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Leadership in the Global Enterprise Experience

Develop the leadership skills to inspire, innovate, and navigate complexity — then put them into practice by guiding a global team to create a solution for social good.

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Course overview

The GEE Leadership Programme combines a demanding real-world leadership challenge with strong wrap-around support. You will lead a virtual team drawn from 138 countries in this UN award-winning programme, building confidence in your leadership ability and forming lasting global connections.

As you work toward a business concept for social good, you will navigate pressure, collaborate across cultures, and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Training includes leadership development, new-venture proposal design, virtual team technologies, creativity and innovation tools, social entrepreneurship, and personal growth. You will have access to educational resources, interactive webinars, peer-support workshops, and one-to-one coaching.

Participants can compete for awards, prize money, and the chance to secure seed funding to bring their concept to life.

A Level 9 micro-credential from Victoria University of Wellington is available on completion.

Course Elements

  • Leading a cross-cultural virtual team
  • Business proposal development
  • Economics, financing and marketing
  • One-to-one personal coaching and business coaching
  • Innovation processes
  • Creative tools for concept development
  • New venture strategy

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Deb Gilbertson

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Further Information

If you want to experience the programme without taking on a leadership role, you may enrol as a team member at no cost. It will need to have the website www.geebiz.org to enrol.

Successful completion gives you the option to earn the Victoria University of Wellington Leadership in the Global Enterprise Experience micro-credential (15 points at NZQA Level 9). This additional recognition is available for $304.75 incl. GST.

You may enrol as an individual or as a pair. Sessions are delivered as interactive two-hour webinars designed for strong peer connection. Each session is offered multiple times to accommodate different time zones and work schedules, providing fully flexible learning.

Participating organisations gain improved:

  • Practical leadership capability developed through real experience
  • Ability to turn ideas into action
  • Insights on impacting the UN SDGs profitably
  • Diversity, inclusion and belonging skills
  • New venture planning capability
  • Personal resilience and readiness to take on complex challenges

Course reviews

Leading a GEE team has been the most transformative experience of my professional and personal life. Looking back, I am amazed at how much I’ve grown in such a short period.

Past Learner

I leave this experience feeling more prepared, more empathetic, and more committed to driving positive change in the world.

Past Learner

GEE has been one of the most transformative and eye-opening experiences in my personal, academic, and professional journey. The leadership sessions were incredibly insightful and challenged me to think differently—about the world, about my role in driving positive change, and about the qualities that make a strong and empathetic leader. It has not only given me knowledge and skills but also the courage to dream bigger and take meaningful action.

Past Learner

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Leadership in the Global Enterprise Experience