The Leadership Edge
Learn Fast, Lead Smart, Drive Change
Boost your leadership capabilities with our flexible open enrollment executive education program for leaders and high-performing managers eager to elevate their effectiveness. This program provides practical tools and actionable strategies to lead people, drive strategic change and create a sustainable future.
Choose one, two, or all three sessions—each a focused two-day deep dive into topics critical to today's competitive business environment. Each session earns you a digital micro-credential. Completing all three earns you an MBA elective credit, satisfying one of the three required elective courses.
Whether sharpening specific skills or building a comprehensive leadership foundation, these sessions work standalone or together for maximum impact.
Ready to elevate your leadership? Join us!
Cost:
- $1,999 per session, $5,997 for all three
- Automatic Early Bird Discount – Register more than 30 days in advance of your program start date and receive 20% off ($1,599 per session, $4,797 for all three)
- UNH Alumni Discount: Enjoy a 20% discount, available all year-round
- Current USNH Employees: Explore tuition benefits available
- Please note: Discounts cannot be combined
- Also includes parking, breakfast, lunch and snacks
Fall 2026 Program Dates
The Leadership Edge: Driving Strategic Change
December 2 + 3, 2026
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Driving Change with Purpose
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: Negotiating with Confidence
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Building a Culture of Engagement
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Developing Strategic Influence
The Leadership Edge: Leading People Effectively
October 28 + 29, 2026
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Leading for Growth
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: Teamwork and Collaboration
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Mastering Tough Talks
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Effective Feedback as a Tool for Growth
The Leadership Edge: Navigating Complexity with Innovation
December 8 + 9, 2026
- Day 1 | Morning Session: Identifying Strategic Opportunities
- Day 1 | Afternoon Session: Innovating for a Sustainable Future
- Day 2 | Morning Session: Leading through AI-Enabled Transformation
- Day 2 | Afternoon Session: Problem-Solving via Design Thinking
Open Enrollment Workshops
Insights Today. Impact Tomorrow.
Designed to address timely leadership challenges and organizational skill gaps, our focused, half-day workshops deliver practical learning that can be applied immediately in the workplace. Led by UNH faculty and experienced thought leaders, workshops can be offered on demand and tailored to your organization’s priorities, language, and context—or delivered as collaborative open-enrollment experiences alongside peers from across industries.
Whether developing individual leaders or strengthening a team, participants gain relevant frameworks, actionable insights, and fresh perspectives they can put to work right away.
Workshops offered
Building a Design Thinker’s Mindset for Creative Problem Solving
Today, the business world is going through turbulence. Old rules and ways of doing business are being shaken up, new technologies and ever new forms of work with limitless possibilities are emerging, and disruptors are coming into the market and testing the dominance of incumbent players. In this half-day workshop, you will learn the tools and techniques of a human-centered design approach to creative problem-solving. You will walk out of this workshop with knowledge to operate with a design thinker’s mindset and solid practice on deploying and working with related tools and frameworks.
- Half-Day Workshop, TBD
Great leaders don’t just give feedback—they use it to unlock growth and elevate performance.
Coaching for Development & Growth is a highly interactive, half-day workshop that helps professionals turn everyday feedback into a powerful leadership tool. Aligned with The Leadership Edge: Leading People Effectively, this workshop strengthens self-awareness, reinforces a growth mindset, and builds practical skills for delivering feedback that drives real improvement.
Participants leave with simple, effective frameworks they can use immediately in coaching and performance conversations.
- Half-Day Workshop, Wed., April 29, 2026 & Wed., May 27, 2026
Leading change requires more than good ideas—it requires influence.
Developing Strategic Influence is a highly interactive, half-day workshop aligned with The Leadership Edge: Driving Strategic Change that equips leaders with the practical tools and strategic mindset needed to move initiatives forward—especially when authority is limited and competing priorities exist. Participants learn how to diagnose stakeholder landscapes, build coalitions deliberately, and sequence influence efforts to gain durable buy-in. Through applied exercises and real-world scenarios, leaders develop a structured approach to influencing across teams, functions, and levels.
Whether leading a formal initiative or driving change without direct authority, participants leave with a clear influence strategy for advancing their most important priorities.
- Half-Day Workshop, Wed., June 10, 2026
- Half-Day Workshop, Thurs., June 11, 2026
High-performing teams don’t happen by accident—they’re designed.
Leading Effective Teams is a fast-paced, half-day workshop aligned with The Leadership Edge: Leading People Effectively that helps leaders understand what makes teams work and how thoughtful design drives better results. Participants explore the principles of effective team design, examine real-world examples of teams in action, and apply these insights directly to their own team challenges.
Whether you’re building a new team or strengthening an existing one, this workshop provides practical tools to improve alignment, execution, and performance.
- Half-Day Workshop, Tues., May 19, 2026
Change is inevitable—but leading it well is a skill.
Leading and Managing Organizational Change is a highly interactive, half-day workshop aligned with The Leadership Edge: Driving Strategic Change that helps leaders guide people through uncertainty with clarity and confidence. Participants explore their own responses to change, learn how to overcome common barriers, and strengthen their ability to communicate and lead change initiatives that build trust and commitment.
This workshop equips leaders with practical tools to engage employees, sustain momentum, and lead change with purpose.
- Half-Day Workshop, Thurs., June 4, 2026
You can view all of our course faculty via our Executive Education Directory.
