Emory Executive Education courses boost your business knowledge and acumen to meet your professional development goals. Through a broad range of offerings – from executive communication and design thinking to negotiations and artificial intelligence – you will learn strategy, tactics, theory, and practice. Each professional development course includes training from top experts in the field, networking opportunities with other business leaders, and much more.
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Data Visualization
August 1, 2026
This course guides you through the fundamentals of data visualization, emphasizing the art of presenting insights in a clear and impactful manner. You will engage in practical activities to master the use of premier visualization tools, craft strategies grounded in data, and leverage informed choices to propel business achievements.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Developing a Culture of Experimentation
August 1, 2026
This course is designed with the specific goal of nurturing an innovative business culture. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing experimentation and actively encourages risk-taking as an essential strategy to fuel growth and spark creativity. You will learn how to create an environment that not only supports but rewards innovative thinking and bold decision-making, laying the foundation for a dynamic and forward-thinking business landscape.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Strategic Decision Making in the Age of AI
August 11-12, 2026
Organizations thrive - or fail - based on the decisions of their people. Everyday leaders and managers make decisions, from the seemingly unimportant to those that could determine the success of a business. Leveraging a combination of AI and human judgement, participants will build their skills and capabilities to improve the quality and accelerate their decision-making. AI provides ways to explore problems, analyze information and test alternatives while human capabilities remain central to exercising good judgment. The course's learning approach enables participants to learn, try, reflect, and apply processes and tools in real-time, using real-life decisions.
Payment Deadline: August 6, 2026
| Topic: | Leadership, Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Excellence in Business |
Leading Teams to High Performance
August 18, 2026
This practical program equips mid-level people managers—including new or first-time managers —to build high-performing teams amid rapid change (AI/technology shifts, hybrid/remote work, and multigenerational dynamics). The experience emphasizes applied practice: live role-plays and a team simulation, a 90-day team plan, and structured debrief/group coaching/peer feedback. Participants learn to set clear expectations, coach for performance, create psychological safety, and lead through disruption with confidence—translating management theory into behaviors that elevate team results. On-Campus: August 18-20, 2026 *3 full days on campus with two 1-hour virtual sessions, a kick-off (August 13) and a debrief (September 10).
Payment Deadline: August 10, 2026
| Topic: | Leadership |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Roberto C. Goizueta Leadership |
Communication Strategies for Healthcare Leaders
August 20, 2026
The fast-paced, high-stress environment presents unique healthcare communication challenges for leaders. Communication breakdowns can occur at any stage of the care process, often due to frequent interruptions or misunderstandings between healthcare staff and patients and their families. The consequences of inadequate communication can be dire, even contributing to in-hospital deaths, fragmented care, operational inefficiencies and subpar staff performance. Effective communication across all stages can lead to better care planning and improved patient care. The Communication Strategies for Healthcare Leaders course offers a valuable opportunity to build core leadership capabilities beyond business acumen. The immersive learning journey emphasizes rational and emotional competencies as well as collaboration and conflict resolution, enabling you to gain a competitive edge in leadership roles. Through innovative frameworks, real-world case studies, insights from industry experts, and peer discussions, you will hone your communication to drive a positive impact and establish an influential executive presence for improved patient outcomes.
| Topic: | Healthcare |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
Digital Disruption and Transformation
September 1, 2026
This course prepares you with the essential tools, frameworks, and understanding needed to lead organizations through the complex terrain of digital transition. Participants who complete the course can expect to:
Understand the core concepts of digital disruption and how it impacts businesses
Learn about the strategies to leverage digital transformation for competitive advantage
Discover the role of innovation in overcoming disruption challenges
Explore successful case studies of digital transformation across different sectors
Equip yourself with the tools to become a change agent in your organization
| Topic: | Analytics, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Leveraging Analytics for Growth
September 1, 2026
This course equips you with the necessary skills to enhance business outcomes using data analytics. The foundation of this course revolves around grasping the essentials of data and analytical instruments for bolstering decision-making processes that lead to business enhancement. By prioritizing a strategy focused on the customer, it examines the ways in which analytics can facilitate measures to foster expansion through gaining new customers, nurturing existing relationships, and ensuring customer loyalty.
Payment Deadline: August 27, 2026
| Topic: | Analytics, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
AI & Machine Learning
September 1, 2026
This fundamental course offers a thorough examination of AI and Machine Learning (ML) principles, technologies, and their business applications. Gain insights into how to unravel the complexities of AI and ML, spot opportunities to utilize these technologies in your business, and grasp the strategic and leadership implications. By blending theoretical expertise with practical wisdom, the course equips you to spearhead AI projects and cultivate an atmosphere conducive to technological innovation.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Driving ROI with Analytics |
Transforming Healthcare with AI: Core Principles and Business Frameworks
September 1, 2026
Transforming Healthcare with AI: Core Principles and Business Frameworks, transforms healthcare executives from passive observers of AI adoption into confident, informed leaders who can strategically guide their organizations through digital transformation. This course bridges the critical gap between technical AI implementation and executive decision-making, equipping C-suite leaders with the foundational literacy needed to evaluate AI opportunities, assess risks, align technology with business goals, and build data-driven cultures—all while ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, and ethical deployment. Please use the discount code QHTCBSEP26 by August 20, 2026 to receive 20% off the cost of the course.
Payment Deadline: August 27, 2026
| Topic: | Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Transforming Healthcare with AI: Core Principles and Business Frameworks |
Strategic Leadership in Healthcare
September 3, 2026
The Strategic Leadership in Healthcare course from Emory Executive Education is designed by Professor John Kim, a leading expert in strategic management and planning with a focus on healthcare. The course provides a strategic blueprint for creating the future of healthcare, identifies the drivers of massive systemic changes, and offers proven frameworks for creating a more sustainable healthcare system.
The course will help you: Gain a future-oriented perspective on the healthcare sector and how markets and various stakeholders influence the strategies of providers. Develop a top-down strategic view of the US healthcare system and the competitive forces at work. Use key frameworks to break-down problems, frame the scope, and persuade with data. Identify win-win outcomes for quality, cost, access, and provider well-being. Gain confidence to lead your organization through a difficult operating environment.
| Topic: | Leadership, Healthcare, Strategy |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Live Online |
Technology and Strategy
October 1, 2026
As innovations in technology progress, new capabilities and solutions unfold transforming the marketplace and society at large. This course focuses on the fundamental principles underlying various technological evolutions and how their interplay enhances the potential and opportunities for markets, businesses, and individuals.
| Topic: | Analytics, Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Data Analytics for Leaders
October 1, 2026
Dive deep into insights from the frontline of business analytics through in-depth exploration of analytic methodologies and their application in real-world scenarios. This course spans from the strategic deployment of data within organizations to fostering an analytical mindset for decision-makers. You will emerge adept at integrating data analytics into your strategic vision, operations, and innovation framework.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Applications of AI in Business
October 1, 2026
This course introduces you to the vast potential that artificial intelligence brings to the table. By covering a wide spectrum of AI applications, you’ll explore how enterprises can harness AI for cost reduction and enhanced efficiency. Practical examples and case studies will focus on sectors like advertising and marketing.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Executive Communication & Leadership Presence
October 7-8, 2026
In this 2 day, in-person experience, develop insights into your abilities as a leader and tap into skills you need to communicate upward, downward, across, and outside your organization.
Payment Deadline: October 2, 2026
| Topic: | Leadership |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Roberto C. Goizueta Leadership |
Negotiation Strategy for Success
October 12-14, 2026
In this 2 day, in-person course, you will master effective negotiation strategies that can be applied in an array of business environments. You will feel more confident making tough decisions within the realm of negotiating and bargaining; you will have the ability to close deals more effectively; and, you will have enhanced your overall negotiation skill set.
Payment Deadline: October 7, 2026
| Topic: | Strategy |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Excellence in Business |
Executive Coaching Certificate Program
October 22, 2026
Designed for those interested in further developing and formalizing their current coaching skills and/or for those interested in pursuing a career as a professional coach. The Executive Coaching Program consists of two parts – the Executive Coaching Foundations Certificate and the Advanced Executive Coaching Certificate. Upon completion of Foundations and Advanced, participants will have the education, training, and mentor coach hours needed for the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Cohorts are limited to 36 participants.
Application and Payment Deadline: September 11, 2026
| Topic: | Leadership |
| Duration: | Semester Long |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Executive Coaching Certificate Program |
Leading Through Change
October 26, 2026
This course provides leaders, managers, and change agents with models to better understand reactions to change while elevating skills necessary to gain buy-in and support when adapting to new workplace conditions. On-Campus: October 26-27, 2026 *2 full days on campus with two 1-hour virtual sessions, a kick-off (October 13) and a debrief (November 11).
Payment Deadline: October 8, 2026
| Topic: | Strategy |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Excellence in Business |
Innovating Healthcare: A Strategic Approach
October 29, 2026
Innovating Healthcare: A Strategic Approach is designed to guide you through the entire innovation process—from idea generation to implementation. The program equips healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs addressing this market with a set of processes, strategies, and frameworks that serve as a blueprint for enacting change that is supported by a business case and stakeholder buy-in.
| Topic: | Healthcare, Strategy |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
Data Visualization
November 1, 2026
This course guides you through the fundamentals of data visualization, emphasizing the art of presenting insights in a clear and impactful manner. You will engage in practical activities to master the use of premier visualization tools, craft strategies grounded in data, and leverage informed choices to propel business achievements.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Developing a Culture of Experimentation
November 1, 2026
This course is designed with the specific goal of nurturing an innovative business culture. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing experimentation and actively encourages risk-taking as an essential strategy to fuel growth and spark creativity. You will learn how to create an environment that not only supports but rewards innovative thinking and bold decision-making, laying the foundation for a dynamic and forward-thinking business landscape.
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
| Certificate: | Leveraging AI for Business Success |
Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
November 4-5, 2026
This course will strengthen your practical understanding of the financial statements, and you will gain intellectual insights into finance and accounting management. You will learn how to address business challenges through applied financial principles.
Payment Deadline: October 30, 2026
| Topic: | Finance & Accounting |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Excellence in Business |
Communication Strategies for Healthcare Leaders
November 19, 2026
The fast-paced, high-stress environment presents unique healthcare communication challenges for leaders. Communication breakdowns can occur at any stage of the care process, often due to frequent interruptions or misunderstandings between healthcare staff and patients and their families. The consequences of inadequate communication can be dire, even contributing to in-hospital deaths, fragmented care, operational inefficiencies and subpar staff performance. Effective communication across all stages can lead to better care planning and improved patient care. The Communication Strategies for Healthcare Leaders course offers a valuable opportunity to build core leadership capabilities beyond business acumen. The immersive learning journey emphasizes rational and emotional competencies as well as collaboration and conflict resolution, enabling you to gain a competitive edge in leadership roles. Through innovative frameworks, real-world case studies, insights from industry experts, and peer discussions, you will hone your communication to drive a positive impact and establish an influential executive presence for improved patient outcomes.
| Topic: | Healthcare |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
Executive Decision Making for Healthcare Leaders
November 30, 2026
Executive Decision Making for Healthcare Leaders is designed by Professor Steve Walton, a leading expert on operational decision making and the impact of leadership on operations outcomes. The program will prepare you to make better decisions by applying a set of processes, strategies, and frameworks that serve as a playbook that you can use in your work environment for immediate impact.
| Topic: | Healthcare, Strategy |
| Duration: | Self-paced |
| Format: | Asynchronous Online |
Leveraging AI for Business
December 8-9, 2026
Leveraging AI for Business provides you with a deep understanding of these transformative technologies, in a non-technical, highly-interactive format, exploring existing and emerging developments of machine learning in data science, predictive modeling, and generative AI. Discover how to enhance your business strategy by understanding which AI technologies are most relevant to your business needs.
Payment Deadline: December 3, 2026
| Topic: | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 Days |
| Format: | In-Person |
| Certificate: | Excellence in Business |
Executive Coaching Certificate Program
January 22, 2027
Designed for those interested in further developing and formalizing their current coaching skills and/or for those interested in pursuing a career as a professional coach. The Executive Coaching Program consists of two parts – the Executive Coaching Foundations Certificate and the Advanced Executive Coaching Certificate. Upon completion of Foundations and Advanced, participants will have the education, training, and mentor coach hours needed for the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Cohorts are limited to 36 participants.
Application and Payment Deadline: January 4, 2027
| Topic: | Leadership |
| Duration: | Semester Long |
| Format: | Live Online |
| Certificate: | Executive Coaching Certificate Program |