Transform your career. Go from busy leader to savvy strategist!
Over 500 of New Zealand and Australia’s smartest senior professionals have transformed their life, work and leadership with Not An MBA. These ambitious high achievers found freedom and fulfilment in their work - are you next?
Enrol in the fastest and most effective strategic leadership programme available to enjoy less stress, more progress, and practical tools and strategies to lead in complex environments.
Are you naMBA material?
You’ll get the most out of this programme if you are:
- Experienced - You have 15+ years of career experience
- Ambitious - You’re an AHA! (Ambitious High Achiever)
- Growth-oriented - You’re a personal development junkie
- Challenge-focused - You’re a values-led agitator who challenges the status quo.
Not An MBA is purpose-built for smart, mid-career professionals in New Zealand and Australia.
We’ve helped students in almost all industries - including enterprise development of over 200 leaders from Woolworths, and in-house programmes for SAAS companies like Optimal Workshop and recruitment firm Haines Attract.
We’re popular with public sector leaders, because we’re all about busting through bureaucracy to get things done.
But our students come from all sectors, including construction management, banking, finance, FMCG, science and innovation, manufacturing, engineering and technology companies.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see a full range of the companies we partner with for their leadership needs.
We partner with market leaders
Over 100 organisations across all industries choose Not An MBA for their leaders
Learn strategic skills (that an MBA won’t teach you)
Not An MBA gives you the skills you wish other leadership programmes had taught you. Decision-making. Systems thinking. Change leadership. Strategic alignment. Practical strategies for influence and problem-solving.
You'll learn to manage your time and energy with confidence, make smarter decisions and lead through complex change with practical tools and frameworks that change the way you think, work and live.
Dates and times
Learning sprints will be held every Tuesday from 10AM - 1PM NZST, starting 21 July 2026.
Enrolments close 1 July 2026. Places are limited.