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Learn moreBased on The 12-Week MBA by Abilitie, a business leadership program taught to professionals at global Fortune 500 companies, The 12-Week MBA offers practical tips for managers and aspiring business leaders.
Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. Now The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials, focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as a manager and business leader.
The 12-Week MBA’s unique premise is that there is a core set of business skills that entrepreneurs and future leaders of organizations can learn and will need regardless of their industry, function, or level. Those core skills—value creation, people skills, and decision-making—can be learned in less time and at lower cost than in a traditional two-year MBA, where the typical content becomes obsolete by the time students have graduated.
Authors Bjorn Billhardt and Nathan Kracklauer, leaders of Abilitie, a leadership development provider, have customized and honed their virtual 12-week MBA course over the last 20 years. Now they bring you the key lessons from this curriculum in an accessible, engaging guide.
Bjorn Billhardt is CEO and founder of Abilitie, a global leadership devel - opment company. Prior to launching Abilitie, Bjorn co-founded Enspire Learn - ing, an early pioneer of e-learning programs and business simulations in 2001. Bjorn holds a BA from the University of Texas and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A native of Hamburg, Germany, he came to the US as an exchange student in high school and now lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three boys
Nathan Kracklauer leads Abilitie’s research and development efforts as Chief Research Officer. Nathan has facilitated leadership seminars at companies such as Coca-Cola and Dell, and at executive education programs at IMD Business School. Nathan holds a BA and a BS from the University of Texas and an MA from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. Born in Falls Church, Virginia, Nathan now lives in Karlsruhe, Germany, with his wife and two daughters
Bjorn Billhardt is CEO and founder of Abilitie, a global leadership devel - opment company. Prior to launching Abilitie, Bjorn co-founded Enspire Learn - ing, an early pioneer of e-learning programs and business simulations in 2001. Bjorn holds a BA from the University of Texas and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A native of Hamburg, Germany, he came to the US as an exchange student in high school and now lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three boys
Nathan Kracklauer leads Abilitie’s research and development efforts as Chief Research Officer. Nathan has facilitated leadership seminars at companies such as Coca-Cola and Dell, and at executive education programs at IMD Business School. Nathan holds a BA and a BS from the University of Texas and an MA from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. Born in Falls Church, Virginia, Nathan now lives in Karlsruhe, Germany, with his wife and two daughters