Purpose and Impact

Leading people in a chaotic business landscape needs a new approach. For executives entering senior leadership roles, that means thinking strategically about the big picture for an organization; finding new ways to encourage innovation, coach emerging talent, and manage complex change over time.

The Ivey Executive Program is how you prepare for that next leadership level. Attracting a diverse cohort of leaders from across Canada and around the world, the program guides participants through cutting-edge cases, virtual group simulations, and Ivey-certified executive coaching. You’ll practice implementing strategy, influencing others, leveraging diversity, and empowering teams – while using self- and peer assessments to better understand your personal motivations as a leader. Throughout the program, explore and discuss real-world scenarios with Ivey faculty, guest speakers, and senior executives from across all industries, building a network of peers and connections that persists long after.

Participant Profile

The Ivey Executive Program is designed for senior executives with advanced experience leading people, teams, and major projects. Leaders who join the program are proactively seeking to refresh and update their leadership skills – often having been identified for succession and promotion opportunities within their organizations.

Participants commonly include individuals in Senior Director, VP, SVP, C-suite, Controller, Regional or General Manager, President, and Managing Partner roles from a variety of industries and sectors. Click here to read more about the class of 2023.

Learning Outcomes

Strategic Thinking

• Develop insight into rapidly changing market dynamics: customer needs and preferences; competitive landscapes; and industry structures, value chains, and ecosystems
• Assess your organization’s competitive advantage: battle test capabilities, identify resource gaps, and develop a view of what it will take to sustain success

Organizational Savvy

• Develop sophisticated knowledge of both traditional and new organizational forms
• Partner externally through alliances and other forms of cooperation

Innovation, Agility, and Change

• Develop the skills and confidence to bring an entrepreneurial mindset into an established organization to drive innovation and renewal
• Learn how to recognize and discover new business opportunities, assess their potential, and bring them to market

Enable, Empower, and Engage People

• Enable teams to drive innovation and value creation; develop leaders who consistently raise their teams’ capabilities

Leadership Presence and Growth

• Develop new approaches to connect with those around you in meaningful and authentic ways
• Communicate with confidence and professionalism in boardrooms, client meetings, virtual connections, or large presentation halls
• Learn who you are as a leader by using self-assessments, peer assessments, and executive coaching from experienced executive coaches – both during and after the program

Action Learning

Measure ROI and drive change in your organization throughout the Ivey Executive Program experience. LEAP projects give you an immediate context to apply takeaways from the program. By referencing a specific challenge in your role at work throughout the program, you’ll have the opportunity to build an action plan with objective feedback from other leaders. Following the program, coaching and other sustainment tools help you take measurable steps towards solving your challenge.

Ivey-Certified Executive Coaching

Our coaches deeply understand the challenges of today’s complex business environment, developing one-to-one partnerships with executives. Through our certification program, Ivey Coaches master our unique experiential learning approaches and stay connected with leading-edge business trends and frameworks. With diverse backgrounds across the private sector, government, and non-profit organizations, our coaches deliver firsthand insights on modern leadership challenges.

During the program, your coach becomes a confidential thinking and sparring partner, sharing and challenging your ideas. You'll work with your executive coach to understand and interpret the results of a SIGMA Radius 360 assessment using contributions from your peers and direct reports at work. You already know Ivey’s proven, real-world case method. Working with Ivey Executive Coaches, you are your own case study.

Return on Investment

Participant Testimonials

Fees

$29,990 CAD

The program fee includes materials, meals and hotel accommodations. Program fees are tax-exempt.

Applications must be submitted no later than 14 days before the start of the program.

FAQs

What is the application process?

On the program page, select 'Apply Now'. Submit the program application form and select a payment method. Once your application is approved, you will be billed directly or receive an invoice. Payment of program fees is due within 30 days of receipt of invoice and no less than 15 days before the program start date.

How should I prepare before attending the program?

Our Program Managers will contact all registered participants prior to the program start date with instructions to join our online Learning Management System. Once logged in, you will be able to create a class profile, view other participants' profiles, and access a list of assigned pre-reading, cases, and activities. Plan to review and complete preparation work in advance of each class session.

Can I reserve a spot in the program?

Seats in The Ivey Executive Program may be reserved for a limited time pending availability. Contact a program advisor to request a reservation. A program application must then be confirmed within 15 business days, and no less than 30 days before the program start date.