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The Executive Academy.

An executive programme for senior leaders: six applied modules, an Oxford capstone week and a verifiable Professional Digital Credential. Four cohorts a year on published dates.

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Applied modules

Cohorts each year

Delegates per cohort, maximum

Verifiable digital credential

Overview

Built for leaders who already carry the decision.

The Academy is not an introduction to management. Every module works on live enterprise decisions: where to compete, what to fund, what to change, what to govern and who to trust with it.

Set and defend an enterprise strategy under real capital constraints.
Read a balance sheet like an owner and challenge an investment case.
Sequence a transformation programme that survives contact with the operating model.
Chair and contribute to governance forums with fiduciary confidence.
Lead senior teams through ambiguity, restructuring and growth.

Who is in the room

Directors and C-suite executives with enterprise P&L responsibility.
Senior managers on a defined succession path to executive roles.
Founders and principals professionalising a scaling business.
Public sector and NGO leaders accountable for large programmes.

Cohorts are capped at 30 delegates so every capstone is defended individually.

Curriculum

Six modules, one board-grade brief.

Each module combines guided reading and video, a live session, an applied exercise and an assessment gate before the next module opens.

Enterprise Strategy in Volatile Markets

Strategic position: where value actually accrues
Scenario planning for geopolitical and demand shocks
Portfolio choices, entry, exit and reallocation
Knowledge check: strategy diagnostic on your own business unit

Board-Ready Financial Judgement

Reading the three statements as a decision maker
Capital allocation, hurdle rates and the cost of capital
Investment cases: what a board should refuse to approve
Module quiz: appraise a live capital request

Transformation & Operating Model Design

Diagnosing the gap between strategy and operating model
Decision rights, structure and accountability design
Sequencing change so delivery does not stall
Applied exercise: a 90-day transformation sequence

Governance, Risk & Regulatory Judgement

Director duties and fiduciary standards across jurisdictions
Risk appetite, controls and the assurance map
Challenging management without breaking the executive relationship
Boardroom simulation: an audit committee under pressure

Leading Senior Teams

Executive presence and the discipline of clear decisions
Building and repairing a senior leadership team
Culture as an operating instrument, not a poster
Coaching lab: a live leadership case from your own organisation

Capstone: The Executive Brief

Framing a board-grade recommendation
Written brief: strategy, numbers, risk and sequence
Oxford residency: defence before a practitioner panel
Final assessment and credential eligibility

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Cohort dates

Published cohort dates through 2027.

Every cohort follows the same structure and closes with the Oxford capstone week. Closed corporate cohorts are scheduled to your calendar.

Winter 2026

Waitlist

Dates: 12 January 2026 – 3 April 2026
Oxford week: Oxford, 30 March – 3 April 2026

Spring 2026

Open

Dates: 20 April 2026 – 10 July 2026
Oxford week: Oxford, 6 – 10 July 2026

Autumn 2026

Open

Dates: 14 September 2026 – 4 December 2026
Oxford week: Oxford, 30 November – 4 December 2026

Winter 2027

Enrolling

Dates: 11 January 2027 – 2 April 2027
Oxford week: Oxford, 29 March – 2 April 2027

Brochure

Take the full programme guide to your sponsor.

The complete module outline, assessment standards, cohort calendar and credential process, formatted for internal approval.

Sponsoring a cohort?

Closed cohorts run the same curriculum with your own cases, KPIs and reporting. We return a tailored proposal within five working days.

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