Lake Forest MBA Curriculum

Our Curriculum is Designed to Advance Your Career

The Lake Forest MBA curriculum is built to advance your career. It is grounded in extensive research into what executives look for in high-potential managers today.

With the new skills and knowledge you will gain in the Lake Forest MBA program, you’ll become a more effective business leader and the kind of manager who gets noticed.

In today’s environment, business professionals must be ready to adapt to change and to create change. This requires a well-rounded business perspective that goes beyond a single department or functional area to encompass a greater understanding of an organization’s overall strategies and goals.

Our research has established three core traits of high-potential leaders and managers:

1. Successful business leaders must have a fundamental understanding of all aspects of their organization's business.

2. Successful business leaders must be able to communicate, negotiate, and work with people at all levels throughout the organization.

3. Most importantly, to consistently rise in an organization, successful business leaders must deliver results.

The competencies below define these core traits of success and provide the roadmap for what you will learn in the Lake Forest MBA program. By determining the most relevant key business competencies, we have created a curriculum that is truly designed for today’s managers and tomorrow’s leaders.

Core Traits of Business Success

KNOW THE BUSINESS