Management Development Program

Gain the knowledge, insight, and confidence to drive better business results

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Faculty Insights

Get a firsthand look at how this program builds core leadership and strategic management skills.

Faculty Insights

    Key Takeaways

    In the Management Development Program, you will learn to:

    • Acquire a range of hard and soft skills to improve your operational and strategic decision-making abilities, build trust, and create effective communication

    • Make more educated decisions through a better understanding of financial, accounting, marketing, and operational topics, including return on investment, financial statements, brand positioning, and customer analytics

    • Plan for organizational growth by improving work processes, decision trees, and organizational architecture

    • Build and leverage your network of other successful, high-performing professionals in the cohort

    Program Curriculum

    The program’s comprehensive curriculum provides you with a full range of managerial insights, including how to effectively use your managerial power to build trust and motivate people; enhance your financial and accounting acumen; boost your marketing and communications impact; and improve your operational and strategic decision-making abilities.

    Program Highlights

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    Flexible

    Recorded lectures and online learning to help you achieve work-life balance

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    Interactive Learning

    Engage your thinking with live webinars, office hours, discussion boards, and fireside chats with Wharton MBA alumni

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    World-Renowned Faculty

    Learn from the same faculty who teach in Wharton's MBA program

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    Career Enhancement

    Personal assessment helps you chart your own path

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    Well-Rounded Curriculum

    A blend of hard and soft skills that prepares you to become an effective leader

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    Peer Learning

    Network with and learn from high-achieving peers around the globe

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    Real-World Application

    Immediately apply relevant program learnings in your workplace

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    Hands-On Application Exercises

    Use experiential learning activities to reinforce new skills

    Our Participants

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    Industry

    • Healthcare

    • Banking & Financial Services

    • IT Services

    • IT Products

    • Energy

    • Industrial Goods

    • Consulting

    • Civil construction

    • Electronics/Hardware

    • Agriculture

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    Job Function

    • General Management

    • Information Technology

    • Sales and Business Development

    • Project Management

    • Engineering

    • Finance

    • Consulting

    • Research and Development

    • Strategy/Corporate Planning

    • Legal

    Testimonials

    The best part of this program was its holistic approach to developing practical business skills and fostering personal growth.
    Cathy Cai
    C-Suite Leader
    I like the way all modules were laid out uniformly. The structured approach to learning kept me engaged and simplified my understanding. The professors were also engaging. I greatly appreciate the le...
    Byrne Curtiss
    Technical Lead
    The program provided me with a deeper understanding of management and business. The program provides valuable practical insights and knowledge, making it an excellent complement for professionals wit...
    Osbert Fernandez
    Medical Director
    This program offered unparalleled skill development in problem solving, leadership, financial decision making, and communication. The practical guidance and real-world examples were relatable and wi...
    Sibongile Charamba
    Senior Medical Specialist
    The program provides a 360-degree view with the manager in the middle of everything. The participants and their varied experiences made it even more interesting.
    Anand Ganesan
    Life Sciences Solutions Consultant
    What I enjoyed the most was how complete this program was. When I searched for a program that was not as long as an MBA, this offered everything I was looking for.
    Argenis M. Contreras
    President, Doral International Foods, LLC
    The lecture video content, examples, and overall structure of the program was very good. The program hit on all the key elements needed for one to grow in the area of general management.
    Shawn Brown
    Project Manager, RSCC Wire and Cable
    The content was the best as well as the flexibility of the work submissions.
    Olga Etkina
    Founder, Career and Talent Advisor, Black Swan Careers
    The program made me look in the mirror as a manager and evaluate myself. I have not done this in the past and it will help me in the future in being a better overall manager.
    Glenn Howell
    Director of Sales, RGA Enterprises, Inc.
    The module on ‘Managing Yourself’ made me dive deep within myself to see the changes I needed to make to become a better leader.
    Mitch Sava
    Director U.S. Sales, MicroPort CRM

    About Wharton Executive Education

    Wharton Executive Education delivers best-in-class, integrated learning experiences that are innovative, evidence-based, results-focused, and practical. With the goal of advancing leaders at every level, our programs are rooted in the latest research, enhance business acumen, and encourage new ways of thinking to solve the global business and leadership challenges of today and tomorrow.

    Program Faculty

    The same faculty who teach in Wharton’s top-ranked MBA program also teach in the online Management Development Program: Develop Your Managerial Mindset, complete with live sessions that include Q&A.

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    LORI ROSENKOPF, PHD

    Simon and Midge Palley Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School

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    ERIC BRADLOW, PHD

    The K. P. Chao Professor; Professor of Marketing; Vice Dean, Analytics at Wharton; Chairperson, Wharton Marketing Department; Professor of Economics; Professor of Education; Professor of Statistics, The Wharton School

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    PETER CAPPELLI, DPHIL

    George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School

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    PETER FADER, PHD

    Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor; Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

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    BARBARA KAHN, PHD

    Patty and Jay H. Baker Professor; Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

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    PATTI WILLIAMS, PHD

    Ira A. Lipman Associate Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

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    RICHARD LAMBERT, PHD

    Miller-Sherrerd Professor; Professor of Accounting, The Wharton School

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    CADE MASSEY, PHD

    Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School

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    MAURICE SCHWEITZER, PHD

    Cecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions; Professor of Management, The Wharton School

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    G. RICHARD SHELL, JD

    Thomas Gerrity Professor; Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics; Professor of Management; Chairperson, Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department, The Wharton School

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    NICOLAJ SIGGELKOW, PHD

    David M. Knott Professor; Professor of Management; Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton School

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    MICHAEL USEEM, PHD

    William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management; Professor of Management; Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Editor, Wharton Leadership Digest

    Certificate

    Certificate

    Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn a digital certificate of completion from the Wharton School.

    Note:

    • After successful completion of the online program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of the Wharton School.

    • This online certificate program does not grant academic credit or a degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

    FAQs

    Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 680 205 5118 (US) / +44 185 845 9995 (UK) / +65 3135 1422 (SG)

    Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly!

    Flexible payment options available.

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