Information for Employers
The Aspen Executive Seminar is more than leadership development—it’s a strategic reset for experienced leaders operating at the highest levels.
The Aspen Executive Seminar gives leaders what they need most – time and space to broaden perspectives, reassess priorities, and evaluate how to best align their leadership to their core values.
Since 1950, leaders from Fortune 500 companies, innovative startups, government agencies, the military, global nonprofits, and more have turned to the Aspen Executive Seminar to strengthen their leaders through humanistic leadership development and dialogue.
The Value of the Aspen Executive Seminar for Your Organization
If you or your employee are applying professional development funds to attend, this page provides language and resources to help frame the ROI for your organization.
About
The Aspen Executive Seminar is the premier leadership development program designed for senior leaders navigating the demands of today’s dynamic business environment. In a world of constant change, the Seminar provides a rare opportunity to step away, examine the ideas & ideals that our world is founded on, clarify personal values, and strengthen the decision-making, communication, and ethical reasoning needed to drive leadership growth and effective corporate performance.
Backed by 75 years of proven impact, the Aspen Executive Seminar equips leaders to return to their organizations with renewed purpose, strategic clarity, and a deeper ability to lead with conviction. Allowing organizations to build resilience in times of uncertainty and foster values-driven decision-making at all levels.
Seminar alumni include leaders across sectors and around the world with access to the Aspen Institute’s wealth of resources, including opportunities for continued leadership development and other programing for you, your network, and your team or organization.
The moral challenges of leadership run across all industries, sectors, disciplines, and specialties. From corporate boardrooms to non-profit field workers
Leaders attend from all over the world to explore the ideas and ideals that have created the world we all share and the future we are building together.
Professional Development Time
Participants spend the majority of the seminar in a series of moderated, text-based dialogue on topics including values in balance, efficiency, justice, equality, liberty, and more. The week also includes time disconnect from the frenzy of the working world with nature excursions and space for casual conversation between participants to connect.
The seminar totals nearly 43 hours of professional development programming, excluding meals.
Resources
Download the sample schedule and testimonials from past participants for more details on what to expect.
Grounded. Reflective. Strategically Human.
Individual ROI
In a high-velocity, results-driven business world, it’s easy for leaders to become reactive. The Aspen Executive Seminar creates space to step away from urgent decisions and refocus on what drives lasting impact: clarity of values, strategic thinking, and authentic leadership.
Leaders gain:
- Sharpened moral and strategic judgment
- Heightened self-awareness and leadership clarity
- Stronger communication and listening skills
- Broadened perspectives through dialogue with cross-sector peers
- Renewed ability to navigate ambiguity and change with integrity
- Trusted leadership cohort that extend beyond the Seminar
Leaders who think better, lead better.
Organizational ROI
Organizations invest in the Aspen Executive Seminar because it delivers meaningful outcomes for their top leaders and for their bottom line, deepening their leader’s capacity to lead through complexity.
Organizations gain:
- More values-aligned decision-making that strengthens corporate culture
- Improved executive presence and clarity in complex environments
- Team and organizational benefits from leaders who are more grounded, adaptable, and purpose-driven
- Cross-functional innovation spurred by diverse perspectives and non-linear thinking
Organizations sending 2+ employees to the Aspen Executive Seminar in a year may be eligible for a discounted rate.
Still need additional information?
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