Executive Development Shaping Leaders, Driving Results

Combining Knowledge and Experience

UNC Faculty have a strong foundation in academic research with deep industry knowledge and real-world experience.  

Delivering Innovative Solutions for 50 Years

UNC has a long history collaborating with partners to develop their top talent while solving real business challenges.  

Apply What You Learn Immediately

Expand your business perspective while you develop new skills and gain valuable tools you can apply immediately.  

Valuable Peer Network of Business Leaders

Collaborate with executives from a range of industries around the world for a unique perspective on global business.  

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General Business Management

Executive Development Institute
The Executive Development Institute (EDI) is our flagship executive management program and provides participants with an intensive learning experience blending the basics of advanced business with the most recent topics in innovation and strategy. This program will give mid level managers the essential tools, focus and knowledge to become strategic business leaders. Over the course of two weeks, you will learn key concepts to advance your career and build a network with other participants from a variety of industries.

Negotiation Skills for Effective Managers
In this negotiation strategies program, you will uncover your strengths and weaknesses as a negotiator. You will learn effective negotiation tactics and practice important negotiation techniques with others to enhance your skills and become more effective in your daily interactions.

Change Management
In this three day program, you will learn how to make informed decisions on organizational change strategy and walk away with the analytical and communicative skills necessary for effective change management.

Sales Management
In this three day Sales Management program, you will gain insight into how to effectively manage your organization’s sales force and optimize your sales management efforts.

Strategic Planning and Business Decision Making
This three day program has been designed to equip executives with the advanced strategic planning and business decision making skills they need to excel as multifaceted leaders in today’s dynamic business world.

Leadership and Effectiveness

Leadership Effectiveness Workshop
Over the course of this three day leadership development program, you will learn about your own leadership style and maximize your strengths as a leader. In addition, you will learn the qualities essential to being a great leader, both on a professional and personal level.

Project Leadership: Build a Best-in-Class Project Team NEW!
During this three day project leadership seminar, you will learn how to address the challenges faced in leading projects that standard project management skills cannot solve.

Women in Business: Transitioning to Leadership
During this women’s leadership program, you will enhance your ability to make the transition from managing a team to leading a team. Professional women will learn practical skills to strengthen their impact as a leader and explore the power of networking and self-marketing.

Human Capital Management

Business and Human Resources: Leading HR into the Future
This human resource management program is offered in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management. You will develop the key knowledge and skills that will make you a successful, strategic business partner and highly effective with the other leaders in your organization.

Financial Management

Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Managers
Over the course of this three day financial education program, you will learn how to interpret and analyze financial reports and gauge financial impact across departments to better understand an organization’s financial position. By the end of the seminar, you will be able to analyze financial and managerial accounting statements and annual reports and understand how financial terms such as liquidity and goodwill are realized.

Strategic Business Innovation

Strategic Innovation for the New Business Environment
In this three-day strategic innovation seminar, you will learn about various forms of strategic business innovation and its ability to positively impact organizations on many levels. Learn how cultural change is required to make it a business necessity and how you can infuse strategic innovation into your business planning and drive a greater, more sustainable result.

Corporate Sustainability

Becoming Green: Effective Sustainability Strategies for You and Your Organization NEW!
In this new three day corporate sustainability program, learn how to minimize environmental impact, extract value from the increasing prevalence of “green” products and services, and improve your stakeholder relationships inside and outside of your firm. Position yourself and your organization to navigate risks and pursue rewards with sustainable business practices.

Programs for Government and Industry

Depot & Arsenal Executive Leadership Program (DAELP)
DAELP integrates leadership development and management concepts with multiple delivery methods (traditional classroom teaching in residence, online learning, business study tours, and corporate residencies) to provide an exceptional learning experience.

LOGTECH Center of Excellence in Logistics and Technology
LOGTECH offers two in-residence executive education programs.  Both provide an experience that includes instruction by thought leaders from UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, other leading universities, and the private sector. The LOGTECH executive education programs are designed for DoD, industry, and technology leaders in logistics and supply chain management to develop and improve their knowledge, decision-making processes, collaborative skills, and networking capabilities.  The two courses are interrelated yet are distinct in their levels of instruction, discussion, and application.

  • Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology
    This four-day program focuses on strategic considerations from the senior executive perspective and is designed for Flag level military officers, Senior Executive Service (SES) civilians, and CEO/Senior Vice President-level corporate executives.
  • Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology
    This five-day program is organized around LOGTECH core logistics objectives and is specially designed for E-9 and O-4 to O-6 military officers, GS 13-15 DoD civilians, and private sector participants at the program and regional director levels.

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Nina Polando, Program Participant

A participant of a UNC Executive Development program discusses the impact that her learning experience will have on her future leadership style.