Executive Education Topic-Based Programs
Designed for busy professionals and aligned with your personal and professional goals, Fisher Executive Education 1- and 2-day topic-based programs focus on learning you can apply immediately. Through clear instruction by world class faculty, hands-on exercises and real-world examples, you'll return to your organization ready to translate your learning into action.
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Explore programs based on what you want to achieve:
Build AI and Digital Fluency
Lead People and Drive Change
Strengthen Financial and Strategic Decision-Making
Drive Operational Excellence and Process Improvement
Build AI and Digital Fluency
For professionals who want to confidently work with today's digital and AI-driven technologies.
Digital technologies, AI in particular, are reshaping how work gets done. These programs help you build practical fluency so you can understand, evaluate, apply and collaborate with digital and AI technologies in ways that enhance productivity, decision-making and organizational impact.
What you'll gain:
- A clear understanding of AI and digital technologies
- Confidence using emerging tools in real-world contexts
- Insight into how digital capabilities affect individuals and organizations
Lead People and Drive Change
For leaders navigating complexity, change and evolving expectations.
Leading today requires more than managing tasks. It requires guiding people through uncertainty, aligning teams around strategy and driving meaningful change. These programs strengthen your ability to lead others, influence outcomes and foster engagement in dynamic environments.
What you'll gain:
- Stronger people-leadership and communication skills
- Tools for managing and leading through change
- Greater confidence influencing teams and stakeholders
Strengthen Financial and Strategic Decision-Making
For professionals who want to make smarter, more informed business decisions.
Effective decision-making depends on understanding financial information and applying strategic thinking. These programs help you interpret data, evaluate tradeoffs and connect financial insight to broader organizational goals, allowing you to make and communicate decisions with clarity and confidence.
What you'll gain:
- Improved financial literacy and strategic perspective
- Better frameworks for evaluating options and risk
- Stronger alignment between financial insight and business strategy
Drive Operational Excellence and Process Improvement
For professionals focused on improving how work gets done.
Whether you're optimizing processes, improving efficiency or driving continuous improvement, these programs help you identify opportunities, apply proven Lean methodologies and implement changes that deliver measurable results across operations. At the end of each program you will receive a Lean Certification from The Fisher College of Business Review Board.
What you'll gain:
- Practical tools and strategies for process improvement
- Methods for increasing efficiency and effectiveness
- Approaches for sustaining operational excellence over time
Certifications and Executive Degrees
Certifications
The Mini-MBA Graduate Healthcare Certificate is a 100% online, credit-bearing program for physicians and clinicians to build business acumen. We also offer additional non-credit-bearing certifications focused on application-based learning . These are longer-term programs, completed over months or years, designed to provide a deeper dive into a specific area of business or industry, or to create comprehensive learning experience tailored to your specific personal or career goals.
Mini-MBA Graduate Healthcare Certificate
Certificate of Leadership Excellence
Executive Degrees
Our Executive Education degree programs are for individuals who have already completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited university. The Executive MBA is designed for experienced professionals seeking to grow as well-rounded principled leaders equipped with a versatile skill set to make high-level strategic decisions. The Master of Business Operational Excellence is an innovative 13-month executive master’s degree program focused on preparing leaders who are able to design and manage at various levels within their organizations.
Master of Business Operational Excellence
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Hello! I'm Alison Cherubini-Hillyer, your guide to Topic-Based Programs at Ohio State. Whether you are just beginning to search for continuing education or have a specific business purpose in mind, I'm here to provide personalized support. Please feel free to contact me—I look forward to helping your achieve your goals!