16/01/2023
Executive MBAs can be game-changing; a critical step toward the C-suite for ambitious professionals with some experience already under their belt. But stopping work to complete one is out of the question for many.
Are you thinking of pursuing an Executive MBA, but reluctant to put your career on hold to take time out to study? With an Executive MBA from IE Business School, you can study alongside your job and gain a valuable qualification in as little as 16 months. Read on to discover five compelling reasons why an Executive MBA at IE Business School could be your route to the next best you.
1. Grow your leadership skills
An Executive MBA is designed to make you C-suite ready, with the technical and interpersonal skills to become a leader with real impact. You’ll work on real-world business scenarios, using the concepts and tools you’ve acquired to develop tangible deliverables which you’ll present to stakeholders.
You’ve already built a solid career and demonstrated your industry expertise. Now is the time to take another step on your lifelong learning journey; push your boundaries, scale up your professional footprint, prepare to drive excellence and lead with purpose with the Executive MBA.
What’s more, you’ll work with a personal executive coach, who will support you in one-to-one coaching sessions throughout the program. And you’ll be guided by a mentor, whose expertise and experience will help you along your own career path.
2. Future-proofed career development
Whether you’re aiming for promotion, a move to a different industry, or even branching out as an entrepreneur, an Executive MBA can help you achieve your goals.
Through real-life case studies, live projects and business simulations, you’ll gain valuable experience which will prepare you for C-suite success.
And you’ll focus on developing and refining the skills needed for a leadership role, whatever your industry.
An Executive MBA allows learners to gain leadership skills and better understand financial outcomes at their jobs. Pursuing an Executive MBA can help candidates rise the ranks at their current companies, change tracks within their career fields, or help them switch careers entirely. – Fortune Education
3. Combine work and study with a flexible schedule
IE Business School’s unique blended format is designed for busy professionals. The combination of online lectures, forums and activities with face-to-face modules gives you flexibility and allows you to apply your learning immediately in the workplace.
Your life and career are already blended, so why not learn that way? The blend of online and in-person interaction with peers and professors gives you the skills you need to work with remote teams—essential for today’s business world.
Our live virtual sessions are conveniently scheduled on the weekends—and enable you to interact with professionals from across the globe. You’ll cultivate your leadership skills in a risk-free, yet challenging, learning environment.
4. Expand your global network
At IE Business School, you’ll be part of a diverse community of leaders from a wide range of backgrounds. You’ll gain exposure to top executives from different industries, as well as networking with fellow professionals and our expert faculty.
The connections you make will be an important asset throughout your career, opening up international opportunities in a number of industries. You’ll form life-long friendships and maybe even business partnerships.
The Executive MBA experience is a launch pad for an international community of professionals from a vast array of professional and cultural backgrounds.
Our world-class faculty are all practitioners, with cutting-edge industry experience as well as academic expertise. But you’ll find that you learn almost as much from the diverse skill sets and perspectives of your cohort.
Thanks to my classmates, the Executive MBA has become one of the best experiences of my life. – Juan de Dios Lechuga, IE Business School Executive MBA alum.
And these networking opportunities don’t stop after graduation. You’ll have lifelong access to an unparalleled global network of over 60,000 alumni, as well as the support of our Talent & Careers Service.
5. Broaden your skillset
Studying for an Executive MBA means not only acquiring new skills but upgrading those you already have. As well as identifying your strengths, we’ll help you fill any gaps—whether technical or soft skills.
You’ll practice in real-time, contextual business scenarios where you’ll apply the concepts, tools and methodologies from your academic knowledge and turn them into tangible deliverables.
Through working on your strategic thinking, critical analysis, communication and team-building skills, an Executive MBA program prepares you to tackle some of the most challenging issues faced by today’s business leaders.
