John Burrows
Senior Lecturer
John Burrows
Advanced Business Leadership—Online
Drive strategic growth by harnessing the power of social capital, negotiation tools, and proven leadership frameworks.
Next Session
February 10-April 13, 2026
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Location/Format
Online
Investment Fee (in USD)
$4,800 USD
Questions? Connect with our enrollment advisors.
Next Session
February 10-April 13, 2026
View All Dates
Location/Format
Online
Investment Fee (in USD)
$4,800 USD
Questions? Connect with our enrollment advisors.
Advanced Business Leadership—a nine-week virtual program that blends self-paced online modules with live-online sessions led by University of Chicago faculty—empowers executives to enhance emotional intelligence, lead through change with confidence, and apply influence and networks with integrity to achieve organizational success
You’ll learn through case studies, interactive simulations, and an immersive, hands-on negotiation experience—anchored in Chicago Booth’s pioneering research in social capital and leadership. This evidence-based approach bridges theory and real-world practice, ensuring every concept translates into actionable impact.
This program serves as an elective to:
By attending this program, you will explore key themes in:
Values-Based Leadership & Influence
- Discover how to authentically articulate your core values and align actions with purpose across personal and professional contexts.
- Employ power and influence ethically to inspire trust and drive meaningful results.
- Strengthen social capital to navigate complex networks and organizational systems.
High-Impact Team Leadership
- Explore motivational tools to build cohesive, high-performing teams.
- Develop strategies to lead effectively across organizational boundaries and influence without authority.
- Create alignment and accountability to drive shared success.
Strategic Negotiation & Decision-Making
- Apply a systematic, evidence-based approach to negotiation and decision-making.
- Adapt your negotiation style to multi-party settings, diverse cultures, and dynamic business scenarios.
- Balance intuition and data to make confident, values-driven leadership decisions.
Program Duration
Nine weeks | 5–6 hours per week
Learning Experience
This blended program combines self-paced online modules with live-online sessions led by Booth faculty. Designed for experienced executives, it offers an interactive, collaborative format featuring case studies, simulations, assessments, and real-time practice. Each module builds on the last, ensuring a cohesive learning journey that builds confidence and enables immediate application.
Coaching
Participants engage directly with Booth faculty and are guided by an executive coach throughout the program—reinforcing insights, accelerating development, and ensuring a personalized learning experience.
Download the brochure for the complete schedule, live-online session breakdown, and coaching framework.
Who Should Attend
Mid- to senior-level executives seeking to elevate their leadership style, relational agility, and strategic networking and negotiation skills.
Download the program brochure for in-depth insights into who should attend, participant profiles, and the ideal candidate.
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Meet the Faculty
At Booth, our distinguished faculty exemplify dedication and expertise, bringing deep passion to their teaching. Their steadfast commitment extends beyond traditional instruction, focusing on empowering every Executive Education participant, across all programs and global campuses, to achieve their professional and leadership goals.
Caroline Johnson
Lecturer, The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Caroline JohnsonExperiential Learning in Action
Put the program’s frameworks into practice through an immersive Change Management simulation that challenges you to lead organizational change. You’ll navigate complex power dynamics, manage competing priorities, and test strategies to influence stakeholders, all while driving alignment around a strategic initiative under real-world pressure.
You’ll also participate in a high-impact negotiation case study designed to strengthen your strategy, adaptability, and confidence in complex, multi-party environments.
Download the brochure to explore the full curriculum, faculty, and participant experience.
Program Outline
- Explore what authentic leadership means.
- Define your leadership style.
- Align your actions with core values using the Interactional Framework.
- Enhance emotional intelligence.
- Improve communication skills.
- Build strong professional relationships.
- Leverage power and influence strategically.
- Differentiate "groups" from "teams."
- Build and lead high-impact teams.
- Identify and address team dysfunctions.
- Foster a results-driven mindset through effective direction, delegation, and motivation.
- Learn about social capital and its significance in business.
- Discover the tools for Social Network Analysis.
- Distinguish various types of social capital.
- Explore practical applications of social capital in the workplace.
- Complete practical exercises in decision-making, onboarding, retention, identifying high-potential leaders, succession planning, strategic partnerships, trust, reputation, and mergers & acquisitions.
- Introduce essential negotiation concepts.
- Understand the key terms and the importance of negotiation environments, and cognitive aspects of negotiation to improve outcomes.
- Delve into advanced negotiation topics.
- Engage with case studies on commitments, cultural differences, and fairness.
- Take the TKI Assessment to enhance strategic positioning and influence.
- Understand the role of leadership in organizational change.
- Analyze organizational structure, culture, and climate.
- Navigate and lead through organizational change.
- Develop leadership skills for organizational stress and crisis management.
- Apply the leadership and change management strategies you've learned in a realistic, immersive experience.
- Practice identifying and overcoming resistance to change using social networks and strategic planning.
- Debrief with faculty and peers to solidify program learnings.
Upcoming Sessions
Program dates are subject to change.
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Download the program brochure for in-depth insights on who should attend, a schedule preview, past participant profiles, location highlights, networking opportunities, and what to expect. When doing so, you’ll also receive an editable justification letter to help you make the case to your employer for your attendance.
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