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AMA's Advanced Executive Leadership Program

An intensive three-day executive leadership training event that explores your role as a leader, visionary and strategic thinker!

Executive leadership training is the first step on the road to achieving your potential as a leader. You’ll come away with an understanding of what makes executive leadership different from other kinds of leadership roles, how to shape organizational excellence, which global competencies are critical to success today and how to gain personal mastery of your own leadership. And you will profit from the shared insights and experiences of peers who, like you, are senior managers looking for answers through advanced executive leadership training.

Seminar Number: 02104

5
(163 reviews)
  • In-Person
  • Live Online
  • At Your Company Location

Course Scheduling & Pricing

Who Should Attend

Executives, directors and managers seeking executive leadership training to strengthen their skills to help them motivate and inspire others to drive results.

  •   In-Person3 Day(s)
    18 CAE, 1.8 CEU, 18 CLP, 21 CPE, 18 PDCs
  •   Live Online3 Day(s)
    18 CAE, 1.8 CEU, 18 CLP, 21 CPE, 18 PDCs
 

Executive leadership training is the first step on the road to achieving your potential as a leader. You’ll come away with an understanding of what makes executive leadership different from other kinds of leadership roles, how to shape organizational excellence, which global competencies are critical to success today and how to gain personal mastery of your own leadership. And you will profit from the shared insights and experiences of peers who, like you, are senior managers looking for answers through advanced executive leadership training.

  • Become a change master who encourages innovative thought and behavior
  • Set the right vision for your team, department and organization
  • Understand how to plan for a successful future
  • Align the workforce to achieve heightened performance and increased bottom-line results
  • Discover the power of emotional intelligence—leading with a healthy and wise demeanor
  • Flex your executive leadership styles when there are changes in people and conditions
  • Ensure that your behavior is always ethical, reflective of your organization’s values
  • How to drive change in the workplace by applying actions that address employee doubts
  • Applying the concepts of manager vs. leader roles
  • How to identify and assess your personal behavioral preferences
  • Promoting organizational vision and values through ethical leadership behaviors
  • Forming "virtual partnerships" in the work environment
  • Performing a situation analysis of various work units to align the organization
  • Applying executive leadership concepts in a simulated business case
  • Developing a plan for action

Special Feature

LiveCase Simulation: Horizon Ventures

In this immersive simulation, you will practice what you have learned throughout the program and step into the role of a leader heading up a new innovation project for the organization. Throughout the experience, you will craft a value proposition, design a Minimum Viable Product, develop a business model, and deliver a compelling pitch to a board or investors.

Individually or on a team, you will engage with virtual mentors, receive real-time feedback, and use multimedia tools to refine your ideas. Interactive challenges and assessments will help you test hypotheses, gain market traction, and build a pitch that stands out.

This dynamic learning journey blends strategy, creativity, and real-world decision-making to help you bring your bold idea to life.

If you are attending this seminar in person, please bring a laptop, as it is essential for participating in the LiveCase Simulation.

Learning Objectives

  • Set a Purpose-Driven Vision for Your Team, Department and Organization
  • Recognize and Uphold Leadership Conduct that Supports Your Organization’s Mission and Core Values.
  • Flex Your Executive Leadership Styles When There are Changes in People and Conditions.
  • Discover the Power of Emotional Intelligence—Leading with Composure and Sound Judgment.
  • Become a Catalyst for Change Who Inspires Innovative Thought and Behavior.
  • Align the Workforce to Achieve Heightened Performance and Increased Bottom-Line Results.
  • Design an Actionable Roadmap for Future Success

Purpose-Driven Leadership

  • Articulate Clarified Vision and Mission Statements Developed in the Workplace.
  • Assess Organizational Response from Vision/Mission Work Already Completed.
  • Articulate the Relationship Between Ethics and the Success of a Vision.
  • Describe Organizational Values.
  • Plan a Workplace Approach for Promoting Organizational Values Through Ethical Leadership Behaviors.

Role of the Leader

  • Apply Executive Leadership Concepts Building on Prior Leadership Experiences.
  • Examine Flexible Leadership Styles and Models.
  • Cultivate Innovation and Agility as a Senior Leader.
  • Identify Your Personal Leadership Behavioral Preferences and Modify Them Proactively to Increase Your Leadership Effectiveness.
  • Learn the Principal Concepts that Define and Enhance EQ: Emotional Intelligence.

Driving Change

  • Identify the Reasons why Organizations and People Resist Change.
  • Use Specific “Tactics” to Drive Change and Promote Innovation in their Work Environment.
  • Apply Leadership Actions that will Facilitate Change in the Workplace .

Risk, Resilience, and Alignment

  • Define Motivators in Both Reporting and Non-Reporting Relationships.
  • Identify Your Executive Leadership Competencies and Target Areas for Improvement.
  • Assess the Risk-Taking Climate in Your Organization.
  • Explore the Role of Risk in Building Individual and Organizational Resilience.
  • Identify Actions to Build Alignment Around the Organizational and Unit Vision.

LiveCase Simulation

  • Apply Course Concepts in a Simulated Case.
  • Relate Concepts of Team Dynamics to Your Actual Experience.
  • Recognize Successful Team Behaviors.
  • Assess Your Progress in Using Team Decision-Making Skills.
  • Identify Strategies and a Plan of Action for Use Back at Work.

Polish the Plan

  • Finalize Specific Actions You Will Take Immediately After the Seminar.
  • Reinforce the Network of Connections Formed within the Team and the Broader Group.

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View a Sample of Our Reviews

5

163 reviews

 
The course content is great and case studies were engaging and thought provoking. This was primarily due to the instructor's delivery of this content.
5
   
I thought the material was very helpful in current role and position and Axel presented the material in such a manner that kept the class moving in a forward direction.
5
   
Excellent course with good material and great instructor-led additional content
5
   
Excellent teacher, very much engaged and experienced. Loved the detailed discussions and the insight from the teacher and the participants. Just a great experience overall
5
   
Training was extremely informative, and the class was engaging. Instructor had a wealth of knowledge and a good conversational approach.
5
   

As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this program may be applied for 18 credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.

American Management Association is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

This program is valid for 18 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM

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Recommended CPE Credit: 21 hours/Advanced
Prerequisites: Foundation in leadership
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Group Live/Group Internet Based
Field of Study: Non-technical – Personal Development

In-Person Schedule

3 Sessions Available

Live Online Schedule

3 Sessions Available

  • $3,195.00 Non Members
  • $2,895.00 AMA Members
  • $2,656.00 GSA
Date Duration State City Zip
  2025-06-04 2025-06-06 Jun 4, 2025 - Jun 6, 2025 3 Days IL Chicago 60601-5927 Chicago Register Now

  2025-08-18 2025-08-20 Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 20, 2025 3 Days DC Arlington/Washington 22202-4807 Arlington/Washington Register Now

  2025-10-20 2025-10-22 Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 22, 2025 3 Days GA Atlanta 30309-7705 Atlanta Register Now

The course content is great and case studies were engaging and thought provoking. This was primarily due to the instructor's delivery of this content.
5
   
I thought the material was very helpful in current role and position and Axel presented the material in such a manner that kept the class moving in a forward direction.
5
   
Excellent course with good material and great instructor-led additional content
5
   
Excellent teacher, very much engaged and experienced. Loved the detailed discussions and the insight from the teacher and the participants. Just a great experience overall
5
   
Training was extremely informative, and the class was engaging. Instructor had a wealth of knowledge and a good conversational approach.
5
   
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