Top companies manage their human capital as strategically as their financial capital—and bring their human resources leaders into the strategic decision-making process. This HR leadership program prepares you to apply your human capital insights to discussions with C-suite executives on strategic opportunities and direction, performance improvement, and competitive threats. You will return to your organization with the expertise and confidence to recommend bold moves and create business value.

Summary: Top companies manage their human capital as strategically as their financial capital—and bring their human resources leaders into the strategic decision-making process. This HR leadership program prepares you to apply your human capital insights to discussions with C-suite executives on strategic opportunities and direction, performance improvement, and competitive threats. You will return to your organization with the expertise and confidence to recommend bold moves and create business value.

Key Benefits

In this human resources leadership program, you will move beyond talent management to engage fully in every aspect of senior leadership discussions. As you analyze the core business challenges and opportunities that arise in typical executive committee meetings, you will improve your ability to build and implement strategic initiatives that empower your organization to compete, grow, and thrive.

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Become your organization's top resource for human capital strategy Become your organization's top resource for human capital strategy

Apply your human capital insights to discussions about strategic opportunities, differentiated capabilities, and competitive threats
Find new ways to compete for and leverage the best talent
Collaborate effectively with your CEO, COO, CFO, board of directors, and others on your senior leadership team

Create a more nimble and high-performing organization Create a more nimble and high-performing organization

Anticipate, diagnose, and mitigate problems that arise in a growing organization
Enable the successful execution of your organization's strategy
Diagnose and address problems in service or business performance
Strengthen leadership and teamwork capabilities—in yourself, your senior management team, and across the organization

Expand your personal and professional network 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

Key Benefits

Details

Become your organization's top resource for human capital strategy

Apply your human capital insights to discussions about strategic opportunities, differentiated capabilities, and competitive threats
Find new ways to compete for and leverage the best talent
Collaborate effectively with your CEO, COO, CFO, board of directors, and others on your senior leadership team

Create a more nimble and high-performing organization

Anticipate, diagnose, and mitigate problems that arise in a growing organization
Enable the successful execution of your organization's strategy
Diagnose and address problems in service or business performance
Strengthen leadership and teamwork capabilities—in yourself, your senior management team, and across the organization

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

Human resources leaders from midsize to large companies
Senior executives who are on the path to becoming HR heads
Particularly appropriate for: HR leaders who report to the CEO or are members of the top leadership team
Not appropriate for: General managers

Participating Companies Have Included:

Alfa Corporativo, S.A.de C.V.

American Tower Corporation

Banco Santander

Coca-Cola

Johnson & Johnson

McDonald's

Microsoft

Nissan

Pepsi

Walmart

Dive Deeper into the Experience

We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Experience the Case Method in the Classroom

Watch participants debate the issues and present their viewpoints.

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Who Should Attend: Human resources leaders from midsize to large companies

Senior executives who are on the path to becoming HR heads

Particularly appropriate for: HR leaders who report to the CEO or are members of the top leadership team

Not appropriate for: General managers

Participating Companies Have Included:

Alfa Corporativo, S.A.de C.V.

American Tower Corporation

Banco Santander

Coca-Cola

Johnson & Johnson

McDonald's

Microsoft

Nissan

Pepsi

Walmart

Dive Deeper into the Experience

We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Learn More Learn More

Experience the Case Method in the Classroom

Watch participants debate the issues and present their viewpoints.

Learn More Learn More

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Learn More Learn More

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.

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.

Admissions Criteria and Process

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.

What You Will Learn

Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, simulations, and small group discussions, you will learn how human resources executives can play a central role in driving growth and achieving operational excellence. Throughout the program, you will have the opportunity to practice analyzing problems, collaborate with peers on strategies for creating business value, and learn what CEOs need from their human capital experts.

To help you apply your learning when you return to work, you will develop an action plan focused on your organization's strategic business challenges. This presentation, which you will fine-tune based on feedback from the HBS faculty and your program peers, will serve as the foundation for discussions with your organization's senior leadership team.

What You Will Learn

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Growth strategy Growth strategy

Addressing issues that typically arise in acquisition-led growth and organic growth
Designing systems that improve the chances of success when implementing new business models or offerings
Planning and leading organizational transformation

Operational excellence Operational excellence

Assessing and improving business performance
Analyzing your company's business systems to diagnose performance problems and develop solutions
Ensuring that employees have the skills and tools needed to operate effectively and efficiently

Service excellence Service excellence

Developing service as a competitive differentiator
Creating conditions that lead to brilliant service execution and thriving employees
Improving service levels without raising costs

People leadership and teamwork People leadership and teamwork

Creating a more effective senior management team
Building strategies and business models that enable the organization to identify, develop, and retain top talent
Evaluating and developing leaders at all levels of the organization

Key Topics

Growth strategy

Addressing issues that typically arise in acquisition-led growth and organic growth
Designing systems that improve the chances of success when implementing new business models or offerings
Planning and leading organizational transformation

Operational excellence

Assessing and improving business performance
Analyzing your company's business systems to diagnose performance problems and develop solutions
Ensuring that employees have the skills and tools needed to operate effectively and efficiently

Service excellence

Developing service as a competitive differentiator
Creating conditions that lead to brilliant service execution and thriving employees
Improving service levels without raising costs

People leadership and teamwork

Creating a more effective senior management team
Building strategies and business models that enable the organization to identify, develop, and retain top talent
Evaluating and developing leaders at all levels of the organization

The HBS Advantage

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.

Faculty Chair

Mark Maletz

Senior Fellow, Executive Education. Faculty chair of "The HR-Executive Suite Connection."

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"HR executives can play valuable roles in diagnosing challenges and improving teamwork within the leadership team itself."

Faculty

Ryan W. Buell

UPS Foundation Associate Professor of Service Management. Member of the Technology and Operations Management Unit; and faculty chair of "Transforming Customer Experiences."

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Willis M. Emmons

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Director, C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning.

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Francesca Gino

Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration. Head of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Units; and faculty cochair of "Behavioral Economics: Understanding and Shaping Customer and Employee Behavior" and "Driving Profitable Growth."

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Paul D. McKinnon

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit.

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Tsedal Neeley

Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit.

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The HBS Advantage: 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.

Faculty Chair

Mark Maletz

Senior Fellow, Executive Education. Faculty chair of "The HR-Executive Suite Connection."

Read Full Bio
"HR executives can play valuable roles in diagnosing challenges and improving teamwork within the leadership team itself."
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Faculty

Ryan W. Buell

UPS Foundation Associate Professor of Service Management. Member of the Technology and Operations Management Unit; and faculty chair of "Transforming Customer Experiences."

Read Full Bio

Willis M. Emmons

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Director, C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning.

Read Full Bio

Francesca Gino

Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration. Head of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Units; and faculty cochair of "Behavioral Economics: Understanding and Shaping Customer and Employee Behavior" and "Driving Profitable Growth."

Read Full Bio

Paul D. McKinnon

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit.

Read Full Bio

Tsedal Neeley

Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit.

Read Full Bio