Executive Education Blog

Darden and Smurfit Partner for Senior Leadership Program

Darden Executive Education and UCD Smurfit Executive Development launched what both organizations hope to be a long-term partnership with the development and delivery of a custom program for Irish executives focused on “Building a Growth Enterprise,” which ran over two modules in September and October 2018.

By Nicola Barrett- December 4, 2018

Harnessing Design Thinking at First Darden Ideas to Action Leader Series Event

Darden’s inaugural Ideas to Action Leader Series program focused on teaching participants the design thinking process by letting them experience it themselves over the 2-day workshop. Hosted in late September at the new UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds in Rosslyn, Virginia, the program welcomed professionals from a wide…

By Dawn Driscoll- November 1, 2018

Developing Managers into Modern Global Leaders

A conversation with Kelly Bean, President and CEO of University of Virginia Darden Executive EducationThe post is a reprint of an article by Peter Chadwick in IEDP’s Developing Leaders magazine.A recent survey of Chief HR Officers and Chief Learning Officers, largely from Fortune 500 companies, commissioned by…

By Browning Porter- July 12, 2018

Astronaut and Darden TEP Alumnus Scott Tingle Reflects on Six Months in Space

The post is a reprint of an article by Dave Hendrick in The Darden Report.Astronaut Scott Tingle (TEP ’15) landed safely back on terra firma 3 June, as his 168-day voyage on the International Space Station (ISS) concluded with a parachute landing in the desert of Kazakhstan.The…

By Browning Porter- June 11, 2018

TEP Alumnus Scott Tingle Ready for Liftoff

NASA astronaut Scott Tingle joined UVA on Facebook Live for a tour of NASA’s training modules in Houston as he prepares for a scheduled December launch to board the International Space Station…

By Dawn Driscoll- October 25, 2017

TEP 2018 Expands to Tackle Current Challenges in an Fast-Changing World

Companies today face an unprecedented rate of change, and their senior leaders must be agile decision-makers and global strategists who steer their organizations through volatility to drive growth. To meet these ever-evolving needs, Darden is refreshing our flagship senior leadership experience, The Executive Program (TEP) for 2018, extending…

By Dawn Driscoll- September 19, 2017