are expected to attend at least two of the three live sessions to maximize their growth. If a participant is unable to attend a session, an extra asynchronous assignment must be submitted to complete the program.

This program is an excellent fit for:

The program is tailored to seasoned professionals eager to elevate their leadership approach. It’s ideal for:

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What our participants have to say:

"I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the Chicago Booth team for their remarkable support. I am satisfied that I have achieved further development and career-building with this online experience. Thank you all."

“I've had a highly positive online learning experience. Acquiring new skills applicable to both my professional and personal life has proven to be incredibly valuable. The opportunity to expand my network and connect with experts from diverse global sectors has been particularly rewarding; you never know when mutual assistance might come into play. Being a student again and engaging in the learning process has been an exciting and fulfilling journey as well. Overall, it has been a fantastic experience!"