Transition to Business Leadership
Are you ready to make the shift to business leadership? As a general manager, do you want to build the confidence and influence needed to create a positive impact both personally and professionally?
Transition to Business Leadership guides you through the critical shifts necessary to move from functional expertise to enterprise-wide leadership, empowering you to lead effectively at the highest levels of your organization. You’ll master transitions that take you from tactical thinking to strategic vision, and from managing within your function to driving and integrating the organization’s overall mission.
Combining personal leadership development with coaching, strategy, execution, and change management, you will be empowered to put powerful insights into action directly to create real impact at the personal, team, organizational, and societal levels. See participant reviews of the personal and organizational impact of the program.
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“The program takes you on four interconnected leadership journeys,” says Prof. Michael Watkins
Find out how these four journeys help you transition to a business leadership role.
22 July 2025
“Every minute is well spent. I recommend you go through this journey.”
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Head of Value Stream Everyday Business Banking, PostFinance, Switzerland
What makes TBL stand out is its integrated focus on leadership at four levels: leading yourself, your team, your organization, and contributing at a societal level. The program brought together an inspiring global cohort of executives and created a space to reflect, challenge assumptions, and grow – personally and professionally. It helped me rediscover my purpose, sharpen my leadership presence, and gain new clarity on how to lead through transitions with intention and impact.
Managing Director
GPV Switzerland
Although four-weeks seemed a lot initially, I was looking to boost problem-framing skills and to improve work-life balance. Key takeaways include the importance of taking the proper time to understand and frame problems before seeking solutions, and having a set of tools to experiment with, rather than a rigid recipe. The importance of being present, leading with purpose, and creating a high performing “psychologically safe” team.
Senior Vice President, Head of Climate Solutions Accelerator division
Danfoss, Denmark
What I took away from Transition to Business Leadership is that I can be a human and an executive leader at the same time. And I’m using this very deliberately in my communication.
Principal Senior FX Sales, Absa Group, South Africa
The most profound learning for me was on the inner leader and the importance of balancing being with doing to show well up for my team and the organization. The work on the Individual development project was also life changing. I am now more aware of my motivations that drive certain behaviors. This awareness will help me modify behaviors that do not serve my new winning formula. TBL has changed my life for good.
Principal: Head-TxB Business Development & TWC BB Pan-Africa, Absa Group, South Africa
The various frameworks are great, easy to use and help with the thinking process towards better solutions. Great conversations with peers and coaches. All these diverse views helped me gain a broader perspective of leadership.
Head Client Advisory – Asia, Middle East and Africa
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions
Hong Kong
Transition to Business Leadership is an excellent program with fantastic content, real-world examples, and the opportunity to build lifelong relationships.
Participants and teams from all over the world join this program to build their essential business and leadership skills – hear some of their stories.
Length: 2 x 2 weeks on campus.
