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    Driving Profitable Growth

    Driving Profitable Growth
    Gary Pisano

    Design processes that lead to sustainable and profitable growth.

    Gary P. Pisano
    Faculty Cochair
    Francesca Gino
    Faculty Cochair
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    Gary Pisano

    Design processes that lead to sustainable and profitable growth.

    Gary P. Pisano
    Faculty Cochair
    Francesca Gino
    Faculty Cochair
    Read More
    Need Help? Contact Us:
    Program Advising team
    Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

    Summary

    The path to sustainable, profitable growth is complex, demanding, and risky. This program delves into the three key questions leaders must answer to drive growth: What is your strategic imperative for growth? How will you achieve growth? How can you maintain organizational health throughout the process? Whether your company is looking to overcome scaling challenges, evolve its corporate culture, or discover new avenues for growth, you will emerge well equipped to drive business expansion.

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    Summary

    The path to sustainable, profitable growth is complex, demanding, and risky. This program delves into the three key questions leaders must answer to drive growth: What is your strategic imperative for growth? How will you achieve growth? How can you maintain organizational health throughout the process? Whether your company is looking to overcome scaling challenges, evolve its corporate culture, or discover new avenues for growth, you will emerge well equipped to drive business expansion.

    Key Benefits
    As the leader of a dynamic enterprise, you need a 360-degree view of the opportunities and challenges that your enterprise will face across each stage of business growth. This program unpacks the nature of growth as a process—including its key variables, risks, and decision points—and prepares you to manage the growth curve for your organization with greater confidence, expertise, and success.

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    Choose your organization's best approach to growth Choose your organization's best approach to growth
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    • Identify market opportunities and the best pace of growth
    • Develop the right strategy for your company—scaling up or scoping out
    • Leverage growth to strengthen your competitive position
    • Avoid the common pitfalls along various paths to growth
    Establish the operational and structural foundation for growthEstablish the operational and structural foundation for growth
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    • Manage and monitor the financial aspects of growth
    • Retain—and evolve—your corporate culture as you grow
    • Build the pool of talent you need to achieve your growth objectives
    • Ensure the right leadership and processes are in place for each stage of growth
    Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
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    • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
    • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

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    As the leader of a dynamic enterprise, you need a 360-degree view of the opportunities and challenges that your enterprise will face across each stage of business growth. This program unpacks the nature of growth as a process—including its key variables, risks, and decision points—and prepares you to manage the growth curve for your organization with greater confidence, expertise, and success.
    Details

    Choose your organization's best approach to growth

    • Identify market opportunities and the best pace of growth
    • Develop the right strategy for your company—scaling up or scoping out
    • Leverage growth to strengthen your competitive position
    • Avoid the common pitfalls along various paths to growth

    Establish the operational and structural foundation for growth

    • Manage and monitor the financial aspects of growth
    • Retain—and evolve—your corporate culture as you grow
    • Build the pool of talent you need to achieve your growth objectives
    • Ensure the right leadership and processes are in place for each stage of growth

    Expand your personal and professional network

    • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
    • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

    Who Should Attend

    • Senior executives and experienced leaders tasked with driving growth in established midsize to large organizations, from a range of functional backgrounds such as operations, human resources, research and development, finance, and marketing
    • Senior executives managing a post-merger integration or heading up a new business unit
    • CEOs, general managers, and division heads whose responsibilities include strategy, new business acquisition, and operations management

    Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

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    Inside the Classroom
    See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.
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    We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?
    Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.
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    Discover more about business. And yourself.
    Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.
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    Who Should Attend

    • Senior executives and experienced leaders tasked with driving growth in established midsize to large organizations, from a range of functional backgrounds such as operations, human resources, research and development, finance, and marketing
    • Senior executives managing a post-merger integration or heading up a new business unit
    • CEOs, general managers, and division heads whose responsibilities include strategy, new business acquisition, and operations management

    Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

    Dive Deeper into the Experience
    Play video
    Play video
    Inside the Classroom
    See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.
    Watch the VideoWatch the Video
    Play video
    Play video
    We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?
    Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.
    Watch the VideoWatch the Video
    Play video
    Play video
    Discover more about business. And yourself.
    Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.
    Watch the VideoWatch the Video

    Learning and Living at HBS

    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.

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    Learning and Living at HBS

    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.

    Admissions Criteria and Process

    We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
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    Answering Your Questions

    Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

    Application Submission

    We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

    Application Review

    To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

    Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

    The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. No payment is necessary until you have been accepted. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel or defer participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellations or deferrals received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

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    Admissions Criteria and Process Dropdown down

    We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

    Answering Your Questions

    Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

    Application Submission

    We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

    Application Review

    To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

    Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

    The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. No payment is necessary until you have been accepted. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel or defer participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellations or deferrals received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.
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    Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.
    Gary Pisano

    Design processes that lead to sustainable and profitable growth.

    Gary P. Pisano
    Faculty Cochair
    Francesca Gino
    Faculty Cochair
    Read More
    Apply
    Download Brochure
    Program Finder
    Need Help? Contact Us:
    Program Advising team
    Email: executive_education@hbs.edu
    Gary Pisano

    Design processes that lead to sustainable and profitable growth.

    Gary P. Pisano
    Faculty Cochair
    Francesca Gino
    Faculty Cochair
    Read More
    Need Help? Contact Us:
    Program Advising team
    Email: executive_education@hbs.edu
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