Lead at the enterprise level
Transition to Business Leadership
Lead at the enterprise level
In today’s ambiguous business environment, organizations expect more from leaders than ever before. Beyond managing teams and delivering results, executives must navigate complexity, drive innovation, and align diverse stakeholders around a shared purpose. To succeed, they need to think and act as enterprise leaders, who see the bigger picture, understand the interdependencies across the organization, and make decisions that create value for the entire business.
Transition to Business Leadership prepares executives for this pivotal step. Through a powerful blend of personal leadership development, transformational coaching, and an advanced strategic toolkit, the program equips you to make the critical shift from leading a function to leading an organization.
You will emerge with the strategic mindset, leadership presence, and decision-making confidence to excel at the highest levels and shape the future of your organization. See participant reviews of the personal and organizational impact of the program.
“Leaders stepping into more senior roles face multiple tensions. This program enables the personal and professional shifts to lead across the whole enterprise.”
Hear from the program directors how the program accelerates your transition to a business leadership role.
What is it really like to experience Transition to Business Leadership?
Hear directly from participants as they share what they learned, how they applied it and the impact on their leadership, organizations and careers.
“This program brings insight into our inner being and harmony to the team and organization.”
Gabriel Tham, Head Air Engineering and Logistics at the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
Senior Legal Counsel, Nestlé, Switzerland
Saying “I strongly recommend it” would be an understatement.
What makes Transition to Business Leadership so effective is its focus on your individual strengths.
Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, the program helps you develop your own leadership style instead of simply delivering information for you to absorb passively.
Head Client Advisory, 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.
Principal Senior FX Sales, Absa Group, South Africa
The most profound learning for me was about my inner leader and the importance of balancing being with doing, so I can show up more effectively for my team and organization.
Working on my Individual Development Project was life-changing. I am now more aware of the motivations behind certain behaviours and how they influence my actions.
This awareness will help me change behaviours that no longer serve me and develop my own winning formula.
Head of Client Journeys, 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.
CEO, GrandVision Perú, Peru
It’s an excellent program for professionals stepping into a new role.
As a woman, I found it particularly enlightening to exchange experiences with other female executives facing both similar and different challenges.
The program gave me a valuable opportunity for self-reflection and exposed me to executives with diverse leadership styles. Great learning!
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: 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.
Chosen by leading organizations
Organizations across industries and geographies invest in Transition to Business Leadership to develop their talent and prepare them for greater leadership responsibilities. Here are some of them.
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Food & Beverage
Switzerland
Consumer Goods
Denmark
Diversified Trading & Investment
Japan
Energy
Saudi Arabia
Aerospace & Defence
Sweden
Banking & Financial Services
South Africa
Postal & Logistics Services
Switzerland
Banking & Financial Services
Egypt
Length: 2 x 2-week modules on campus, spread over 2 months.
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This program is part of our broader General Management portfolio for ambitious executives, designed to strengthen strategic leadership, drive organizational performance, and prepare leaders to navigate complex business challenges.
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