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Master the art of leadership
 

Leadership development isn’t just a priority; it’s the foundation of what we do.

 

Leadership Foundations Core

 

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.

Elements of the Leadership Foundations
core include:

• 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

 

Real-World Problems that Leaders Face

 


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.

 

Leadership Speaker Series

 

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

 

Executive Communication & Presentation Skills

 

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.

“The impact that my MBA has had on my career has exceeded all expectations. While I obtained the degree to garner business acumen and expand my knowledge base, I underestimated how much the curriculum, and especially my professors and classmates, contributed to my understanding that health care is a complex economic activity that requires professional management. And indeed, those tools for management are exactly what I learned to utilize and wield. The Leadership Foundations course was essential to this process, in that it guided me through the process of my own individual growth as a Leader. This course gave me a space to reflect, set goals and truly grow, not just in a management capacity but as a person.”

Eve Glazier (’15), M.D.
President, Faculty Practice Group at UCLA Health

 

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