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    Kelley MBA students take part in immersive career development academies.

    Leadership Academy program: Optimize your MBA for leadership development

    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.

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    Ground your MBA in leadership insights and skills

    Best MBA leadership program, U.S. News & World Report 2025The 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 our ranking as one of the best MBAs for leadership. With strong career outcomes, graduates pursue careers across the US and abroad. View employment statistics.

    More opportunities to development your 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 and GLOBASE

    Questions? Contact us.

    Your Academy director will mentor you throughout the leadership Academy, sharing insights and guidance gained from decades of leadership experience in the military, corporate sector, and higher education. Get to know him.

    Kelley MBA students take part in immersive career development academies.

    Ray Luther

    Leadership Academy Director
    rluther@iu.edu

    Ray Luther’s leadership experience includes work for Procter & Gamble’s healthcare division as their director of consumer and market knowledge and four years as an officer with the US Army.

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