Strategic Leadership Development in Business Education is an immersive, two-day AACSB Academy workshop designed to support current and aspiring business education leaders across industry and academic staff, faculty, and administrative roles as they navigate the realities of strategic leadership in today's complex global environment. A defining feature of this experience is its guest-speaker-led model, with distinguished leaders guiding the learning through real stories, practical lessons, and candid advice drawn from their own leadership journeys and philosophies across diverse institutional and cultural contexts.
Participants gain insight into leadership pathways, early credibility-building moves, strategic decision-making under pressure, common pitfalls to avoid, and how to shape culture and influence across varied governance structures and stakeholder environments. Through structured reflection and self-assessment, peer dialogue, Q&A with guest speakers, interactive exercises, and action planning, participants leave with increased confidence, motivation, clearer direction, and a personalized roadmap for leadership growth and next steps.
Who Should Attend:
- Aspiring, new, and experienced deans and associate/assistant deans
- Department chairs, program directors, and center leaders with strategic or cross-functional responsibility
- Senior professional staff leaders in areas such as strategy, accreditation, quality assurance, operations, and external relations
- Faculty leaders serving in school-wide or institutional leadership roles
- Industry and business member leaders partnering with business schools on strategy, talent, innovation, and mission-aligned impact.
To get the most value from the experience, participants should have current or emerging responsibility for leading people, initiatives, or strategic priorities within their organization.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact events@aacsb.edu
