Executive Education

Who Is Right for the Program

Authentic Leadership Development is designed for senior leaders that aspire to become more effective in their leadership and to take on greater leadership challenges. Participants may come from any functional background, industry, or country. You can expect a diverse group of peers with whom you will share personal reflections on leadership, exchange ideas, and extend your personal and professional network. Typical participant titles include:

• Chief operating officer
• Chief administrative officer
• Senior vice president
• General manager
• Senior human resources officer
• Divisional director or leader

The journey toward authentic leadership requires confronting your personal aspirations, strengths, and weaknesses—including aspects of your life history, identity, or current leadership style that may be helping you or holding you back. To derive maximum value from this program, you must be ready to share with fellow participants in a deeply personal way—be able to trust, expose your fears, offer feedback, and accept others' input with an open mind. All information you share will remain completely confidential.

Individuals or teams are welcome to attend. When several individuals from a single company attend as a group, they can offer continuing support for each other's leadership development after the program ends.

Participating Companies Have Included:

"Authentic Leadership Development was a once-in-a-lifetime experience not only because of the incredible HBS faculty, but first and foremost for the comments I received from my peers in our leadership development groups. Through their honest and meaningful feedback, I was able to develop my own Personal Leadership Development Plan and understand what really motivates me and drives my passion and purpose in life."
Luis Miguel Garzón [Managing Director, Opp Film], Oben Holding Group, South America

"My peer group forced me to think seriously about the course material, articulate my life story and purpose, and receive honest feedback on how my life and leadership style did or did not match my stated goals. The experience of honest and open exchange with five strangers over five days was profound."
Nina Wagner [Afghanistan Country Director], Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S.