For Sponsors
Executive talent is critical for every organization's long-term success. An investment in the Darden MBA for Executives is an investment in your company's present and future. When an executive is learning in real time, new ideas and theories make it back to your organization with great speed. As the manager you sponsor grows in skills and knowledge, your company expands its capability and achieves a greater level of success.
A Company Advantage
The Darden MBA for Executives is a win-win program for both practicing managers and the companies they serve. The program provides:
- Immediate ROI.
When your company becomes the "laboratory" for a Darden student's best thinking, you can expect great things. Our Learning Team environment means you also benefit from the talents and perspectives of highly qualified program students with experience outside your industry.
- New perspectives.
Your sponsored students will learn new ways to think. Students are exposed to new ideas from the faculty at Darden and their classmates in a high-engagement, dynamic learning environment, leading to enhanced and evolving professional perspective on the business decisions they face. We encourage you to provide opportunities to share their new knowledge within your organization and their current jobs.
- Minimal work interruption.
Our innovative format minimizes the number of trips away from work and home, yet delivers the same rigor and relevance as our full-time MBA program.
How You Can Help
In addition to your letter of endorsement and any financial support you can offer, here's how to assist your participant in getting the most from the program:
- Create a professional development plan.
That way, you and the student can anticipate how the student's knowledge can be leveraged within your organization.
Leverage their education.
Utilize their learning and evolving perspectives.
Be flexible and supportive.
Allow students time off to attend class and minimize barriers so the student can focus on classes when they are in session. Recognize that balancing work, home, and school will be stressful for the student.
Tips for obtaining corporate sponsorship.