Companies need to be developing leaders who exhibit high standards of integrity, take responsibility for their actions, and make decisions based on enduring principles rather than short-term expedience. The best leaders are authentic leaders—people whose inner compass guides their daily actions and enables them to earn the trust of subordinates, peers, and shareholders. In this program, you will uncover, analyze, and strengthen the unique characteristics that enable leading with authenticity and purpose—and become the type of outstanding leader you most admire.
Companies need to be developing leaders who exhibit high standards of integrity, take responsibility for their actions, and make decisions based on enduring principles rather than short-term expedience. The best leaders are authentic leaders—people whose inner compass guides their daily actions and enables them to earn the trust of subordinates, peers, and shareholders. In this program, you will uncover, analyze, and strengthen the unique characteristics that enable leading with authenticity and purpose—and become the type of outstanding leader you most admire.
This program is designed for senior executives who want to enhance their leadership ability and prepare to take on greater leadership responsibilities within their organization.
The program welcomes individuals or teams. Attendance by multiple company representatives will foster teamwork, amplify the program's impact, and enable participants to continue supporting one another's leadership development after the program ends.
This program is designed for senior executives who want to enhance their leadership ability and prepare to take on greater leadership responsibilities within their organization.
The program welcomes individuals or teams. Attendance by multiple company representatives will foster teamwork, amplify the program's impact, and enable participants to continue supporting one another's leadership development after the program ends.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, individual exercises, small group discussions, and classroom debates, you will explore the qualities of leading with authenticity as well as the deeply personal core of your own leadership.
During the program, you will participate in a Leadership Development Group (LDG) with seven other participants. This powerful peer-based forum enables you to discuss the personal roots of your leadership in an intimate setting. Exercises that promote individual reflection and peer exchange will provide an opportunity for you to evolve your approach to leadership in a supportive environment that encourages more openness and self-reflection than might be possible in a large class setting.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to create your personal leadership development plan—a blueprint for continuing to grow as an authentic leader after the program ends.
Please note that you will be asked to complete certain exercises before the program begins to help you maximize the value of your time on campus.
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, individual exercises, small group discussions, and classroom debates, you will explore the qualities of leading with authenticity as well as the deeply personal core of your own leadership.
During the program, you will participate in a Leadership Development Group (LDG) with seven other participants. This powerful peer-based forum enables you to discuss the personal roots of your leadership in an intimate setting. Exercises that promote individual reflection and peer exchange will provide an opportunity for you to evolve your approach to leadership in a supportive environment that encourages more openness and self-reflection than might be possible in a large class setting.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to create your personal leadership development plan—a blueprint for continuing to grow as an authentic leader after the program ends.
Please note that you will be asked to complete certain exercises before the program begins to help you maximize the value of your time on campus.
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe
Thomas J. DeLong
Senior Fellow and former Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; faculty cochair of "Leading Professional Service Firms" and "Authentic Leader Development."
Scott A. Snook
MBA Class of 1958 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit, and faculty cochair of "Authentic Leadership Development."
William W. George
Senior Fellow. Member of the General Management Unit; founder of the "Authentic Leader Development" program, and faculty cochair of "Leading Global Businesses."
Bill George discusses on Huffpost Live what is working among top business leaders.
Nancy F. Koehn
James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration. Member of the General Management Unit.
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe
Thomas J. DeLong
Senior Fellow and former Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; faculty cochair of "Leading Professional Service Firms" and "Authentic Leader Development."
Scott A. Snook
MBA Class of 1958 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit, and faculty cochair of "Authentic Leadership Development."
William W. George
Senior Fellow. Member of the General Management Unit; founder of the "Authentic Leader Development" program, and faculty cochair of "Leading Global Businesses."
Bill George discusses on Huffpost Live what is working among top business leaders.
Nancy F. Koehn
James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration. Member of the General Management Unit.