A new executive education program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, for example, Leading a Resilient Organization: Achieving Results During Challenging Times, is designed to help companies build the mental toughness necessary to survive and thrive in the current economic downturn.

With a focus on financial regulatory activity, the new Master of Science in Business: Finance program offered by the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland helps prepare students to lead a financial industry being reshaped by greater government regulation and intervention.