TCU Executive Education Mini MBA
Today’s leaders are facing more change, more complexity and more pressure to adapt than ever before. The TCU Mini MBA is a high-impact, five-day executive experience designed for professionals who want to drive innovation, lead with confidence, navigate the changing landscape, and lead their teams into the future.
Led by industry experts and renowned TCU faculty, this immersive program blends practical insights with leading edge ideas. Participants will explore agile strategy, disruptive innovation, financial acumen, and culture-driven leadership. Through real-world application and peer collaboration, you will strengthen your ability to lead through uncertainty and change.
Five in-person sessions
March 1-5, 2027
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily, plus select evening events
Fee: $6,995 – includes all class materials, meals, keynotes, capstones and receptions
Participants will earn a TCU Neeley Mini MBA Certificate upon completion.
Who Should Attend?
This Mini MBA is designed for experienced professionals who already lead teams or functions and want deeper business fluency without stepping away for a full MBA.
What You’ll Gain
- Future-ready Capabilities: Build essential skills in strategic thinking, innovation, business acumen, and change agility.
- Hands-on Learning: Apply frameworks to real-world challenges through scenario planning, business case development, and high stakes pitching.
- Expert-led Insights: Learn from an exceptional mix of industry leaders and faculty experts who bring diverse perspectives and proven experience.
- Executive-level Networking: Engage with a powerful peer group during curated experiences, keynote lunches, and immersive capstone events.
- Immediate Organizational Impact: Return to your organization ready to align teams, navigate disruption, and lead transformation.
Program Features
- 5 Days, In-Person at TCU Neeley School of Business
- Hands-on Collaboration, Scenario Labs, and Executive Panels
- Instruction by TCU Faculty and Accomplished Industry Leaders
- Daily Meals, Evening Receptions, and Capstone Experiences Included
Program Sessions
Learn how to move strategy forward with greater speed, clarity and confidence. Explore practical frameworks for making faster decisions, aligning teams around shared priorities, anticipating competitive shifts and turning strategy into action. Apply the concepts to a current organizational challenge and leave with a focused 30-day strategy sprint.
Explore what it means to lead authentically during times of uncertainty, pressure, and rapid change. Identify common barriers to showing up as the leader you aspire to be, strengthen your purposeful presence and practice navigating critical leadership moments—from driving transformation to delivering difficult news and decisions.
Explore the trends reshaping leadership and the opportunities they create for today’s leaders. Learn how to lead with a more human-centered approach, distribute leadership across flatter and more connected organizations, create value across boundaries, and build systems that help people and teams succeed.
Learn how to move beyond simply analyzing data to using it effectively in strategic decision-making. Apply the Executive Analysis Framework to assess the quality and inputs of an analysis, identify the signals that matter most and evaluate the risks and trade-offs behind complex business decisions.
Learn how to find opportunity in uncertainty by focusing on the lasting human need your organization exists to serve. Explore how purpose, trust and disciplined attention can guide better decisions, reveal opportunities within disruption and balance today’s priorities with investments in future growth. Apply practical tools to separate meaningful signals from noise, assess risk and turn instability into strategic insight.
Learn how to identify high-impact AI opportunities, redesign business processes, and build a transformation roadmap aligned with organizational goals. Explore practical frameworks for prioritizing investments, managing risk and leading AI adoption with confidence.
Build the financial insight needed to make stronger business decisions. Learn how to interpret key financial statements and metrics, evaluate investments under uncertainty and account for risk, opportunity costs and future value—all while avoiding common decision-making pitfalls.
Learn how to communicate the value of your ideas in a way that earns attention and builds support. Explore what motivates your audience, organize your message around clear benefits, and use proven storytelling techniques to craft a compelling business case that inspires action and buy-in.
Key Contact:
Director of Executive Program Development