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The Ken Blanchard College of Business at
Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University and The Ken Blanchard Companies partnered to create unique bachelor of science and master of business administration degree programs. You and your employees have the opportunity to earn a business degree that integrates Blanchard’s proven educational, leadership, and values-based management concepts.
The Ken Blanchard College of Business degree programs are offered online or through the Phoenix, AZ campus, and are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Our signature program, the Ken Blanchard Executive MBA program is based on principles Blanchard has honed with Fortune 500 companies over the last 40 years. Underpinning it all, the Ken Blanchard Executive MBA places emphasis is on character, ethics, values and identifying a higher purpose and vision for a company.
Academically rigorous "cross training" courses will teach operational excellence and problem solving as it would actually occur in an organization, not academia. All coursework will feature one common Ken Blanchard theme: character and values in leadership.
Top Business Leaders to Teach
The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA program features face-to-face sessions with Ken Blanchard College of Business faculty, Ken Blanchard and an Advisory Board of some of the nation’s leading business minds. Advisory Board members participate as guest lecturers and in panel discussions during the residencies held twice a year. They include:
- Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines
- Ken Blanchard, PhD, Chief Spiritual Officer, The Ken Blanchard Companies
- Margie Blanchard, PhD, Cofounder, The Ken Blanchard Companies
- Sheldon Harris, President, Smartway Advisors
- Kevin Freiberg, PhD, Founder and CEO, Freibergs.com
- Tom Gilman, Executive Vice Chairman, Chrysler Financial
- Harvey Mackay, Chairman, Mackay Envelope Company
- Eric Pillmore, Retired Senior Vice President, Corporate Governance, Tyco International
Integrated Approach
The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA curriculum features a unique teaching arrangement that focuses on real world learning instead of case studies.
The program is broken into nine cross-discipline sections, instead of traditional, subject-specific courses. Each academically rigorous section attempts to mimic the functions and decision-making processes of real world business organizations. Specific skills, such as stakeholder communication will be taught while attacking business challenges from multiple angles simultaneously. For more, visit www.gcu.edu/emba.
Call Grand Canyon University for more information and admission requirements for the upcoming semester at +1 866 920-9905 or online at www.gcu.edu.
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