Elevated Leadership Program

• Drive effective change: Develop skills in decision-making, influence, and change management to overcome resistance and create lasting impact.
• Produce sustainable results: Implement accountability practices and motivation strategies that foster long-term team success and organizational growth.
• Cultivate purpose-driven leadership: Transform your unique strengths and values into clear direction that energizes your team.
• Build a culture of positivity: Apply research-backed strategies for enhancing team engagement through positive leadership.
• Apply reflection and learning to leadership: Use reflection techniques to refine leadership practices and continuously translate insights into workplace success.
• Create a valuable network: Exchange insights, advice, and guidance with peers who support your growth—both during the program and beyond. 

• Leadership Development Plan: Bridge the gap between learning and action with a personalized development plan. Guided by group executive coaching, you’ll translate insights into a clear strategy for continued professional growth and impact.
• Applied Project: Apply your learnings to solve a pressing challenge in your organization. Through peer feedback, you’ll refine your approach and develop a strategic solution ready for real-world implementation.
• Learning Circles: Engage in deep peer learning through small-group discussions that foster collaboration, accountability, and insight. Throughout the program, your learning circle will provide actionable feedback to strengthen your applied project.
• Group Executive Coaching: Enhance self-awareness and strategic thinking through two group coaching sessions. These will ensure you leave the program with a clear path forward, ready to lead confidently.

This program is designed for mid-level professionals with 10 to 15 years of experience who are entering a new leadership role, aspiring to higher levels of leadership, or seeking to expand their leadership impact.

If you believe that continuous learning and growth are critical to leadership success, we’d love to hear from you.

The flexible, blended format of Yale’s Elevated Leadership Program enables you to partake in a highly engaging learning experience without sacrificing too much time away from your home and your workplace.

The program begins with three days of live online learning in which you’ll engage with faculty and peers in a dynamic virtual setting. One week later, you’ll come to the Yale School of Management campus for four days of immersive, in-person learning.

Interested applicants will need to submit:

• A current résumé
• A letter of intent (500 words maximum) which includes: 
  • Your total years of professional work experience
  • Your role within your organization, including your leadership responsibilities
  • How your experience has prepared you to participate in this program
  • Why you are applying to this program, including a description of your short-term professional goals
  • How the program will prepare you to achieve these goals
  • The unique contributions you will offer to the other members of your cohort

Both documents can be uploaded as either a PDF or word document to the application form. 

Professional achievement and organizational responsibility are the main criteria for admission. There are no previous formal education requirements for admission. Acceptance is subject to the approval of the Yale School of Management Executive Education Admissions committee. 

Applications are reviewed in the order they are received, and you can expect to be notified within two weeks from submitting a completed application.

If you have any questions about applying, please contact Joanne Legler, Senior Director of Learning Partnerships. 
 

Download our justification letter to guide conversations with an employer about fee assistance.

Yale SOM Executive Education offers a 15% reduction in program fee for:

• Those who work in the nonprofit sector. (Apply NONPROFIT code at time of registration.)
• Those who work in government. (Apply GOV code at time of registration.)
• Yale University alumni. (Apply YALEGRAD code at time of registration.)
• Groups of 3-6 participants. Groups can be from an organization or be self-formed.
• Those who have previously participated in a Yale Executive Education program with Yale SOM or 2U/GetSmarter.

Discounts cannot be combined.

Refunds are allowed for live online and in-person programs if requested in writing to the Yale Executive Education Registrar.  The Yale Executive Education Cancellation Terms are as follows:

Yale reserves the right to cancel or reschedule programs if enrollment is deemed insufficient or health and safety would otherwise be jeopardized.  Yale School of Management is not responsible for any travel or incidental costs incurred by a registrant if a program becomes canceled. If a program is canceled by Yale, a full refund of fees paid will be processed within 30 days. 

While it is our goal to deliver our programs as scheduled, we may postpone programs, deliver them online, or cancel them. If one of our programs has a scheduling change, we will notify those affected as soon as possible.