Center for Executive and Leadership Education

Education for Your Organization

Executive education at the Muma College of Business is designed to deliver practical, high-impact learning experiences for current and emerging leaders. These are non-degree offerings that meet professionals where they are—focused, relevant, and immediately applicable to real-world challenges. USF Executive Education programs can help your organization retain talent, navigate disruption and accelerate growth.

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University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

Executive Presence: The Missing Link in Transformational Leadership

08/28/26 — What separates leaders who command a room from those who merely occupy it? Executive presence is often treated as a mystery, but it comes down to four learnable habits.

1. Financial Fluency 2. Bling Spots 3. AI Work Redesign

Three Insights Every Executive Needs to Act on Now

07/30/26 — This year's data shows executive leaders gravitating toward three developable capabilities: financial fluency, emotional intelligence and self-awareness, and AI-driven work redesign. Together, these themes reveal that strengthening self-awareness, business acumen, and digital leadership—rather than relying on fixed traits—is what separates functional specialists from true strategic partners.

Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons from the New York Knicks Championship

06/23/26 — What does it take to build a high-performing team? While every organization, business, and sports team seeks the answer, the formula is often simpler than we think.

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Why USF & Muma?

R1 Research University: USF is one of only 146 R1 research universities in the nation (top 3.7% nationally).

AAU Member: USF is part of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an elite group of just 69 top-tier research institutions.

AACSB Accredited: The Muma College of Business is accredited by AACSB, a distinction earned by fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide.

UNICON Member: The Center for Executive and Leadership Education is part of UNICON, the premier global consortium of 115 university-based executive education providers. As a member of UNICON, USF stands alongside institutions such as Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Wharton, London Business School, INSEAD, and IMD.