Top 10 Executive Courses in Consulting

New York’s Columbia Business School offers a course called Driving Strategic Impact: Mastering Management Consulting Skills. Delivered over five consecutive days with live online sessions, the executives are taken through five phases of a strategy project including defining and structuring the problem, conducting analysis, developing and communicating recommendations. The course includes role-plays so that participants can put the theory into practice. 

The Saïd Business school at University of Oxford runs the Consulting and Coaching for Change program jointly with HEC Paris that is delivered over 18 months part-time through a mixture of live virtual sessions and classes in Oxford, UK and Paris. The global program equips participants with the skills to deal with the human dimensions of change in organizations as well as the challenges they pose. 

Bayes Business School, former Cass, puts on the Core Consulting Skills executive education program that is for consultants and other executives. Delivered online over three weeks, the participants learn how to spot business problems, propose solutions and achieve outcomes. This includes managing stakeholder expectations and building trust with clients. 

The consulting-themed executive course Structured Problem Solving at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School is delivered online in live sessions over four half days. The program is for executives who need to solve complex business challenges, the bread and butter of management consulting. They will learn how to define and break down corporate challenges, work out a plan of action, build the case for change and communicate it effectively. 

The leading Swiss business school IMD runs the Digital Transformation Program, which focuses on digital business model transformation including digital strategy consulting. This executive course helps participants learn how to stay ahead of the curve of technological change - and plan, communicate and execute digital transformation programs. 

London Business School offers the Developing Strategy for Value Creation program. On the five-day consulting course taught online in a live format, participants learn how to turn challenges into opportunities to help organizations thrive. This includes getting feedback from stakeholders and using diverse perspectives to solve corporate challenges, which are critical skills for consulting executives. They also learn how to identify the key capabilities and skills needed to execute a strategy. 

Imperial College Business School has its Brand and Product Strategy program that’s delivered over seven weeks online. Participants on this part-time executive course in consulting learn how to design product portfolios. The program is especially beneficial for consultants who want to explore tools for making strategic decisions about products based on data, and provide stronger recommendations for their clients. 

Stanford in California puts on the Executive Program in Strategy and Organization. Participants learn how to diagnose and solve organizational problems using proven frameworks for executing change. They also discover analytical tools for evaluating a company’s strategy and market positioning. The multidisciplinary, strategic management course is delivered live online over 12 days. 

On Henley Business School’s Executive Management Programme, participants gain the strategic skills and mindset to overcome management challenges. They also put their leadership skills to the test with a live consultancy project that combines theory and practice. This consulting-oriented executive course consists of two five-day-long modules at Henley in the UK. 

Cambridge Judge Business School offers the Strategic Management: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage program. Over three days, participants are introduced to new ways of thinking and develop the skills for successful strategy formulation and implementation – including stakeholder management. This executive course is all about defining the direction of companies in a world of disruption, which is a key challenge for today’s consultants.