Global Strategy and Leadership

Lead your company during challenging times

Prepare to develop and expand your international business expertise through the Global Strategy and Leadership program at the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business. This ten-day intensive executive education program in Seattle, Washington offers executives and senior managers powerful ideas and useful tools for leadership, corporate entrepreneurship and international strategy tuned to the realities of today’s global economy.

Throughout this dynamic program, you will learn from the Foster School’s experienced faculty as well as guest speakers who are senior executives in multinational corporations. You will also learn from, and interact with, your fellow participants who are a diverse group of international business leaders. The program includes a visit to a major Seattle corporation with worldwide operations to provide insight into the development and execution of a successful global strategy.

For international participants

Develop personal contacts in the United States and other countries — get to know leaders from international companies in a collaborative learning environment

Learn how leaders develop business opportunities and manage the challenges that go with them including: operations, partnerships, product development, and legal contracts

Gain a better understanding of U.S. business practices and culture

For participants from the United States

Network with leaders from multinational and foreign companies in a collaborative learning environment

Learn how other business professionals develop opportunities and manage challenges abroad, including operations, partnerships product development and legal contracts

Learn about business practices and culture from company leaders in other nations

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Haruyuki Niimi
Chairman
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

"Showa Shell joined the Global Strategy and Leadership (GSL) program in 2004 with only three people. Since then, I invited my company’s business partners, such as trading houses, financial institutions and dealers, to join the program and we sent 14 from Japan in 2007. I am happy to see those who attended the GSL program are making good contributions to their individual companies with the international experience they gained at the University of Washington in a relatively short period of time.”