The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.

Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistDevelop your playbook of essential management principles to enhance your cross-functional impact.
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6 weeks, online
4–6 hours per week
Our participants tell us that taking this program together with their colleagues helps to share common language and accelerate impact.
We hope you find the same. Special pricing is available for groups.
The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistBased on the information you provided, your team is eligible for a special discount, for Business Acumen for Executives starting on March 23, 2023 .
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Have questions? Email us at group-enrollments@emeritus.org.The era of siloed departments and divisions has been replaced by a new age of communication and collaboration that’s essential for businesses to maintain a competitive edge. It is vital for managers to understand how other functions operate — and how to work cross-functionally with them. The Business Acumen for Rising Executives program will engage you in six key areas of business to develop your strategic management expertise. As a participant, this program will enable you to influence and interact more effectively across your organization and make better cross-functional decisions that drive growth.
of IT and business executives have a talent gap that is preventing business transformation.
of IT and business executives rank business acumen as their top skill gap, and no other skill gap comes close.
of businesses responding to a recent study said managers and executives lacking business acumen had a high impact on their business.
Your management playbook serves as a personal guide to your continuous development as a leader. Throughout the program, you’ll use your playbook to complete activities within each module and reflect on your learning. At the end of the program, your playbook can act as a reference on the primary functions of a business and how they intersect by learning how to:
What makes some organizations more successful than others, and how do organizations create competitive advantage? Explore the common elements that drive successful business and competitive strategies.
Faculty: Claudine Gartenberg
Assistant Professor of Management
Get an introduction to finance and accounting for managers — from learning to evaluate financial statements to understanding how organizations make investment decisions — and the link between strategic decision making and finance.
Faculty: Richard Lambert
Miller-Sherrerd Professor; Professor of Accounting
and
Michael Roberts
William H. Lawrence Professor; Professor of Finance
Recognize the importance of building a strategy and aligning management around it to attract, develop, and retain top talent, with a constant eye on maintaining diversity in your organization.
Faculty: Matthew Bidwell
Xingmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor; Professor of Management
Gain a deeper understanding of customers and the consumer decision-making processes, as well as how the consumer experience and customer journey are managed.
Faculty: Raghu Iyengar
Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor; Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director, Wharton Customer Analytics
Discover what is possible with big data, analytics, machine learning, and AI, and learn how descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics approaches can inform business decisions and automate processes in organizations.
Faculty: Raghu Iyengar
Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor; Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director, Wharton Customer Analytics
Understand yourself as a leader, identify your unique leadership style, and develop personal leadership skills essential to growth, such as negotiation and influence, effective communication, team building, creating and leveraging networks, and building executive presence.
Faculty: Andrew Carton
Associate Professor of Management
What makes some organizations more successful than others, and how do organizations create competitive advantage? Explore the common elements that drive successful business and competitive strategies.
Faculty: Claudine Gartenberg
Assistant Professor of Management
Gain a deeper understanding of customers and the consumer decision-making processes, as well as how the consumer experience and customer journey are managed.
Faculty: Raghu Iyengar
Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor; Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director, Wharton Customer Analytics
Get an introduction to finance and accounting for managers — from learning to evaluate financial statements to understanding how organizations make investment decisions — and the link between strategic decision making and finance.
Faculty: Richard Lambert
Miller-Sherrerd Professor; Professor of Accounting
and
Michael Roberts
William H. Lawrence Professor; Professor of Finance
Discover what is possible with big data, analytics, machine learning, and AI, and learn how descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics approaches can inform business decisions and automate processes in organizations.
Faculty: Raghu Iyengar
Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor; Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director, Wharton Customer Analytics
Recognize the importance of building a strategy and aligning management around it to attract, develop, and retain top talent, with a constant eye on maintaining diversity in your organization.
Faculty: Matthew Bidwell
Xingmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor; Professor of Management
Understand yourself as a leader, identify your unique leadership style, and develop personal leadership skills essential to growth, such as negotiation and influence, effective communication, team building, creating and leveraging networks, and building executive presence.
Faculty: Andrew Carton
Associate Professor of Management
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Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn a digital certificate of completion from the Wharton School.
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This online certificate program does not grant academic credit or a degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Flexible payment options available.