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• Designed with You in Mind |
• Learn By Doing |
• Industry Thought Leaders |

Designed with You in Mind

Our Advanced Management Program (AMP) is unlike similar programs offered at other business schools. Our program is based on a methodology incorporating a blend of effective teaching styles that resonate with working adults. Traditional classroom instruction is combined with hands-on, experiential learning. You will not just study business cases, but you will become a part of them in situations that mirror real life and encourage innovative problem solving.

The program format is also designed with you in mind. Unlike other programs that last four or five consecutive weeks, our program is spaced out and more flexible. We hold two separate two-week sessions. The break after the first session allows you time to absorb what you've learned and to also apply it to the real world, so that you can come back to the next session refreshed and with greater context.

Each week of AMP begins with a powerful mind expanding session, continues with fast-paced provocative activities, and ends with a high-impact experience. Program sessions are deeply integrated. A Program Orchestrator (your guide through the program) will help you to connect the dots and apply what you've learned. You will leave with practical tactics and strategies that are applicable to your work and your organization.

Learn By Doing

AMP incorporates unique, engaging learning activities that go beyond basic role playing or field trips. You will learn by doing . Our methods are proven to engage both sides of the brain and create a lesson that sticks and may be re-applied in other settings.

The learning experiences take you out of your comfort zone and place you in new, often surprising, environments, during which you will realize the analogy to your day-to-day work. You will be challenged to think outside the box, and you will be pushed to realize your full potential. 

As part of the learning experience, you'll feel the pressure of the board room and compete for a chance to be "The Innovation Apprentice." In teams, you'll create a realistic business strategy for a local charity. All proposals will be judged by Randal Pinkett , winner of season four of NBC's The Apprentice.

You'll also become a writer for a day, fine-tuning your communication skills with a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist. You'll be a member of a highly competitive, high performance team on the Duke basketball court, where you'll deal with conflict, team building and leadership. You'll literally be put on trial, where you'll hone your debating skills using evidence to argue a case.

Industry Thought Leaders

Most schools begin with a specific group of faculty and base their curriculum around their instructors' skills and expertise. We essentially do the opposite. First we determine our participants' needs, and then we pick the best instructors who meet that criterion.

Past instructors have included The Fuqua School of Business Dean Blair Sheppard , noted Fuqua Finance Professor Campbell Harvey , and national business strategy expert Ram Charan .

Our instructors are nationally recognized thought leaders who are approachable, engaging, and dedicated to your success.