Leading in Unprecedented Times: A Mandate to be Bold ― and Remain Bold
For us at Cox, now more than ever, this serves a clarion call to exercise transformational leadership through this extraordinary time.
Shane Goodwin, PhDMeet your career challenges head-on by mining the expertise of the nation's top business leaders. At SMU Cox Executive Education, you’ll gain breakthrough insights and advanced skills from a fast-paced curriculum, so you can put your new knowledge to work now and get on track to succeed in today's dynamic marketplace.
Whether you’re charting the path of your own career or
guiding the success of an entire organization, we’re by your side with programs
that meet today’s challenges and anticipate the demands of the future.
We also have over 40 years of expertise in crafting custom
programs suited for your business’ exact needs. With clients ranging from
AT&T and Baylor Scott & White Health to Toyota and Walmart, we have skills
and knowledge that is trusted the world over.
For us at Cox, now more than ever, this serves a clarion call to exercise transformational leadership through this extraordinary time.
Shane Goodwin, PhDMergers & Acquisitions: Where Theory Meets Practice is a new kind of program at SMU Cox. We’re delivering practical intellectual stimulation that satisfies your academic curiosity and balances theory with ready-to-use insights. You get the academic rigor you expect plus interactive exercises, real-world case studies and lessons from leading industry practitioners that help you turn ideas into action.
Professor
Mergers & Acquisitions
James Linck, finance department chair and distinguished chair in finance, has been asking tough questions and challenging perceived knowledge throughout his 20 years of research on corporate finance, governance and control.
Professor of Management and Organizations
Master Negotiation
The recipient of SMU's Golden Mustang Award for innovative teaching, Robin is a recognized authority on strategic negotiation and conflict management.
Robert B. Cullum Professor of Accounting & Department Chair
Essentials of Finance & Accounting
Hemang is an award-winning teacher whose research is interdisciplinary and is broadly focused in the area of capital markets based research in accounting and finance.
Join Professor Simon Mak as he walks you through a session about Strategic Thinking for the Transformational Leadership Program (previously Certificate in Leadership) where he provides a basic understanding of tools used for strategic thinking in business, including SWOT, Porter's 5 Forces, Business Growth 2x2, Value/Effort 2x2, Design Thinking, and the Business Model Canvas. The tools provided in class will teach you to think about what to do, why you should do it, and when you should do it.