Your Course of Study
Through a carefully constructed series of sessions that blends faculty lectures, case studies, videos, group workshops, and individual exercises, you will balance thought-provoking debate and analysis with self-reflection and personal development. The teaching team for this HBS Executive Education program creates a learning environment that is invigorating, demanding, and enjoyable. You and other members of your group will challenge and motivate one another, sharing ideas and forging professional bonds that can last a lifetime.
The curriculum focuses on six key areas:
The Customer-Strategic Perspective
World-class companies deliver superior value by consistently delighting their customers, employees, and shareholders. Topics include:
- Building ownership into your business strategy
- Increasing your customer ownership quotient (OQ) by putting customers to work
- Shaping an ownership culture
Managing Teams Effectively
Creating a strong team is one of your most important leadership responsibilities. The challenge shifts from building productive teams of individual contributors to developing effective leadership teams. To assess your capabilities as a team leader, you will explore varied topics, including:
- Fostering a culture of leadership in order to build productive teams
- Evaluating and increasing the effectiveness of your team
- Leading diverse teams—and getting the most value from individual differences
- Maximizing creativity within groups
Leadership Style and Impact
Focusing on the challenges of leading change through the lens of aspirational leadership, you will cover topics, including:
- Creating a culture of leadership and motivating a diverse workforce
- Managing talent from a strategic perspective
- Understanding how personal decisions affect organizational capability, execution, and innovation
Extraordinary Leadership
Extraordinary leaders create and promote a culture where people value themselves, one another, and the organization. This session draws out lessons from the lives of successful leaders who were able to inspire and motivate others to become leaders within their organizations. Topics include:
- Promoting a sense of shared responsibility throughout the organization
- Creating a personal vision
- Inspiring others to help create positive organizational change
Leading Change
Leading and managing change are crucial in today's business climate. By leveraging the human element to produce successful change, participants will gain insights into aligning culture and strategy to propel organizational change. Key topics include:
- Creating a culture of leadership
- Focusing on the challenges of maintaining high levels of performance
Leadership in Your Life
The program concludes by exploring more personal questions about the fundamental ethical challenges facing successful leaders. Through examples drawn from the lives of great historical figures as well as actionable research, you will explore the essence of moral leadership. Key topics include:
- Reflecting on the ways in which leaders make decisions in difficult situations
- Unraveling the inner workings of the decision-making process
- Understanding the capabilities that allow leaders to handle moral challenges
"The Harvard Leadership for Senior Executives program is not just an academic-oriented program. It goes far beyond the cases and the classroom—it entices you to dive even deeper into your understanding of people, decision making, individual talent, and collective intelligence. I have learned how to identify, focus, and release the power of leading to every single member of my entire organization."
Sergio Adames [Director Americas & Canada Wholesale Markets], Sprint, U.S.