PhD in Leadership
Are you an experienced professional who has demonstrated substantial leadership ability in your career? The PhD in Leadership program at the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management (MGSM) could be the best next step in your career and personal development.
The program builds on MGSM’s unique strengths:
- The international heritage and top reputation of our legacy institutions – United States International University and the California School of Professional Psychology;
- A quarterly MGSM edition of Ken Shelton’s Leadership Excellence magazine, featuring articles by our faculty and students, alongside the writing of Warren Bennis and comparable authorities; and
- Most of all, MGSM’s connection with Marshall Goldsmith and students’ exposure to our Thought Leaders.
Explore, identify, and enhance your leadership strengths, preparing for new leadership opportunities and demands. The Leadership PhD, uniting theory, research, and application, educates citizens of the world, like you, who:
- Are philosophically and technically prepared to live, lead, and solve problems in varied sectors,
- Are skilled in both the hard and soft leadership and management skills, and
- Possess the future-oriented vision to lead effectively in the 21st Century.
The PhD in Leadership program combines elements of all three expertise areas of the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management: Organizational Psychology, International Relations, and Business/Management.
Review our Leadership PhD curriculum
The PhD in Leadership is compatible with full-time employment. The Leadership PhD Program’s cohort design is in harmony with the busy lives of professionals who are fully engaged. The program incorporates executive-format weekend courses. The weekend, on-site courses provide a face-to-face forum in which leaders can engage in intensive interaction and the exchange of ideas, experiences, and visions.
