Listen and Build: What Leaders Miss in AI Transformation

Listen and Build: What Leaders Miss in AI Transformation

AI adoption is changing how organizations work, but transformation does not feel the same to everyone. In this interactive MBA mini class, you will explore a critical leadership challenge: how to recognize and lead through organizational pain as AI-driven change accelerates.

You will be introduced to Listen and Build, an approach to leadership development that starts with a real challenge, surfaces perspectives you may be missing, and turns what you learn into action. You will:

• Work on a change leadership challenge and move through hands-on exercises, guided reflection, and peer conversations
• Identify organizational pain points, test your assumptions against other people's experience
• Determine what follows and get clear on next steps.

This is a unique opportunity for prospective students to immerse themselves in the MBA classroom experience and gain a clearer sense of how graduate business education can elevate their professional trajectory.

SFU Beedie School of Business Graduate Programs

Our graduate programs are designed to elevate your professional development, enhance your leadership capacity, and guide you toward the next phase of your career journey.

Flexible MBA (In-person Vancouver, Online, or Hybrid) (Flex MBA): Accelerate your career growth and advance into a leadership position with a comprehensive MBA that equips you to navigate today’s evolving business landscape. Build expertise in areas such as digital transformation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and global business management through immersive learning experiences that connect local and international perspectives. Customize your degree with an additional graduate certificate and specialized coursework tailored to your career goals.

Management of Technology MBA (MOT MBA): Position yourself to lead digital transformation and steer organizations through rapidly evolving, tech-driven markets by thoroughly understanding how AI, business analytics, and innovation and value creation affect business globally and locally. Develop your expertise through an additional graduate certificate with specialized coursework.

Executive MBA (EMBA): Build the network of senior leaders you will need to succeed in an executive position by learning alongside high-performing professionals with a proven track record. You will have the option to participate in residencies in Mexico, Brazil, and the United Sates, refining your ability to lead at a global level.

Full-Time MBA (FT MBA): Immerse yourself in local and global learning experiences that prepare you for a successful career in any industry. Develop expertise in areas such as digital transformation, analytics, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and global business management through specialized coursework. Then apply what you have learned during a 4-month work term.

Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA): 20-month program designed for mid-career Indigenous leaders working within the context of Indigenous business, governance, and leadership. This program weaves Indigenous worldviews with business theory and skills to provide you with the tools to create economically sustainable communities.

Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA): Start your MBA journey with our GDBA by upskilling your foundational business knowledge in a challenging, yet approachable online learning environment. Transfer eligible GDBA courses into the Flexible MBA, Management of Technology MBA or Full-Time MBA.

Master of Science in Finance (MSc Finance): Gain hands-on capital market experience by managing a CAD$30M+ student-led investment fund while you pursue a rigorous finance program that sharpens your financial theory, analytical thinking and business acumen. Prepare for the next step in your career with knowledge in data analytics, Python, and asset management.

Registration for the event is free, but space is limited. Reserve your spot today! For inquiries or more information, please contact beedie@sfu.ca.