Advance your career with ESMT’s executive management programs
Move beyond theory and sharpen the skills senior managers need to drive results. ESMT Berlin’s executive management programs combine research-based insights with practical tools you can apply immediately at work. Strengthen the capabilities leaders need to manage today and govern for tomorrow.
Our approach is innovative, rigorous, and practical – tailored to the needs of today’s leaders. We combine cutting-edge research with real-world applications, fostering critical thinking and strategic decision-making through interactive workshops, peer consulting, and expert insights. Looking to level up? Our management development programs deliver focused leadership and management education for busy professionals aiming at senior responsibility and board impact.
In the past, I was always focusing on my own function, working within a silo. But today, because of the ETP, I have a more holistic perspective.
That’s enabled me to steer the function in a way that has a broader, more positive impact for the whole company.
Is an ESMT management or governance program right for you?
- Mid-career managers preparing for broader responsibility through structured management programs training
- Senior professionals seeking senior leadership development training and enterprise-level scope or P&L ownership
- Leaders targeting supervisory roles who want board-level readiness aligned with corporate governance programs
Compare our management programs
Program Title |
Duration |
Format |
Audience |
Focus |
More Info |
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Der Aufsichtsrat (German) |
2 days |
In-person |
Current and prospective members of supervisory, administrative, or advisory boards |
Supervisory board activity in law and practice, financial and auditing expertise, specific challenges of supervisory board work |
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Senior Management Program (English) |
6 days |
In-person |
Senior executive with 15+ years of experience, C-level, managing director, business unit leader, country manager, plant manager, or head of function. |
Examine the geopolitical forces transforming global markets, rethink stakeholder ecosystems through non-market strategy, enhance your ability to formulate strategy and translate that strategy into action etc. |
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General Management Seminar (German) |
15 days |
In-person |
Executives with responsibility for results who are about to take on a larger management role or have recently assumed one |
Corporate management / corporate governance, strategic management and corporate development, financial management etc. |
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Executive Transition Program (English) |
18 days |
In-person |
You are about to or recently have moved into a general management role, you are leading a business unit, department or regional entity, or overseeing a new product, market, or major project initiative |
Strategy definition and change implementation, financial management, team leadership and decision-making etc. |
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Bitkom Management Club (German) |
Tbd |
In-person |
Executives with many years of leadership experience and budget responsibility, as well as emerging talents who are proving themselves in an initial leadership role or are about to take one on |
Strategy, innovation, sales, leadership skills, team composition etc. |
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Der Aufsichtsrat (German) |
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Senior Management Program (English) |
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6 days |
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Senior executive with 15+ years of experience, C-level, managing director, business unit leader, country manager, plant manager, or head of function. |
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Examine the geopolitical forces transforming global markets, rethink stakeholder ecosystems through non-market strategy, enhance your ability to formulate strategy and translate that strategy into action etc. |
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General Management Seminar (German) |
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15 days |
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Executives with responsibility for results who are about to take on a larger management role or have recently assumed one |
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Corporate management / corporate governance, strategic management and corporate development, financial management etc. |
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Executive Transition Program (English) |
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18 days |
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In-person |
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You are about to or recently have moved into a general management role, you are leading a business unit, department or regional entity, or overseeing a new product, market, or major project initiative |
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Strategy definition and change implementation, financial management, team leadership and decision-making etc. |
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Bitkom Management Club (German) |
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Executives with many years of leadership experience and budget responsibility, as well as emerging talents who are proving themselves in an initial leadership role or are about to take one on |
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Strategy, innovation, sales, leadership skills, team composition etc. |
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Our approach to executive education in management and governance
Effective senior leaders do more than run a function. They read the whole enterprise. At ESMT Berlin, executive education is built to cultivate that wider lens. Strategy sits beside finance and risk, people decisions are tested against ethics and sustainability, and governance is treated as a daily practice rather than an annual meeting.
In programs designed to mirror corporate realities, you learn practical strategies for increasing your leadership strengths. You confront ambiguous cases, rehearse board conversations, and experiment in leadership scenarios where feedback is frank and immediate.
Content shaped by thought leaders and senior peers
Faculty shape knowledge with current research, guest practitioners bring working insight of what actually happens when a plan meets constraints. Dialogue is designed to refine judgment, not simply to transfer frameworks, and then there is the cohort: a peer group of senior leaders who matter as much as the content.
The result is clarity in how you shape decision making and how you show up. Managers return better prepared to translate strategy into execution, to steer effective change, and to communicate oversight with vision and credibility. Whether your next step is broader management scope, an executive leadership position, or a supervisory board role, the aim is the same: sharper thinking, steadier leadership, and choices that hold up under scrutiny.
Explore our portfolio of programs for individuals
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
What is an executive management program?
A short, intensive offering for experienced managers focused on strategy, finance, and execution that you can apply immediately.
How long do programs run?
Are programs taught in English or German?
Our management programs are offered in both English and German. Please check the program page for the language of delivery.
Executive education vs MBA
Executive education is shorter and skills-focused for working managers; an MBA or Executive MBA is a full degree covering broader management foundations over a longer period.
Looking for more information, a consultation, or support with your application?
- Phone: +49 30 21231 1490
- Email: bd@esmt.org