This comprehensive guide explores the landscape of executive education, outlining its key stakeholders and their expectations. Konstantin Korotov and Evgeny Kaganer discuss how experts can transform their knowledge into learning opportunities for executives, defining the first steps for entering the field.Teaching Executive Education delves into program and session design, how to use teaching materials, discussion based learning and the dynamics of the executive classroom. Korotov and Kaganer illustrate potentially challenging situations that can arise while teaching and demonstrate how to make use of program evaluations. This informative book provides valuable insights based on practical experience and relevant research, assessing the ecosystem of executive education and presenting a realistic job preview for new entrants. It also sheds light on how to develop executive education experience into a career as an academic director and how to advance in the field.Management academics, as well as business practitioners, consultants, or executive coaches who are interested in teaching executive education, will greatly benefit from this illuminating book. It is also an essential resource for HR professionals and university administrators who want to build productive relationships with executive education instructors and staff.
Konstantin Korotov, Professor of Organizational Behavior, ESMT Berlin, Germany and Evgeny Kaganer, Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Contents1 Introduction PART I THE WORLD OF EXECUTIVE EDUCATION2 What is executive education and why teach in it? 3 Roles in executive education4 Finding your entry point into executive education5 Expectations from the executive educatorPART II KEY ACTIVITIES OF EXECUTIVE EDUCATORS6 How executives learn7 Programme design8 Session design9 Using teaching materials10 Discussion-based learning11 Dynamics of the executive education classroom12 What can go wrong?13 EvaluationsPART III LONGER-TERM CONSIDERATIONS FOREXECUTIVE EDUCATION CAREERS14 The future impact of technology in executive education15 Becoming an academic director16 Using your executive education experience for furtherresearch and teaching17 ConclusionReferences
‘For more than 20 years, Korotov has been a master educator in the executive classroom. Joining forces with Kaganer, they now share their secrets: Lots of reflective insights and practical advice. A must-read for future and current Executive Educators!’