Open Programs for Individuals
Want a New Challenge? Develop Yourself Professionally and Personally
Our Open Programs are created to suit your job-related development needs. All our programs are on an international top-level, taught by renowned faculty and industry experts. Our aim is to prepare you for your next career step, your next career challenge, or to simply update your knowledge and skills for your current working environment. Besides a broad range of highly relevant, up-to-date managerial topics, the WHU Executive Education portfolio includes special ECTS-Granting-Programs. Earned ECTS credits will showcase the workload of the Executive Education program and can be accredited to study programs at a later point in time.
Advanced Management General Management Strategy Leadership Digital Transformation & Innovation Finance Negotiations Focused Programs
Advanced Management
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Advanced Management Seminar: Reflect Your Leadership Personality and Broaden Your Network
Acquire Strategy Tools to Effectively Manage in the Non-Profit Sector
Boost Your Impact in the Board Room
Empowering You to Lead and Achieve
General Management
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Successful Management Essentials. Successful Innovative Leaders.
Leading with Impact: Develop as a Leader while Creating Social Impact
Action Learning with Impact: Develop as a Leader while Creating Social Impact
3 Modules. 3 Top Business Schools. 3 European Metropolises – 1 Business Management Program for Leaders in Sports Business
Strategy
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Formulate & Implement a Corporate Strategy Successfully
For Experienced Professionals: Embrace the Art of Strategy to Make Better Decisions in Your Business and Daily Life
Get Ready to Challenge Your Ability to Implement Strategy in a Complex, Dynamic Market Environment
Leadership
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Leadership Development for Emerging Leaders
Lead People and Teams Effectively. Become an Impactful Leader.
Strategic Crisis Leadership: Thriving Amidst Challenges
Creating Trust, Empowerment, and Followership in Uncertain Times
Executive Leadership Program for Senior Leaders to Master Complexity, Ambidexterity and Sustainable Performance
Executive Leadership Training for Senior Leaders Navigating Complex, High-Pressure Markets
Digital Transformation & Innovation
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Innovative Tools to Transform Entrepreneurship Digitally
Refine Your Digital and Leadership Capabilities
Digital Transformation in Finance – The CFO Perspective
Finance
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Develop a Solid Understanding and Harness Finance
Negotiations
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B2B Negotiations Seminar: Leading Negotiations with Purpose & for Results
Focused Programs
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Drive Engagement and Inspire Action Through Compelling Stories
Empowering Future Leaders Through Generative AI
Most of our open programs last 2 to 4 days and take place at our WHU campus in Düsseldorf, Germany. We make sure our portfolio of open programs is extended and refreshed on an ongoing basis.
- Would you like to refresh or enhance your general management knowledge and skills? Or would you like to deepen your knowledge in a specific area of management?
- Would you like to prepare yourself for your next career step or a new job?
- Would you like to expand your personal network of peers?
We have the right offer for you: Our portfolio of open programs encompasses a broad and very international set of high-quality development programs.
Scholarships for ambitious women & emerging markets leaders Learn more
Are you looking for a new professional development opportunity? For most of our Open Programs, we offer scholarships (25% and 50% discount) for visionary women and emerging market leaders who want to enhance their professional skills! Please send the completed application form and a letter of motivation to openprograms@whu.edu until 3 months before the program starts.
Testimonials
Dr. Sven Schumacher Managing Director | Eurofilters | Miele Group & Management Essentials Alumnus
„Even as a senior professional, it is important to never stop learning and to get external impulses - whether through the expert knowledge of WHU lecturers or through the exchange with other participants. An excellent executive education program, which I can recommend without reservation.“
Andreas Brück Managing Director KRONGAARD GmbH & Leading beyond the Crisis Alumnus
„A professionally organized, diverse, and interactive workshop format filled with forward-thinking input, valuable food for thought, and engaging conversation with the participants.“