vanderbilt MBA Leadership Development Program Don’t just learn business. Learn to lead. At Vanderbilt, leadership is not an add-on or an afterthought; it is well-integrated into the business school experience. You’ll find that our curriculum, team-based coursework and extracurricular opportunities are reinforced by an acclaimed Leadership Development Program—all of which work together to establish a concrete foundation for a lifetime of career growth.
A distinctive program that gives you distinct advantages
What sets Vanderbilt’s Leadership Development Program apart?
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Depth and integration
We’ll put the depth, thoroughness and specificity of our leadership development up against the very best you’ll find anywhere. We don’t treat it as a module; we integrate it into your entire MBA experience. And because Vanderbilt empowers students to launch and run their own initiatives—from student clubs to conferences and projects with international scope—you’ll have unusually rich opportunities here to hone your leadership skills outside the classroom.
Executive-level quality
The caliber of leadership development you’ll receive is typically reserved for high-level executives, and it incorporates resources and best practices applied by top organizations in developing their own leaders. For example, Vanderbilt is the only business school to partner with KornFerry International and Hogan Assessments, top leadership development organizations used by Fortune 500 companies.
Individual tailoring
Like no other program, we individualize leadership development to fit your needs and your goals—and to help you understand and leverage your individual strengths, challenges, drivers and capabilities.
Flexible design
As with so much of the Vanderbilt MBA experience, you’ll have the flexibility to choose the approach—shared, individual or flex—that fits best with your schedule and preference.
Career-long application
Our distinctive approach to leadership isn’t just about mastering information. It’s about empowering you with tools and skills to assess your strengths, weaknesses and effectiveness—and using this knowledge to improve yourself, not just now but in all stages of your career.
owen.vanderbilt.edu/ldp Contact Melinda Allen Executive Director, Leadership Development Program 615.343.7191 | ldp.team@owen.vanderbilt.edu.
“I honestly think that the LDP program is one of the most beneficial things that Owen offers.”
Ira Harden Vanderbilt MBA Class of 2015
We don’t believe you become a business leader simply by attending a leading business school. The MBA Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a pillar of Owen’s leadership experience. It is distinctive and considered among the best offered by business schools. The program spans the two-year MBA experience and is designed to enhance your first year by offering a choice of three unique approaches to leadership development, all of which drive you to better self-awareness, learning agility, and the habit of development. Select the approach that best aligns with your learning style and development goals. In your second year, build
your abilities even further by taking action. Choose from a selection of leadership experiences and resources to master the skills in your personal development plan or just challenge your thinking. This type of individualized, tailored experience reflects the latest thinking and best practices used by top organizations. In fact, the quality and depth of support that Vanderbilt Business students receive is typically reserved for high-level executives.
Alex Van Vliet “I couldn’t imagine any other place to try to become the best leader that I can possibly be for the rest of my career.”
Jameson Norton “One of the primary reasons I came to Owen was because of the Leadership Development Program.”
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Eleni Champagne “When I heard about the program, I knew it was unique to this school. It was different than any other program I had seen.”
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Aaron Fung “These are the types of skills that it takes typical corporate executives years of work experience to achieve.” Vanderbilt MBA | Class of 2012
Applying the 9-box talent grid widely used by HR professionals, our Leadership Development Program provides students with the foundation to be high-potential, high-performing leaders.
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choose your pathway to leadership
Vanderbilt’s LDP, integrated into both years of the MBA program, gives you the flexibility to take ownership of your own development as a leader.
Before you arrive
Hogan Leadership Assessment Uncover your strengths and natural tendencies and target areas for improvement.
Assessment Debrief and 1:1
Work with peers, executive coaches & LDP staff to gain insights and target areas to improve.
Work on your own schedule and create your own on-demand LDP experience.
Tailor your experience First year
Shared approach (structured schedule)
Individual approach (flexible schedule) 1:1 sessions with executive business coach
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KornFerry Voices 360° assessment
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LDP gives you a competitive edge landing internships, where you can apply and build on what you’ve learned.
Second year
Further develop your abilities with tools that prepare you to launch into a job after graduation.
Summer internship
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After graduation
Leadership exchanges with alumni & industry professionals
Enhance your leadership experience by participating in clubs, conferences, case competitions, OSGA, etc.
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After Graduation
Apply LDP tools that empower you to maintain your own individual continuous quality improvement initiatives throughout your career.
Take Charge of Your Development Our distinctive approach to leadership isn’t just about mastering information. It’s about empowering you with tools and skills to assess your strengths, weaknesses and effectiveness—and using this knowledge to improve yourself, not just now but in all stages of your career. Being able to understand your talents and potential and to recognize your undeveloped areas that may need bolstering in order to achieve your future goals, all require a foundation of self-awareness. Our MBA Leadership Development Program aims to be a catalyst to help translate experiences into lessons learned and to help you figure out what actions might reduce the barriers to learning. The long-term benefits of the program should be better self awareness, learning agility and a habit of development. It will be up to you to take charge of your development and to maximize your LDP experience.
Apply What You Learn
Learning Agility
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Once you have completed the MBA LDP experience you will be able to take your new skills and personal development plan into your new full-time career and beyond. You will be more agile and flexible in the constantly changing business environment—a critical factor in long-term leader success.
“The real value of a Vanderbilt management degree doesn’t just lie in the ability to land the right job after graduation. Rather, we are preparing you for a lifetime of career growth—the next right job, the one after that, and the one after that.
– Eric Johnson
Ralph Owen Dean and Bruce D. Henderson Professor of Strategy
Learn more about our program: Visit owen.vanderbilt.edu/ldp. Watch the video of our students talking candidly about their personal LDP experience Questions? Contact our LDP staff: Melinda Allen, Emiko Baldwin, Amy Lambert at ldp.team@owen.vanderbilt.edu Admissions questions? Contact mba@owen.vanderbilt.edu
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