The Stanford LEAD Experience

Stanford LEAD certificate programs are neither solitary nor passive. Yes, the programs are virtual, but highly social, too. Collaboration is required. Faculty and peer-to-peer feedback is direct and personal. You’ll interact with Stanford GSB faculty, as well as the Stanford LEAD coaches, course facilitators, and program team, all of whom are available to support your learning journey. You’ll benefit from diverse perspectives and organizational experiences from your global community of peers. And you’ll engage more deeply with faculty and fellow learners than you’d ever think possible in an online program, creating meaningful connections and a rich community.

Whether you are interested in a Corporate Innovation Program or a Personal Leadership Program, Stanford LEAD will help you Learn, Engage, Accelerate, and Disrupt.

Powered by Technology, Fueled by Innovation

LEAD is a deeply collaborative, academically rigorous program that gives highly motivated professionals a flexible way to experience Stanford GSB — intimate online learning fully integrated into your environment. The one year, eight-course programs are focused on impact and transformation, giving you the skills, confidence, and support to enact true change in yourself and your organization.

The Stanford LEAD experience blends a full suite of leading technologies with active synchronous and asynchronous learning, small team projects, and a cloud-based community space for interactive group experiences. Our ultimate goal: to create an intimate, demanding, and connection-driven educational journey that gives you the freedom to focus on your individual outcomes and goals.

Learn New Skills, Apply, Repeat & Evaluate Your Impact

That’s the advantage of integrating your education with your work. LEAD creates a powerful cycle of learning that encourages you to iterate and innovate on the job, immediately applying concepts you learn, testing out frameworks, collecting feedback, and sharing results with faculty and cohort. You’ll bridge the gap between theory and practice, knowing and doing. Assignments and projects are highly collaborative, allowing you to both learn and enrich the cohort of diverse academic discipline, organizational experience, and perspectives.