Overview

Vanderbilt Executive Education offers proven and practical programs to help individuals develop and strengthen critical business skills without the commitment of earning a degree. Become a more effective leader, broaden a skillset, or learn to think strategically. 

We offer a schedule of open enrollment programs throughout the year for individuals or groups. If you are interested in a program for your team, department, or other groups within your organization, please contact Becca Yancey to discuss your needs.

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In Person

Vanderbilt offers open enrollment programs that will help you bolster your professional toolkit. You can choose programs to fill a particular knowledge gap or ones that will increase your overall competency in leadership, strategy, or management.

Online

Gain a competitive advantage and increase your value within your organization with an online certificate series or a live online open enrollment program.

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Upcoming Open Enrollment Programs

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Spring/Summer 2025

Leadership
By the end of this highly interactive, three-day program, conducted by one of the nation’s leading business experts on executive leadership, you’ll be equipped to lead more effectively and achieve your professional and organizational goals.


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Mar 25-Mar 27
$4,500
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Leadership
Change is essential to organizational growth and progress. Through this intensely focused, hands-on program, you’ll learn research-based frameworks, models and strategies that will help you become a stronger leader of change within your organization.


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Apr 8-Apr 9
$3,000
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Leadership
Improve your management communication speaking skills, no matter the managerial or executive situation, through this unique 2-day program. Through analysis of your personal speech style strengths and weaknesses, you will leave this course with confidence knowing how to achieve your communication goals.

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Apr 15-Apr 16
$3,000
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Strategy and Innovation

Accelerate your organization's trajectory with this course designed for executives and professionals seeking to drive substantial organizational growth. You will dive into the art of creating an environment where leadership, culture, and self-awareness converge to set the stage for breakthrough growth. You will gain expertise in formulating a strategic innovation approach meticulously aligned with your organization's goals and finely tuned to the subtleties of market demands.

Extending beyond theoretical understanding, this course emphasizes the practical skills necessary for designing and developing market-responsive offerings. Delve into the nuances of customer empathy and insights discovery, leveraging these to create solutions that resonate in the marketplace through focused concept exploration, solution prioritization, and prototyping techniques.

To ensure your creations achieve their intended impact, you will take a step further, learning strategies for driving adoption. You’ll grasp the know-how to secure internal buy-in and navigate the complexities of market introduction, including strategic planning and execution of product launches, coupled with the agility to adapt to market feedback and shifts. This comprehensive approach will equip you with the tools and insights necessary to innovate and effectively translate these cutting-edge developments into market success.

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Apr 22-Apr 24
$4,500
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Achieve organizational excellence by harnessing the strengths of workplace neurodiversity. Over this immersive two-day experience, you will engage in a series of practical, application-driven sessions—leaving you equipped with critical knowledge and workplace-ready strategies to foster inclusive cultures, attract and support neurodiverse talent, and design adaptable work environments. Embrace the richness of diverse perspectives and their power to drive innovation, enhance employee well-being, and propel your organization to the next level.

Grappling with a specific neurodiversity-related challenge in your workplace? Participants will be asked to bring an opportunity to work on “live” with experts and peers. Our interactive sessions offer a unique chance to apply learned strategies, reflect on learnings, and receive feedback and practical advice—all in real-time. Whether you are launching or enhancing a neurodiversity hiring initiative, improving workplace accommodations, fostering an inclusive culture, or just seeking to improve your ability to manage and lead a neurodiverse workforce you will leave with actionable solutions tailored to your organization’s needs, ready to implement and drive meaningful change.

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May 13-May 14
$3,000
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Fall/Winter 2025–2026

Management Fundamentals

Elevate your financial expertise and drive organizational success. This immersive program equips participants with the skills to assess financial risks, interpret key metrics, unlock critical insights from financial disclosures, and make data-driven decisions with confidence.

Guided by two seasoned experts, you will engage in dynamic discussions, hands-on exercises, and real-world case studies designed to strengthen your financial acumen and strategic thinking. Whether you are looking to sharpen your understanding or bridge knowledge gaps, this program is your fast track to mastering essential financial strategies.

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Oct 21-Oct 23
$4,500
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To Be Scheduled

Leadership
Through this highly interactive course, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of important skills for effective managers: how to act with strategic intent, exercise influence, build and maintain networks, seek and share information, anticipate emerging opportunities and challenges, and continuously innovate to improve structures and processes.

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To Be Scheduled
$3,000
Management Fundamentals
In this two-day program taught by an expert in negotiation and conflict resolution, you won’t just learn negotiation strategies—you’ll practice and perfect them. With curated exercises and increasingly challenging simulations, you’ll be positioned to achieve success in an array of negotiation scenarios.

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To Be Scheduled
$3,000
Leadership
The higher you move up the management ladder, the more communication skills play a critical role in your ability to be an effective leader. In this interactive, live-online program, you’ll develop and practice techniques for communicating at a senior level.

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To Be Scheduled
$3,000