Why Ross Executive Education?
We go beyond connecting theory to practice. We connect theory to your practice so you can connect ideas to your business. We deliver open-enrollment programs that develop individuals while strengthening the organizations in which they work. We also design and deliver custom programs tailored to your business needs.
Featured Programs
Positive Leadership
Gain essential tools to increase profitability, invigorate your leadership style, and transform your organization's culture. The faculty of this program won the Academy of Management's 2012 Research Impact Award.
Advanced Human Resource Executive Program
Establish HR operations as a strategic partner in achieving your organization's goals. Faculty director Dave Ulrich was named the world's most influential HR thinker (HR Magazine, 2011).
News, Research, and More
U-M Ross Executive Education Ranked Top 10
The Financial Times recently ranked the Ross School of Business 10th globally for executive education. This new ranking puts Ross among the top ten in the world for open-enrollment education programs for executives looking to gain knowledge and skills for career advancement and effectiveness. more
Virtuousness as a Driver for Results: Read the White Paper
Leaders today are seeking proven techniques to maximize profitability, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement. In "Virtuousness and Performance," professor Kim Cameron outlines specific ways leaders and organizations can realize better results through clear and direct techniques for invoking positive leadership. This white paper is packed with ready-to-implement ideas to improve your bottom line. more
Leading Teams When Lives Are at Stake
"Not too dissimilar from high-potentials who fixate on the 'corner office,' many climbers are completely gripped by the idea of 'Everest' and have an irrational dream about what it means to summit the mountain." Management professor Scott DeRue blogs about the similarities between leading teams on Everest and leading teams in high-risk business situations. Read his blog on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network to see five common leadership lessons to know in either environment. more
Why Innovation is so Hard
"Chances are, innovation doesn't work where you work — or only works some of the time, mostly in spite of your organization's system and processes. Why?" Faculty member Jeff DeGraff tells CNN Money the five truths about innovation most of us get wrong and how to get it right. Read his piece on CNN Money to find out more about these truths. more
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