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Cambridge General Management Programme

Develop the clarity, confidence and perspective to lead across the business in complex and uncertain environments.

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Next date
11 Oct-23 Oct 2026
Duration
2 weeks
Format
In-person
Area
Leadership

Overview

Designed for experienced functional leaders stepping into broader leadership responsibility, the Cambridge General Management Programme helps you make the transition from specialist expertise to leading across the business.
You will develop the strategic, commercial and leadership capabilities needed to make decisions across functions, influence senior stakeholders and contribute to organisational strategy.

Through an integrated exploration of strategy, finance, operations, leadership and organisational performance, you will gain the confidence to lead beyond your area of expertise and navigate increasingly complex organisational challenges.

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Why attend the Cambridge General Management Programme

Business challenges solved

  • Personalised, ‘human-centred’ experience that drives meaningful change beyond the classroom.
  • Dedicated one-on-one support before, during and after the programme to maximise the value and impact of your learning.
  • Learn alongside experienced leaders from diverse industries, gaining new perspectives and constructive challenge.
  • Learning is aligned to your organisational priorities, enabling immediate application to real business challenges.
  • We measure your confidence and behavioural change, and your aims achieved after the programme, alongside your subsequent organisational impact so you can demonstrate your progress over time.
  • Access to health and wellbeing support from our training coach, equipping leaders with tools to manage stress, enhance resilience, and maintain a balanced life.

Outcomes

  • Equips top talent with skills and tools to navigate internal and external organisational challenges in today’s dynamic business environment.
  • The programme provides a structured development journey that connects individual learning to your business priorities.
  • Through engagement with a sponsor from your organisation, goal alignment, and workplace application, the programme helps organisations support leadership development in a more focused and accountable way.
Business challenges solved
  • Personalised, ‘human-centred’ experience that drives meaningful change beyond the classroom.
  • Dedicated one-on-one support before, during and after the programme to maximise the value and impact of your learning.
  • Learn alongside experienced leaders from diverse industries, gaining new perspectives and constructive challenge.
  • Learning is aligned to your organisational priorities, enabling immediate application to real business challenges.
  • We measure your confidence and behavioural change, and your aims achieved after the programme, alongside your subsequent organisational impact so you can demonstrate your progress over time.
  • Access to health and wellbeing support from our training coach, equipping leaders with tools to manage stress, enhance resilience, and maintain a balanced life.
Outcomes
  • Equips top talent with skills and tools to navigate internal and external organisational challenges in today’s dynamic business environment.
  • The programme provides a structured development journey that connects individual learning to your business priorities.
  • Through engagement with a sponsor from your organisation, goal alignment, and workplace application, the programme helps organisations support leadership development in a more focused and accountable way.

Who should attend this programme?

Attendees include:

This programme is designed for experienced leaders who are stepping into broader responsibility and need to operate beyond their functional or technical expertise.
It is particularly relevant for Directors, Heads of Function, Partners and senior managers who are leading teams, functions or major initiatives and are ready to strengthen their strategic, cross-functional and enterprise leadership capability.

You may be:

  • taking on broader commercial, strategic or organisational responsibilities
  • expected to influence senior stakeholders beyond your area of expertise
  • looking for a structured leadership and general management foundation
  • considering an MBA-style learning experience in an accelerated face-to-face setting
  • seeking confidence, credibility and practical tools to operate at the next level

 

What you will learn

Core organisational disciplines
  • Strategy and strategic execution.
  • Marketing and customer value creation.
  • Financial reporting and business performance.
  • Finance, cash flow and working capital.
  • Operations excellence.
  • Economics and firm behaviour.
Leadership and management skill acquisition
  • Leading through complexity, change and uncertainty.
  • Persuasion, influence and stakeholder alignment.
  • Executive presence.
  • Evidence-based strategic decision-making.
  • Building and leading high-performing teams.
  • Managing talent and organisational capability.
Future-facing strategic insights
  • AI in the business.
  • Macroeconomic change and policy uncertainty.
  • Sustainable business.
  • Global disruption, complexity and uncertainty.
  • Innovation, resilience and long-term strategic adaptation.

Why choose Cambridge Judge Executive Education

Cambridge Judge faculty

All of our programmes are designed and led by Academic Programme Director, who is a member of Cambridge Judge Business School faculty. They will also deliver substantial portions odf that programme.

Leading-edge research

The research conducted by Cambridge Judge Business School’s 20 research centres, across a diverse range of disciplines, flows directly into all of our programmes, bringing new insights to our programme content.

Small group learning

With small class sizes, we continue the Cambridge way of learning that emphasises high levels of interaction with both our world-class faculty and peers.

Fees and upcoming dates

What’s included with your fee

Fees include all programme materials, daytime refreshments and some evening meals, 12 nights’ accommodation in the centre of Cambridge, some Cambridge-based activities and a gala dinner in a historic Cambridge College. Participants are expected to attend the full programme. Please note prices pre-registration are subject to change. VAT is charged at the prevailing rate, which is currently 20%.

Preferential rates may be available for groups, University of Cambridge alumni and members of the School’s Alumni Association.

If you are accepted on the Cambridge General Management programme you will be asked to pay a non-refundable reservation fee of £3,000 + VAT where applicable to secure your place. This fee is deducted from the total fees payable.

11 Oct-23 Oct 2026

  • In-person
  • 2 weeks

£20,500 + VAT

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10 Oct-22 Oct 2027

  • In-person
  • 2 weeks

£20,500 + VAT

Apply now

9 May-21 May 2027

  • In-person
  • 2 weeks

£20,500 + VAT

Apply now

Want to learn more before you decide?

If you have any questions or would like to discuss how this programme could benefit you or your organisation, please get in touch with the programme advisor.

Hannah Fidgett

Hannah

Fidgett

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