Equip your talent to meet today’s leadership challenges.

Next Leader is an immersive executive development program for emerging enterprise leaders. The program is taught entirely by seasoned C-suite executives from the world’s largest companies, who candidly share the realities of their role, lessons they’ve learned, and the keys to success when leading in today’s complex business environment. 

The heart of the experience is a four-day, in-person simulation to elevate participants’ strategic–thinking skills and C-suite capabilities with real-time feedback and coaching. Six months of virtual follow-up discussions help participants further enrich their knowledge, reinforce their commitments, and foster meaningful relationships as they embark on their next leadership chapters. Next Leader isn’t theoretical; it’s the pinnacle of real-world learning for tomorrow’s C-suite leaders.

Program cohorts are small by design. Reserve seats for your top talent today. See upcoming dates.

Key Program Focus Areas

Next Leader participants emerge with an extensive view of today’s global business environment and a refined set of essential leadership skills, such as:

• Leading with agility.
• Building enterprise value.
• Managing transformation.
• Cross-functional decision making.
• Stakeholder management.
• Board engagement.
• Emotional intelligence in the C-suite.

Next Leader is led by seasoned C-suite executives who share hard-earned lessons on leading at the highest level—what worked, what didn’t, and what they wish they’d known earlier. Their stories spark practical conversation, helping participants connect insights directly to the challenges they face.

Conversations are story-based, are never one-way presentations, and are designed to spur discussion among the group.

Powerful connections

Next Leader assembles top-tier executives from diverse industries and functions, who cultivate lasting relationships outside of their company walls. Participants engage in six months of virtual programming with C-suite faculty and peers for ongoing learning, accountability, and guidance. 

• Reports directly to a corporate officer or equivalent role at companies with more than $1B in revenue.
• Demonstrates strong functional expertise and is looking for broader exposure to enterprise leadership.
• Has been identified as a high performer with the potential to move into a C-suite role or equivalent in the next few years.
• Values external perspectives and seeks out new ways of learning.