Talk to your manager about your EMBA goals

Talking to your manager is critical.  The admissions committee is going to make sure your organization is behind you 100%.  The more excited your company is for you, the easier it is for you to get in.  You want to have as many discussions with people you work with as possible, as early as possible.  I cannot stress this enough.  You want everyone you work with to know your plans.  In particular, you want the managers and senior managers above you to know about your goals and you must win their support.  It's rare, but you may have to neutralize some opposition.  It is essential to clear all of that away before you take the GMAT and begin the application process.  This way, should anything come up later, the entire leadership team is already familiar with your situation and you will be able to resolve any issues easily and quickly.  There are other benefits:

• This gives you the excuse to market yourself in your company.
• Relationship building: you will find another manager that went through MBA school who will want to share his/her experience with you.
• This opens up the opportunity for you to get new work assignments that will synergistically help you advance in your career as well as learn the MBA curriculum.

Make sure that you make this a multi-step process.  What I mean is, first, tell everyone that you are planning to go get an EMBA.   Several months later after you get in, circle back and let everyone know that you got in and how excited you are.  This not only confirms that you are a person that executes on your promises, it also allows you to reap all of the above benefits multiple times.