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Year 2+ Extensions

Advanced modules to continue your MBA journey after completing the 7 core phases

Curriculum Extensions Overview

After completing the 59-week core curriculum, these extension modules let you go deeper into specialized areas based on your interests and career goals.

Total Books
~61
Total Hours
~410
Modules
17
Timeline
1-2yr
When to start: After completing the 7 core phases (~59 weeks). Pick modules based on your career goals and interests.

Tier 1: Priority Extensions Recommended

3-5 months ~14 books ~85 hours

High-priority modules that fit naturally with people, psychology, and leadership focus

Coaching & Mentoring

4 weeks
Key books: The Coaching Habit, Co-Active Coaching +1 more
Key takeaway: 7 essential coaching questions

Diversity & Inclusion

4 weeks
Key books: Blindspot, How to Be an Antiracist +1 more
Key takeaway: Implicit bias & IAT test

Change Management

4 weeks
Key books: Leading Change, Switch +1 more
Key takeaway: Kotter's 8-step process, Rider-Elephant-Path

Emotional Agility

3 weeks
Key books: Emotional Agility, Permission to Feel +1 more
Key takeaway: Showing up, stepping out, walking your why

Tier 2: Business Skills Business

4-6 months ~16 books ~109 hours

Practical business skills that complement the people-focused core curriculum

Project Management

6 weeks
Key books: Getting Things Done (GTD), Scrum +1 more
Key takeaway: GTD system, Agile methodology

Strategy & Business Thinking

6 weeks
Key books: Good Strategy Bad Strategy, Playing to Win +1 more
Key takeaway: Diagnosis-Policy-Action, value innovation

Digital Marketing

4 weeks
Key books: Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, Contagious +1 more
Key takeaway: STEPPS framework for virality

Personal Branding

3 weeks
Key books: Crushing It, Show Your Work +1 more
Key takeaway: 10 ways to share your creativity

Tier 3: Specialized Knowledge Specialized

4-5 months ~16 books ~123 hours

Specialized topics for deeper expertise in specific areas

Finance for Non-Finance

4 weeks
Key books: Financial Intelligence, The Personal MBA +1 more
Key takeaway: Reading financial statements

People Analytics

4 weeks
Key books: The Power of People, Predictive HR Analytics
Key takeaway: Data-driven HR decisions

Organizational Design

4 weeks
Key books: Reinventing Organizations, Team Topologies +1 more
Key takeaway: Teal organizations, team structures

Innovation Readiness

3 weeks
Key books: Crossing the Chasm, The Innovator's Dilemma +1 more
Key takeaway: TRL, CRL, MRL readiness frameworks

Business Ethics & CSR

3 weeks
Key books: Conscious Capitalism, The B Corp Handbook
Key takeaway: Purpose-driven business

Tier 4: Personal Development Personal

Ongoing ~15 books ~93 hours

Personal growth topics that enhance all other learning

Mindfulness & Meditation

Ongoing
Key books: Search Inside Yourself, 10% Happier +1 more
Key takeaway: Google's mindfulness program

Creative Thinking

3 weeks
Key books: A Whack on the Side of the Head, Creative Confidence +1 more
Key takeaway: Design thinking for problem-solving

Systems Thinking

4 weeks
Key books: Thinking in Systems, The Fifth Discipline
Key takeaway: Stocks, flows, feedback loops, leverage points

Advanced Learning

2 weeks
Key books: How to Read a Book, Make It Stick +1 more
Key takeaway: 4 levels of reading, retrieval practice

Recommended Starting Point

Tier 1: Coaching & Mentoring is the most natural extension after the core curriculum. "The Coaching Habit" takes only 3 hours to read and provides 7 essential coaching questions you can use immediately.

Alternatively, start with Tier 4: Advanced Learning to improve your reading and retention skills before tackling more books.

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