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May 3–7, 2021 | $4,950 | (Live Online) |
Oct 18–22, 2021 | $4,950 | (Live Online) |
"An invaluable program that provides clear insights, frameworks, and tools for effective problem solving in any area of a business or industry."
– Past Participant Sergio Arias, Sr. Consultant at Softtek
Driving Strategic Impact is organized around the core skill of structured problem-solving, which takes participants through five phases of a strategy project: defining the problem, structuring the problem, conducting analysis, developing recommendations, and communicating for impact.
These core skills are supplemented with additional sessions on managing strategy projects, working with diverse teams, and influencing skills. In this way, Driving Strategic Impact offers an effective and multi-faceted approach that can be implemented as soon as participants return to work.
Our approach is built on the following building blocks:
This program is also being offered in an asynchronous online format. Learn more about Driving Strategic Impact (Online). To compare program formats, click here.
Please contact our Learning Solutions Specialists at +1 212-854-3395 to learn more.
Driving Strategic Impact gives you hands-on practice and real-time feedback via in-class exercises, real-life strategy cases and a dynamic exchange between participants and the instructor.
Summary of Benefits
Upon completion of this program, you will earn three credits towards a Certificate with select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn more.
PLEASE NOTE: The upcoming iteration of this program will take place in a live, virtual setting. See the agenda. You may also view the in-person program schedule for when our in-person programming resumes.
Sample Session Titles
For a complete program schedule and curriculum of the in-person program, download the program agenda.
Driving Strategic Impact is designed for mid- to upper-level executives who work in corporate strategy, internal consulting, business development, strategic account management and product management, who are charged with resolving strategic issues within their organization or for external clients.
Technical or functional professionals who frequently inform and guide strategic decision makers within their organizations will also find this program valuable.
Columbia Business School alumni and up to four of their colleagues are eligible for a 25 percent tuition benefit for this program. More on the Alumni Tuition Benefit.
"The tools I learned in this program will allow me to implement at least three strategic initiatives during the next six months."
"Great content, great teacher, great networking opportunities. This program is useful to improve professional and personal skills."
"A program that will challenge you and create better team players."
"This program is an exceptional model of blended learning. It is practical and provides essential tools that one immediately appreciates in professional settings."
Hear from Laurie on how she’s learned proven techniques from different industries at the Driving Strategic Impact program at Columbia Business School Executive Education and plans to apply them to her own work.
"The level of lectures, participants, and impact in this course is very high."
"An invaluable program that provides clear insights, frameworks, and tools for effective problem solving in any area of a business or industry."
Angela Lee, Faculty Director
Associate Dean and Chief Innovation Officer
Angela Lee is an educator & entrepreneur who inspires in both the classroom and the investment arena. As Associate Dean and Chief Innovation Officer at Columbia Business School, Angela is a highly rated professor of strategy, leadership and innovation. As Founder and CEO of 37 Angels, her mission is to close the gender gap in angel investing through a month-long boot camp that teaches the art of deal sourcing, diligence, and valuation. 37 Angels evaluates 2000 early stage startups each year to invest in 10. Prior to joining Columbia, Angela was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company and then a boutique innovation consulting firm. In all of her work, Angela is known for demystifying complex topics and curating opportunities.
Angela is a sought-after expert on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Fox Business Network and is regularly featured in media outlets such as Forbes, Huffington Post, and Fast Company. Entrepreneur Magazine recognized Angela as one of Six Innovative Women to Watch in 2015, Inc Magazine recognized her as one of 17 Inspiring Women to Watch in 2017, and Alley Watch named her as one of 100 NYC Tech Influencers You Need to Know.
Along with Angela, additional Columbia Business School faculty contribute to and teach in the program.
Do you have questions about our live online programs? Please review our commonly asked questions on our live online programs FAQs page.