Hybrid Program
Management Development Program: Leading in the Digital Age
Overview
Management Development Program: Leading in the Digital Age will help you gain an enterprise perspective to make more informed, strategic decisions for driving organizational growth and transformation.
- Prepare for executive leadership by broadening your understanding of how all aspects of your organization can work together.
- Manage and leverage disruption while leading digital transformation within your organization.
- Build a portfolio of proven strategies to grow profits, improve efficiency, inspire employees and promote collaboration between teams.
- Discover the connection between wellness, energy management and performance, and learn how be your best self.
- Embrace the many interconnected roles you play as a Modern Global Leader, and how each is critical to your success.
Completion of all virtual and in-person modules will earn you the full four credits to receive your Certificate in Management.
UPCOMING PROGRAM DATES & LOCATIONS:
SPRING 2021 PROGRAM: 28 February–21 May 2021
- 28 Feb–5 Mar 2021 - In-Person Immersion at UVA Darden in Charlottesville
- 6 Mar–15 May 2021 - Business Challenge Virtual Module
- 16–21 May 2021 - In-Person Immersion at UVA Darden DC Metro
Intended For
Focus
Format
Hybrid Program
Features both digital and in-person sessions
Modular
Available Dates
Cost
Length
Program Overview
Management Development Program: Leading in the Digital Age is designed for high-potential, experienced managers who demonstrate the capability to lead at the highest levels. Virtual and in-person modules, a digital transformation project and a cross-functional, enterprise perspective of management make this a powerful next step in your leadership development. It's a six-month, integrated learning experience carefully engineered to create an immediate impact.
Be Prepared To...
- Deepen expertise in accounting, finance, operations, strategy and marketing.
- Learn to formulate strategies to manage the most complex challenges facing businesses today, including organizational change, a fluctuating global economy, digital disruptors such as fintech and blockchain and competition from established and emerging players.
- Get a personalized leadership assessment and mind/body wellness profile that will reveal the character strengths and lifestyle habits that will help you achieve and sustain peak performance.
- Participate in optional daily wellness activities to kickstart your lifestyle changes.
- Explore challenges and best practices with your network of peers, and identify opportunities to apply them to your own organization.
There are no prerequisites for participation. Advanced preparation includes:
- Pre-reading Case Studies
- Intro webinar
- Wellness Surveys
The selected case studies, assessments, and exercises will be sent prior to the program for all participants to read and prepare for discussion on the first day of the course.
Program Flow
Opening Session- meet your faculty and cohort, get an overview of the program structure and dive right in to begin applying new concepts
Outcomes & Impact
- Develop a 360° view of your organization, gauging impact of external forces in achieving business objectives.
- Lead, innovate and navigate through ambiguity, considering impact to the entire organization.
- Leverage digital technology and data analytics to improve processes, creating greater value through innovative thinking and actions.
- Understand the interconnection between strategy and financial performance, examining how and why key metrics link to organizational strategy.
- Identify and seize strategic opportunities to drive change and growth.
- Effectively engage with and influence stakeholders to create alignment around new strategic initiatives.
- Cultivate a high-performance culture within your organization.
- Supercharge your personal and professional development in tandem with that of your organization.
Certificates
If you complete all of the digital and in-person modules for the Management Development Program: Leading in the Digital Age program, you will earn the full four credits to receive a Certificate in Management.
Participants
This program is designed for mid- to senior-level managers who are undertaking more cross-functional leadership roles at the executive level.
In order to be awarded full credit hours, you must be present for the entirety of the program.
Faculty
Paul J. Simko
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Robert L. Carraway
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Michael Lenox
Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer
Rajkumar Venkatesan
Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration
June A. West
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Joseph W. Harder
Associate Professor
Doug Thomas
Henry E. McWane Professor of Business Administration
George (Yiorgos) Allayannis
Professor of Business Administration
Jolene Bodily
Director of Executive Education Wellness Programs
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Sponsorship
UVA Darden Executive Education offers continuing education credits as part of our commitment to encourage lifelong learning.
- Instructional Delivery: Group Live
- CPE Credits: 64.0
- Fields of Study: Business Management and Organization, Personal Development
- Program Level: Advanced
Refund/Cancelation/Concern Resolution Policy:
All cancellations and transfers must be received in writing. Submit your request via email to Darden_ExEd@darden.virginia.edu with the name of the program, followed by "cancellation" or "transfer" in the subject line. Cancellation or transfer fees may apply. Visit our Registration & FAQ page for full details on transfers and cancellations.
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, please contact us at 1-434-924-3000 or Darden_ExEd@darden.virginia.edu to resolve your issue.
UVA Darden School Foundation - Executive Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Concerns regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
Locations
During the in-person modules of the Management Development Program, you will have the opportunity to learn and explore at Darden's locations in Charlottesville and in the Washington, D.C., area:
UVA Darden School of Business
100 Darden Blvd.
Charlottesville, Virginia
UVA Darden DC Metro
1100 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia
The virtual modules will be hosted through synchronous and asynchronous sessions online.
Accommodations
Accommodations will be provided for all participants as part of your program fee.
During the in-person module at UVA Darden in Charlottesville, participants will stay at:
Hyatt Place
2100 Bond Street
Charlottesville, VA 22901
During the in-person module at UVA Darden DC Metro, participants will stay at:
Hyatt Centric Arlington
1325 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
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