Program for Leadership Development Accelerating the Careers of High-Potential Leaders

LEADING EFFECTIVELY IN AN UNCERTAIN CLIMATE
If you're in the Houston area on February 20, please join us for a complimentary event with Professor Rob Kaplan, who will discuss the current economic crisis and its implications through the lens of his new book on leadership, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror (Harvard Business Review Press). A networking reception will follow. To RSVP for this event, please email Sarah MacElroy.

Who Is Right for the Program

The Program for Leadership Development is designed specifically for managers and functional specialists who have approximately 10 years of work experience and are considered to be outstanding prospects for leadership within their organizations. The goal is to assemble a group of participants that represents diverse business functions, companies, industries, and countries.

Appropriate titles include, but are not limited to:

  • Vice president
  • Director
  • Project manager
  • Functional manager

Past Participants Represented:

Industries Nationalities
6%
Chem/Pharm/Bio 7%
Africa
3%
Communications 13%
Asia
6%
Consumer Products 5%
Australia/NZ
18%
Financial 31%
Europe
6%
High Technology 6%
Latin America
10%
Manufacturing 9%
Middle East
8%
Nonprofit Services 29%
North America
7%
Other Services

15%
Professional Services


3%
Raw Materials/Energy


4%
Real Estate/Construction


6%
Retail Services


8%
Utilities/Telecommunications







Participating Companies Have Included:

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
CB Richard Ellis
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Forrester Research, Inc.
Foster's Wine Estates
Americas Company
Google Inc.
Intel Corporation
Investec
ITOCHU Corporation
        Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
Nokia
Novartis AG
Oracle Corporation
Prada SpA
Red Bull GmbH
UBS AG
Unilever
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
WORBUS International LLC
Xerox Corporation

"The Program for Leadership Development is the best educational and professional course that I have experienced to date. It offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from distinguished HBS professors—and provides the cross-functional knowledge, personal development, and leadership skills that both emerging and high-potential leaders need to take their next career step. That's why I'm looking forward to returning to HBS for follow-on programs."
Cindy Park [Marketing], Prometheus Real Estate Company, U.S.