Who is this for?
This program is ideal for those at any stage of their career, including:
- Early or mid-career managers aspiring to expand their executive potential
- Small-business owners/managers who want to grow an enterprise
- Senior business leaders looking to refresh their perspectives with new ideas
- Anyone who has wanted to pursue a formal program of business study but never found the opportunity
Benefits for you
- Get a solid grounding in the key components of business
- Recognize the connections between different functional areas
- Look at the business from multiple angles, to reach more informed decisions
- Deepen your experience through peer networking and collaboration
- Keep pace in today’s increasingly complex business environment
- Drive your career forward while delivering value to your organization on many levels
Benefits for your organization
- Ensure your company has the critical knowledge and skills it needs to succeed
- Build organizational power to spot opportunities and manage challenges
- Become more adept at cascading strategy through every business function
- Promote cooperation and action between various areas of the business
- Develop your company’s talent and succession pipeline
Program content
Strategy
- Environmental scanning and market assessment
- Sources of competitive advantage and barriers to entry
- Building effective value propositions
- Contemporary models of strategic planning
Finance and Accounting
- Key financial/accounting principles and tools
- The effect of transactions on the company’s financial position
- The budgetary cycle and financial controls
- Time value of money: creating support for business decisions
Operations
- Core principles of high-performing processes
- The role of operational building blocks (capacity, inventory etc.)
- Integrating operations with other functional areas
- Creating an effective operational strategy
Strategic HR
- Fundamental principles
- Utilizing HR to integrate business strategy
- Driving results by managing performance and building high-level partnership skills
- Leading people through change
Marketing
- Understanding customers (businesses and end consumers)
- Market segmentation, targeting and positioning
- Making product, place, price and promotion decisions
- Digital and social marketing strategy
Special features
This program blends interactive, instructor-led live sessions with engaging self-paced learning opportunities—enabling you to bring fresh insights to your work, while you work.
Program leaders

Dr. Mahesh Nagarajan

Scott Sinclair

Amy Stanley

Dr. Timothy Silk

Perry Atwal
Upcoming Sessions
Apr. 24 - Jun. 5, 2023 (Online Real Time)
Please register before Apr. 10 in order to attend the introductory session and give yourself time to complete the pre-program activities.
Introductory session: Apr. 24
(5:00pm - 6:00pm PT)
Live sessions take place from
8:30am - 12:30pm PT on:
Week One: May 8, 10, 12
Week Two: May 15, 17, 19
Week Three: May 24, 26
Week Four: May 29, 31
Capstone: June 5* (*9:00am - 12:00pm)
*Times subject to change
For financial assistance opportunities, please refer to Financial Assistance, Scholarships and Team Rates .

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604.822.8400 or 1.800.618.3932
exec.ed@sauder.ubc.caVisit our contact page for more information.
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