A playbook for high-impact leadership
Advanced Leadership
A playbook for high-impact leadership
Elevate your leadership impact
As an accomplished leader with significant scope and responsibility, you are navigating a pivotal transition in your leadership. Your impact now depends less on personal expertise and more on your ability to orchestrate excellence across your organization.
In this chapter of your career, you’re leading others who may know more than you do in their domains. You’re no longer executing strategy – you’re shaping it. You’re expected to set the agenda, establish clear priorities, and create an environment where others excel.
Your stakeholder landscape is evolving too. Internally, you’re now engaging directly with the executive team and collaborating across functions in ways you didn’t before. Externally, you may be navigating relationships with government officials, regulators, board members, and the media. As your influence grows, everything you say or do carries more weight.
At some point, you’ve probably thought: “What got me here won’t get me there.” This program is about getting you there.
IMD’s Advanced Leadership program combines cutting-edge research and the Program Director’s extensive experience with enterprise leadership transitions. You’ll explore how to build your leadership brand, share power, manage a complex stakeholder ecosystem, and maintain a growth mindset. By the end of this program, you’ll be equipped to not just step into enterprise leadership – but to thrive and make a lasting impact.
You can take this program as a stand-alone experience or as part of the IMD Online Executive Certificate.
Do you need more information?
Check our FAQ or schedule a call with an IMD Program Advisor to find the right program fit for you.
Experience IMD for yourself
Join a complementary masterclass or information session and dive into topics such as leadership, AI, strategy, and more. You’ll discover more about how we teach and explore our executive programs along the way. See all upcoming IMD events.
Your learning journey takes 5 weeks. Each week requires a time commitment of 4–6 hours and includes clear learning objectives and deliverables. You will be accompanied by a dedicated executive coach who provides weekly feedback and support, helping you apply what you learn to your own context.
One-on-one coaching
Throughout your online learning, an experienced IMD executive coach provides personalized support tailored to your goals and context. Your coach challenges your thinking, helps you navigate implementation barriers, and ensures you extract maximum value from the program. Interactions take place via video, in writing, and over the phone—flexible to fit your schedule.
Your expert coach helps you:
Address the real obstacles you’re facing in your organization.
Move from theory to practical application in your work.
Stay focused on outcomes that matter to your role and goals.
Keep progressing even when priorities compete for your attention.
When we say “real impact”, we mean it. In 2025, IMD online participants reported their programs helped them:
Achieve a positive career impact
Earn a promotion
Increase their salary
Make a career change
Designed for impact and delivered for you, IMD’s online programs help you achieve your aspirations wherever you are in your career or the world. Here’s what makes the IMD online program experience exceptional.
Length: 5 weeks (4-6 hours per week)
Application deadline closes 7 days before the session starts.
Join as a team
A team from the same company that enrolls together to the same online program benefits from a special rate (every 10th participant joins the program for free). We can also work with you to customize learning objectives to your team’s goals, enabling you to develop a common approach to your specific organizational challenges. Contact us to explore the best solution for you.
