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World Wise Executive Leadership Development Program

Global-ready leadership development for organizations investing in cross-cultural excellenceBecome a culturally fluent global leader.

Minerva University’s World Wise Executive Leadership Development Program equips mid- to senior-level professionals with the cultural fluency, decision-making skills for complex evironments, and communication capabilities required to lead in today’s global business landscape.

Built on Minerva’s world-renowned active learning model—no lectures, ever—participants learn by doing: debating real cases, practicing leadership behaviors, and applying tools immediately to their roles.

Program design: Cohorts are built regionally to enable deeper, context-specific leadership development. Participants will engage with leaders from other regions through shared in-person accelerators and ongoing global community experiences.

What your organization gains

World Wise is designed not just to develop leaders—but to retain them.

Organizations use this program as a high-impact retention and engagement tool for high-potential, globally minded employees. By investing in their growth, exposure, and long-term leadership capability, you signal commitment to their future within your organization.

When you sponsor employees in World Wise, you:

  • Increase retention of high-potential talent by investing in visible, prestigious development opportunities
  • Strengthen engagement and loyalty among globally ambitious employees
  • Build internal leadership pipelines rather than losing talent to external opportunities
  • Reduce the cost of attrition associated with replacing senior and emerging leaders
  • Develop leaders who can scale with your organization as it grows internationally

Retention-driven outcomes you can expect

By the end of the program, sponsored participants will:

See a clear growth pathway within your organization

Build deeper commitment to teams and company mission

Apply new leadership capabilities directly to their current role

Strengthen cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration

Be better prepared for expanded responsibility inside your organization‍

Who This Program Is For

World Wise is designed for mid- to senior-level corporate professionals who want to elevate global leadership capabilities.

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Typical sponsored participants include:

  • Managers and senior managers pursuing global roles
  • Directors preparing for expanded international responsibilities
  • Team leads managing distributed or multicultural teams
  • High-potential leaders on a global leadership track
  • Professionals transitioning into global sectors or roles

What makes World Wise unique

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Cultural fluency at the core

Most leadership programs address global awareness conceptually. World Wise builds practical cross-cultural leadership capability using region-specific frameworks, communication strategies, and immersive experiences.

Participants work through real leadership challenges shaped by regional differences—how stakeholders in East Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and beyond communicate, negotiate, and collaborate.

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Active learning—no lectures, ever

Every session is interactive and discussion-based. Participants:

  • Analyze cases
  • Practice leadership behaviors
  • Apply tools in real time with peers

The result: faster skill acquisition and high transfer to day-to-day work.

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A truly global learning experience

Minerva’s approach integrates:

  • Live virtual seminars with regional peers
  • In-person leadership accelerators in international cities (starting in San Francisco in 2027)
  • Real-world challenges and simulations
  • Cross-cultural communication practice with expert faculty
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Distinct from Minerva’s Master’s in Decision Making and Applied Analytics (MDA)
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World Wise Executive Education is not a graduate degree and differs from the MDA in key ways:

  • No quantitative or research-methods components
  • Focused on leadership and cultural fluency
  • Built for regional cohorts of corporate leaders
  • Does not include the Habits of Mind & Foundational Concepts (HCs) curriculum
  • Shorter, flexible format for working professionals

Program Structure

A flexible, working-professional format combining live virtual learning with high-impact in-person immersion.

Course 1: World Wise Executive Leadership
Course 2: Leadership in Complexity: Modern Tools for Problem Solving and Decision Making
Course 3: Communication for Leading High-Performing Global Teams

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the program only for participants based in Asia?
Why is the program regionally designed instead of full global from the start?
Why is the inaugural cohort discounted?
Will future cohorts be priced differently?
Is this a degree program?

Sponsor your leaders

Invest in leadership capability that scales across borders—while strengthening retention.

Interested in sponsoring employees or enrolling a cohort?
Contact us through ExecutiveEducation@minerva.edu