The Leadership Foundations curriculum examines leadership development from the individual, team, and organizational perspectives. Leadership Foundations starts with the opening one-week residential and continues throughout the 22-month Executive MBA program.
• Self-evaluation of leadership strengths and weaknesses
• Individual problem-solving and decision-making
• Goal-setting and goal-achievement skills
• Peer coaching and teamwork
• Individual career development
• Executive communication and negotiation skills
The capstone leadership course of the Executive MBA program addresses practical decision-making challenges leaders face when confronting decisions alone and in groups. Students learn to recognize cognitive biases in themselves and in others and gain skills to re-calibrate group dynamics in order to achieve better results. These skills are taught experientially through participatory simulations and posthoc analyses.
EMBAs meet with and learn from other inspiring leaders who candidly share their experiences and expertise.
Stephen Howe
CFO
The Wonderful Company
Cynthia Patton
General Counsel
Verily Life Sciences
Thomas Priselac
President and CEO
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Anthony Gabriel
Chief Operating Officer
Radiology Partners
The UCLA Anderson Executive MBA is all about confronting business challenges head-on. For many professionals, public speaking represents a unique area of discomfort. The Executive MBA will help you hone your skills to create and deliver a top-notch persuasive pitch. You will also develop techniques for tackling difficult business conversations, including employee reviews and interventions.
If you're looking for additional opportunities to sharpen your leadership communication skills there are elective courses that focus on persuasion, thinking on your feet and negotiations.
Eve Glazier (’15), M.D.
President, Faculty Practice Group at UCLA Health