Discover the Next Best You
As a Global MBA participant, you won’t just learn new skills and enhance your knowledge. You’ll embark on a focused journey to elevate your career and realize your goals. In short, you ’ll evolve into the Next Best You.
This transformative personal and professional journey is designed to build on your existing skills, expertise, and experience – and address any gaps – to enable you to execute your next move with confidence. Based on the three pillars of career, impact, and purpose, we’ll break down your ambitions and behaviors in each area and provide you with the roadmap and tools to become the leader you want to be.
Integrated across the Global MBA program, our Next Best You Accelerator will help refine your leadership path and sharpen your strategic, behavioral and analytical skills. You’ll develop your own leadership style and amplify the strengths and values that set you apart.
With the support of personalized coaching and mentoring, and the experience of Global Immersion Weeks, over the course of the Global MBA we’ll power your transformation to the Next Best You: a changemaker who can bring people together, create lasting value, and lead with impact and clarity in high-pressure environments.
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YOUR CAREER
The NBY Accelerator will help you form a deep understanding of your ambitions and your strengths. Through the personalized format of the Global MBA, we’ll tailor a unique career development plan specific to you and your objectives, designed to provide you with the skills, behaviors and real-world experiences you need to fulfill your potential.
YOUR IMPACT
Your skillset is as individual as you are – but no matter how broad, deploying it effectively is crucial. We’ll personalize your journey to ensure you maximize your strengths and focus them to your goals. But impact is measured not only in visible results but also in the way you behave. Through our Impact Skills Accelerator and project-based learning, the Global MBA equips you with the tools, behaviors, and know-how to become a leader who makes real change happen.
YOUR PURPOSE
Purpose is key to building a fulfilling career. In the Global MBA you’ll learn to align your career path and goals with the things that matter to you, through a journey that is unique to your outlook. Maximize your potential as a transformative leader, find your sense of purpose, and lead change in the business world and beyond.
YOUR CAREER
YOUR CAREER
CAREER ACCELERATOR
You are in the driving seat of your career – we help you steer, but we can't take the wheel. Building on the self-assessment you complete in the Pre-Program of the Global MBA, the Career Accelerator gives you a tailored path built around one of three profiles: the Career Changer, the Game Changer, or the Leadership Grower. Through a comprehensive package of events, 1:1 advising sessions, curated resources, and high-impact networking that plugs you into the IE power network, the Career Accelerator equips you to define your value proposition, sharpen your positioning, and pursue the opportunities aligned with your goals – wherever in the world you choose to take them.
The Career Advancement Center: your partner in professional transformation
Your career growth is at the heart of your IE Business School experience. Starting in the Pre-Program and continuing throughout the Global MBA, the Career Advancement Center (CAC) team works with you one-on-one to define your value proposition, strengthen your professional profile, and build the strategy you need to pursue the opportunities that match your ambitions. You are the product – our job is to help you do the best possible job of defining and promoting it.
PERSONALIZED CAREER ADVISING & STRATEGY
Work one-on-one with a career advisor to define your value proposition and build a career strategy suited to your profile – whether you're repositioning into a new industry or function, building the visibility and influence to grow as a leader, or building credibility through execution as an entrepreneur or next-generation family business leader. Sharpen your narrative and personal brand, and join workshops and events tailored to your path.
NETWORKING & COMMUNITY
Plug into the power network that IE brings: connect with the IE community in person during your time in Madrid and online throughout the program. Build lasting relationships with peers, alumni, and mentors to broaden your professional reach and put your strategy into practice.
CAREER RESOURCES FOR LIFE
Our support continues well beyond graduation. Global MBA learners enjoy lifelong access to the IE Career Portal and can leverage our platforms to prepare for every stage of the recruitment process, from research to applications and interviews.
YOUR IMPACT
YOUR IMPACT
Impact Skills Accelerator
The Impact Skills Accelerator is integral to the Global MBA experience, designed to complement your executive education with the capabilities required to lead in today’s evolving business landscape. Through intensive workshops and complex real-world scenarios, you will strengthen your ability to analyze complex situations, make high-stakes decisions under pressure and lead transformation, whatever professional path you follow.
Skills That Drive Real Impact
Foundation skills
Foundation skills strengthen your ability to assess challenges, identify opportunities and make informed decisions in uncertain environments. You will learn to structure complex problems, challenge assumptions and combine critical thinking with data-driven insights to develop stronger perspectives. These capabilities help you approach strategic decision-making with greater clarity and confidence.
Execution skills
Execution skills help you turn strategic thinking into tangible outcomes. Through practical experiences, you will refine your ability to lead projects, communicate effectively and mobilize diverse teams toward shared objectives. You will develop the resilience, influence and adaptability needed to manage competing priorities and deliver results in dynamic organizations.
Innovation skills
Innovation skills empower you to rethink established approaches and identify new possibilities. You will build the creativity, systems thinking and technological fluency needed to respond to emerging challenges and shape future opportunities. By exploring new ideas and leveraging tools such as AI, you will develop the mindset required to lead transformation in a rapidly changing global environment.
EXPLORE OUR COMMUNITY’S IMPACT
Your Purpose
Your Purpose
Driving Results Through Purpose
Planet
We all have a responsibility to the planet we call home. On the Global MBA, students embrace a global perspective with sustainability as its foundation. Participants learn how they can create a better world while at the same time driving commercial success. At IE Business School, sustainability is at our core. Proudly carbon neutral since 2022, we are ranked #2 worldwide by the Financial Times for our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. In the Global MBA, we’ll help you find your purpose and drive positive change for the planet and the environment.
Society
One of our core beliefs at IE Business School is that sustainability is the foundation of responsible business. We call it Social Entrepreneurship, and we’ll give you the skill set needed to lead in situations where social problems arise. You’ll learn to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, while using your abilities as an emotionally intelligent leader, to enable you to tackle a diverse range of issues affecting society today and in the future. It’s a shared responsibility for all learners on the Global MBA.
People
At IE Business School, we believe that the people you work with are as important as the results you deliver. We call this Working Well. That’s why the Global MBA will nurture your performance in the global boardroom while instilling a commitment to wellbeing – both your own and those around you. You’ll learn how to build supportive and inclusive workplaces that maximize people’s potential. The program's residential periods and Global Immersion Weeks will give you the experience you need to work in diverse environments and cultures, allowing you to build bridges of trust and respect from day one.
HOW YOU CAN PURSUE YOUR PURPOSE IN THE GLOBAL MBA
Learning how to make an impact in the business world is one thing, but how you find purpose in your career is unique to every individual. However, responsible leaders recognize challenges such as sustainability and social responsibility are universal; more than just trends, they are real-world imperatives that can improve life for generations to come.
The mindsets and behaviors essential to building purpose include awareness of climate change and renewable energy, biodiversity, and social responsibility. You will explore these themes throughout the program – with the option to align your Global Immersion Weeks and elective tracks to the areas that matter most to you. And with residential periods in Madrid and the Global Network for Advanced Management Week, you’ll discover the diverse perspectives that enable you to lead with empathy and understanding.
Our commitment to personalized learning ensures the Global MBA will adapt to your values and outlook, enabling you to follow a tailored path with your purpose at its core.
Sustainable business:
- Sustainability focus for building purpose-driven organizations
- Sustainability certificate
- Integrated sustainability curriculum in regular courses
- Sustainability project with assigned mentor
- Sustainability speaker series: Best ESG practices from renowned experts
- Final project with integrated sustainability module
Social Impact IN THIS PROGRAM
- Tech disruption
- Social impact
- Impact in critical aspects of society
Working well with others IN THIS PROGRAM
- Embedded into holistic impact skills are the global residential periods as well as contextualized immersive learning experiences throughout the program
- You will take on a variety of challenges, including: aligning purpose, performance & people, effective communication, emotions & cultural intelligence, respectful community engagement, strength-based leadership & teams, corporate social responsibility, leading high-performance teams, leading change, and more
WE ARE CARBON NEUTRAL
WE ARE CARBON NEUTRAL
We were just ranked #2 worldwide in Carbon Footprint by the Financial Times for our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. In fact, as of 2022, we are a carbon neutral Business School.
SUSTAINABILITY AT IE UNIVERSITY
- 12712teaching hours of sustainability contentin the 2021 academic year
- 23%of courses related to sustainability
- 500events with a focus on sustainability
- +350student-led activitieswith a focus on sustainability
- 98%reduction in paper usageLorem Ipsum
- 10026reduction in water consumptionin 2021–2022 vs. 2020–2021
IE CERTIFICATE ON FOUNDATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
IE CERTIFICATE ON FOUNDATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
With sustainability never having been more important, organizations are realizing that environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are everyone’s responsibility. And they are placing sustainability at the heart of their business, requiring all their employees to play their part. With this Certificate, you’ll learn how to incorporate a sustainability point of view across all business activities and functions, and be prepared to tackle the social, economic and environmental challenges of today’s world in any organization
EXPLORE OUR COMMUNITY’S PURPOSE
DISCOVER MORE ABOUT OUR ACCELERATORS
DISCOVER MORE ABOUT OUR ACCELERATORS
The Accelerators are an integral part of the program at IE Business School, guiding you through a transformative journey of self-discovery and growth. They provide essential knowledge, competencies, and skills in a focused and comprehensive way.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What career support is included?
You are in the driving seat of your career – and from the Pre-Program onward, the Career Advancement Center (CAC) is there to help you steer. As part of the NBY Accelerator, you'll get a package of events, 1:1 advising sessions, and curated resources, tailored to your profile as a Career Changer, Game Changer, or Leadership Grower, designed to help you define and promote your value proposition and plug into the IE network. Our alumni community includes professionals at firms such as AWS, Deloitte, Accenture, McKinsey, Bayer, PwC, Uber, Delivery Hero and more.
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What networking opportunities does the program offer?
You’ll join a diverse, high-caliber global cohort and connect through immersive experiences that foster meaningful professional relationships. From residential periods and global immersion weeks in different cities of your choice such, to collaborative projects, leadership labs, and business sprints, every stage of the program expands your network and builds lifelong connections across industries and geographies.
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Can I access the global alumni network?
Absolutely. Upon graduation, you’ll join IE’s global alumni community of more than 70,000 professionals in over 165 countries. This lifelong network provides access to exclusive career events, mentorship programs, regional chapters, and global networking opportunities, ensuring you stay connected and supported throughout your professional journey.
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Are there entrepreneurship initiatives included?
Yes. The Global MBA integrates entrepreneurship and innovation across the program. You’ll take dedicated classes, electives, and workshops focused on developing an entrepreneurial mindset, identifying opportunities, and applying innovative thinking to real business challenges—whether you’re launching a venture or driving change within your organization.
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What is the Next Best You (NBY) Accelerator?
At IE Business School, the Next Best You (NBY) is a school-wide philosophy focused on helping professionals grow around three core pillars: Purpose, Impact, and Career.
The NBY Accelerator is the Global MBA’s personal and professional development program. Across three terms, it helps you discover your purpose, enhance your impact, and advance your career. You’ll complete a 360° leadership assessment, executive coaching, and an ISA Skills Certification in ten key competencies, then work with career coaches to create and execute a tailored plan for your next role whether it’s a promotion, pivot, entrepreneurial venture, or board position.
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Evolving from IE’s #1-ranked program in the Financial Times Online MBA Ranking, the Global MBA represents the next generation of leadership education.