During the program, you will cultivate the ability to:

SPEAK TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND

During the Inner MBA program, we embrace this key to exceptional teamwork: having the ability to speak our truth and receive the same from others, especially when we disagree. Ultimately, we trust each other when we are congruent––when what we say and how we feel align. 

Through being present and open in your work conversations so that others feel respected, you become the type of workplace leader people trust and confide in, the one that feels essential to organizational success.

TRANSFORM REACTIVITY INTO RESPONSIVENESS

According to a New York Times article featuring Inner MBA faculty member and former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, feeling safe on your team can reduce stress by almost 75% while increasing productivity by 50%. During the Inner MBA program, you’ll learn on-the-spot approaches to manage your nervous system’s “fight/flight/freeze” behaviors to more effectively increase your capacities and command your career trajectory. 

BROADEN YOUR EQ

According to the 2023 Microsoft Trend Index, emotional intelligence will be one of the top three most essential skills for success at work. Without it, the office becomes toxic, morale plummets, and productivity suffers. During the Inner MBA program, you’ll discover how to pay deep attention to nonverbal communication and honor the wisdom of our various feeling states, transforming what could feel like an Achilles’ heel into an honored asset.  

MANAGE STRESS WISELY 

The latest Stress in America survey from Harvard Business Review reveals that 58% of adults ages 18 to 34 describe their daily stress as “completely overwhelming.” As a concentrated learning experience, the Inner MBA program brings you the best of inner development insights from 35+ years of work in this field. The program will deepen your mindfulness practice and teach you compassionate approaches to reduce stress, especially under duress.

JOIN YOUR COMMUNITY

Join a global network with folks who all have the same goal—to achieve success that matters. Our community includes nonprofit and B Corp leaders, C-suite executives, ambitious professionals, and entrepreneurs eager to make their mark on the world. These motivated and effective contributors from various sectors are dedicated to facilitating camaraderie and rebuilding business and culture from the inside out.

BUILD EXCEPTIONAL TEAMS

Focus on the interpersonal dynamics of organizations, including the most effective approaches to give and receive difficult feedback, bring “humanness” and authenticity into work, develop a culture of appreciation and collaboration, and bring more ease to your efforts.

MAKE YOUR WORK A FORCE FOR GOOD

The final third of the Inner MBA program centers around building the scaffolding, support, and confidence to take the deep learning of the program into the world an make positive change. Learn how to listen to the “emerging future” of what purposefully wants to be born through us and through our organization, including what we need to let go of and where we need to evolve.