Babson Executive Education
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Babson Academy
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Influence
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Format: In-Person
Babson Executive Conference Center, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Lead with influence. Spark meaningful organizational change.
Leadership isn’t about authority. It’s about impact. Whether you are leading a team, a project, or an entire organization, your ability to inspire, motivate, and collaborate is essential to driving action toward innovation.
During this highly interactive and experiential certificate program, you will strengthen your ability to influence others by practicing a range of leadership strategies through real-world scenarios and role play. Through peer coaching and a personalized leadership assessment, you will refine your influential leadership style and build the confidence to lead with clarity and conviction. You also will discover new, effective ways to articulate your ideas, earn trust, and gain buy-in across all levels of your organization—empowering you to inspire meaningful change and drive results.
You will leave this experience prepared to apply different methods of influence in leadership to inspire performance across diverse organizations.
- Develop strategies to create a more positive work-life climate in your teams and organizations
- Build an expansive network and create your personal board of advisors who can help you drive performance and career growth
- Inspire and sustain high performance and personal well-being through resonant leadership principles that strengthen emotional intelligence
- Influence colleagues across your organization using reciprocity and power principles
- Mid- to senior-level professionals looking to expand their leadership impact
- Emerging and established leaders who want to strengthen their entrepreneurial leadership and influence skills in order to effectively collaborate with colleagues at every level of their organizations
Tuition and all program materials, including an assessment tool, videos, presentations, case studies, articles, workbooks, and more.
In Person Only
- Daily lunches, snacks, and refreshments at the Babson Executive Conference Center
- Welcome and networking reception
Please note: Travel and personal expenses are not included (such as alcoholic beverages consumed with meals and other incidentals).
- Recognition and Credentialing: An advanced certificate that serves as verifiable proof of learning and achievement, which can be displayed on platforms such as LinkedIn and included on your resume and portfolio
- Course Content and Learning Outcomes: You gain industry-relevant knowledge, practical skills, and frameworks designed for professionals seeking career advancement or specialization
- Expert Instruction: Experienced faculty, industry leaders, and professionals with real-world expertise teach our courses
- Networking Opportunities: You gain access to a network of peers, alumni, and industry professionals.
- Alumni Affiliate Status: Click here for more information
Upon completion of this program, you will earn an advanced certificate.
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Course Leaders
Andrew Corbett
Paul T. Babson Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies
Recognized as one of the most cited entrepreneurship researchers in the world, Professor Andrew Corbett focuses on corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning and cognition, and entrepreneurship education. His research has been published in Harvard Business Review, The Journal of Management Studies, and many others.
Phillip Kim
Lewis Family Distinguished Professor in Social Innovation
An internationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship, Professor Phil Kim studies, teaches, and advises on different aspects of how entrepreneurial ideas become reality. Widely published and a sought-after conference speaker, he also regularly advises entrepreneurs on issues related to launching and establishing their businesses, and coaches student entrepreneurs as they start their businesses. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked as a management consultant.
Wendy Murphy
Professor of Management
Professor Wendy Murphy’s research, training, and teaching focus on the area of careers: mentoring and developmental networks, identity, and the work-life interface. Her work has been published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Harvard Business Review, and more. Currently, she is the co-director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership & Influence Program for executives, director of Mass General Brigham (MGB) Innovation Academy, and faculty for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.
Keith Rollag
Professor of Management
Professor Keith Rollag’s research delves into newcomer socialization and training, organizational culture, social networks, and leadership development. His work has been published in books and in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and others. Prior to earning his doctorate, Rollag was a product development manager at Procter & Gamble.
Scott Taylor
Professor of Organizational Behavior and Arthur M. Blank Endowed Chair for Values-Based Leadership
Award-winning researcher and professor Scott Taylor studies the various approaches organizations use to assess and develop their leaders. His research has focused on competency development (especially emotional and social competence), leader self-awareness, 360-degree feedback assessment, executive coaching, gender, and sustainable individual change. Taylor has taught and consulted for executives and working professionals from leading organizations around the world.
Jane Edmonds
Vice President for Programming and Community Outreach
Community-builder, innovator, educator, problem-solver, and entrepreneurial leader Jane C. Edmonds currently serves as Babson College’s VP for Community Outreach, where she executes strategic programming that brings Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) to the greater Boston community.
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