Macroeconomics for Executives (Online): Navigating Global Risks and Trends

No business operates in a vacuum. Exchange rate volatility, fiscal and monetary policy, geopolitical uncertainty, trade conflicts: these represent just a sliver of the broad web of macroeconomic forces that can shape the future of your organization.

The wide-ranging consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have reinforced the interconnectedness of our world. Citing lingering uncertainties about the progression of the pandemic, the United Nations said in a 2020 report that the possibility of a slow recovery and prolonged economic slump with rising poverty and inequality looms large.

Now more than ever, positioning global organizations for sustained success requires the ability to detect and skillfully navigate key macroeconomic influences. The better professionals, executives, and strategists can understand the interdependencies of these macroeconomic forces, the better the decisions they can make for their organizations.

Nurturing this critical skill is the focus of Macroeconomics for Executives (Online): Navigating Global Risks and Trends, a ten-week online program from Columbia Business School Executive Education. Its foundation is the three-step Macro Scenario Playbook, which provides a framework to help make these big-picture concepts applicable to your business situation.

Through the successful completion of this online program, you will learn about macroeconomics for business management and how to improve your strategic decision-making in today's global economy to steer your organization toward a brighter future.

As recent events have demonstrated, the world can change in extraordinary ways quite quickly. Now more than ever, executives and professionals both new and experienced must be equipped with advanced skills and knowledge to effectively seize new opportunities, navigate through uncertainty, and thrive in any environment.