Educational programs in strategic leadership can help advance employees on management tracks as well as in other business careers. Most courses of study cover both the analytical and conceptual need for strong strategic leadership. Evidence-based training is often used to accomplish this.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.