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Leadership Academy: Create vision and strategies for success

The Leadership Academy enhances the leadership tenets that form the backbone of the Kelley MBA program. Through hands-on experience, you’ll learn to effectively coach others in both one-on-one and team settings, set an organizational vision, and create strategies for success.

The Academy is a year-long experience for second-year MBA students. You will:

  • Improve your ability to lead individuals, teams, and yourself
  • Develop your coaching skills and apply them in both one-on-one and team contexts
  • Improve your group facilitation and conflict management skills
  • Improve your ability to give and receive feedback
  • Establish a habit of self-reflection

The emphasis on your leadership style and skills throughout the Kelley MBA program contributes to strong career outcomes, with graduates pursuing careers across the US and abroad. View employment statistics.

Questions? Contact us.

Ray Luther

Leadership Academy Director
rluther@indiana.edu

Ray Luther’s leadership experience includes work for Procter & Gamble’s health care division as their director of consumer and market knowledge and four years as an officer with the U.S. Army. He also serves as the director of recruiting and leadership for the MBA Program.

Eric Johnson

Leadership Academy Director
ericjohn@indiana.edu

Eric Johnson, VP at The Luckiest LLC, brings an employer’s perspective with experience as the chief marketing officer for Eli Lilly and Company in the U.K. and as the former lead recruiter for Lilly USA marketing. A certified executive coach, he also served as the former executive director of Kelley’s Graduate Career Services.

More opportunities to develop leadership skills

Kelley MBA students take advantage of many avenues for leadership development. These include:

  • Exercising leadership in one or more Kelley MBA student-led clubs and organizations
  • Participating in experiential learning programs such as 1Kelley Consulting
  • Strengthening the Kelley community's inclusive culture by participating in initiatives such as

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