Owner-Managed Programs

When you are a company's owner, leader, or perhaps founder as well, success depends on the strength of your leadership—your ability to build effective teams, negotiate complex deals, and create long-term value. Exploring the diverse challenges and opportunities associated with owning, running, and sustaining a profitable enterprise, these programs prepare you and your executive team to build tomorrow's success—one decision at a time.

Aligning Strategy and Sales

  • January 16–21, 2011 (HBS Campus)

  • $11,000
  • The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

Discover how to drive greater levels of revenue by eliminating the gulf between big picture strategy and day-to-day field implementation. Designed for midsize companies or business units, this program helps you optimize your sales channels by linking go-to-market initiatives with strategic priorities and implementing the infrastructure, processes, and company culture critical to profitable growth.

PROGRAM FACULTY: Frank V. Cespedes (faculty chair), David J. Collis

Families in Business

  • November 7–12, 2010 (HBS Campus)

Emphasizing the unique challenges facing family-owned companies, this proven program promotes long-term success for both business and family. In private, facilitated sessions and in group sessions with family business teams from around the world, you will gain valuable insights into issues such as nurturing effective work and shareholder relationships, evaluating performance, passing the business to the next generation, and maintaining ownership control.

PROGRAM FACULTY: David L. Ager, John A. Davis (faculty chair), Deepak Malhotra, Belén Villalonga

Key Executives Program

  • January 2012 (HBS Campus)

  • TBD
  • The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

This general management program helps senior managers in smaller, privately held companies increase their effectiveness and leadership ability. During two intensive weeks focused on general management best practices, you discover how to contribute more fully to your company's success and gain a deeper understanding of your role in shaping corporate direction and improving performance.

PROGRAM FACULTY: Lynda M. Applegate, John A. Davis, Rohit Deshpandé, Deepak Malhotra

Launching New Ventures

  • April 10–15, 2011 (HBS Campus)

  • $11,000
  • The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

Develop the diverse skills required to transform a new business opportunity into a successful company in today's business environment. Focusing on the challenges facing entrepreneurs in small-to-midsize companies, this program helps you make sound investment and management decisions, build a strong team, exploit disruptive opportunities, define new business initiatives, and sell your concept to investors, partners, and other parties.

PROGRAM FACULTY: William R. Kerr (faculty cochair), Josh Lerner (faculty cochair)

Owner/President Management Program

  • May 15–June 3, 2011

  • $31,000 (Unit I only)
  • The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

Crafted for the needs of business owners, this program delivers the insight, vision, and skills to expand your potential—and your company's success. In three multiple-week sessions taking place over three years, you will enhance your business knowledge and transform your leadership ability. Stepping back from day-to-day demands, you will assess your company's position, develop long-term strategies, and prepare to deliver greater value to stakeholders.

PROGRAM FACULTY: Lynda M. Applegate (faculty chair), John A. Davis, Rohit Deshpandé, Josh Lerner, Deepak Malhotra, V.G. Narayanan, Forest L. Reinhardt, David B. Yoffie

Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.

In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.