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Learning and Development is one of an organizations’ most important strategic assets. Yet, asking companies to optimize this function alone is a daunting and unnecessary task. With over one-hundred years of experience educating business leaders, Bentley has the knowledge and tools to be your strategic partner in creating a high-performing learning organization.
Bentley's Approach to Applied and Experiential Learning
Customized Programs for Tangible Results
Our custom programs systematically develop skills while strategically addressing your organization's specific challenges. By aligning curriculum with your unique business context and culture, we ensure targeted talent development that drives measurable business results with learning you can apply on Monday!
Blend of Business with the Arts and Sciences
With over 200 faculty members blending expertise across business and arts and sciences, our approach is grounded in practicality and innovation. Our faculty aren't just academics—they're practitioners, drawing from real-world experiences to enrich every module they deliver.
Applied & Experiential Learning
Our Executive Education programs foster innovation through durable skill development and lead to success by focusing on practical applications tailored to your business challenge.
- Simulations & Immersive Experiences: Participants engage in realistic scenarios that mirror complex business challenges, allowing them to apply concepts, make decisions, and receive feedback from faculty, peers, and industry practitioners.
- Industry-Relevant Case Studies: Custom and industry-leading case studies bring concepts to life through real-world examples, helping participants explore strategic opportunities, organizational challenges, innovation, and leadership decisions. Custom case studies will are selected based on the participant composition and can have multiple dimensions or span topics.
- Experiential Project-Based Learning: Individual and team-based projects enable participants to address real organizational challenges and enterprise deliverables for board, investment, or executive management. Project learning can be topic-specific or threaded throughout the customization process. Opportunity to co-design a custom capstone project for enterprise alignment and targeted training.
Featured Faculty
Paul Tesluk, PhD
As the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bentley, Paul Tesluk is a national expert in leadership development, team design and effectiveness, and organizational change.
Susan Vroman, EdD
Susan Vroman is an organizational effectiveness and leadership development specialist. With experience working as an internal and external resource, Susan’s passion and expertise lie in values-based leadership and culture development.
Bhasker Natarajan
Bhasker Natarajan is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Management Department at Bentley University and Executive Education Mini-MBA Program Director. He brings more than three decades of strategy, operations, and transformation experience, including experience in senior executive roles, and as an angel investor.
Iris Bedrow, PhD
Iris Berdrow holds an MBA and Ph.D. with a concentration in Organizational Behavior and International Management. Her research interests are in cross-border innovation, cross-cultural effectiveness, global alliances, employee competencies and competency based education.
