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.
Each group of participants represents diverse business functions, companies, industries, and countries, helping to further broaden your perspective and expand your knowledge.
Appropriate titles include, but are not limited to:
- Vice president
- Director
- Project manager
- Functional manager
Past Participants Represented:
| Industries |
Nationalities |
| 3% |
|
Chem/Pharm/Bio |
6% |
|
Africa |
| 1% |
|
Communications |
18% |
|
Asia/Pacific |
| 6% |
|
Consumer Products |
17% |
|
Europe |
| 20% |
|
Financial |
9% |
|
Latin America |
| 9% |
|
High Technology |
12% |
|
Middle East |
| 5% |
|
Manufacturing |
39% |
|
North America |
| 10% |
|
Nonprofit Services |
|
|
|
| 12% |
|
Other Services |
|
|
|
| 13% |
|
Professional Services |
|
| 6% |
|
Raw Materials/Energy |
|
| 7% |
|
Real Estate/Construction |
| 7% |
|
Retail Services |
| 3% |
|
Utilities/Telecom |
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 [Vice President, Marketing], Prometheus Real Estate Company, U.S.