As your business responsibilities grow, your leadership and management challenges become more complex. This executive leadership program prepares you to lead effectively in times of economic uncertainty, navigate an ever-changing global economy, and build a culture of leadership and ownership across the enterprise. You will return to your company ready to lead change with greater vision and confidence—and inspire others to help drive organizational performance.

This program is presented jointly with the HBS Leadership Initiative.

Summary

This program is presented jointly with the HBS Leadership Initiative.

Key Benefits

Focused on the best practices of extraordinary leaders, this program prepares you to succeed at the highest levels of your organization. By rethinking and refreshing your leadership approach, you will gain new insights into the impact that personal decisions have on organizational capability, execution, and innovation. You will emerge fully prepared to help your company secure a strategic advantage by delivering greater value to customers, employees, and shareholders.

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Lead with vision and confidence Lead with vision and confidence

Align your leadership approach with your responsibilities, your organization, and your challenges
Apply ethical principles in solving your toughest challenges
Put your skills and competencies to work across the organization

Maximize the value of your organization's major asset: its people Maximize the value of your organization's major asset: its people

Motivate people and inspire a higher level of performance
Mentor rising leaders to help them realize their potential
Improve collaboration among members of the senior management team
Foster a culture of leadership and ownership

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

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Lead with vision and confidence

Align your leadership approach with your responsibilities, your organization, and your challenges
Apply ethical principles in solving your toughest challenges
Put your skills and competencies to work across the organization

Maximize the value of your organization's major asset: its people

Motivate people and inspire a higher level of performance
Mentor rising leaders to help them realize their potential
Improve collaboration among members of the senior management team
Foster a culture of leadership and ownership

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 executive team members with significant management responsibilities and at least 15 years of experience in large established organizations with at least $50 million in annual revenue
Particularly appropriate for: Chief operating officers, chief administrative officers, chief accounting officers, chief financial officers, senior vice presidents, general managers, senior human resource professionals, and divisional directors or leaders

Attendance by two or three members of the senior management team will foster teamwork and amplify the program's impact.

Participating Companies Have Included:

Danone

Comcast

Hewlett Packard

IBM

Michelin

Monash University

Nissan

Ruralco

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Telecom

World Bank

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.

Understanding the Case Method

Read the case, discuss with your peers, and decide how you would address the challenges.

Who Should Attend: Senior executives and executive team members with significant management responsibilities and at least 15 years of experience in large established organizations with at least $50 million in annual revenue

Particularly appropriate for: Chief operating officers, chief administrative officers, chief accounting officers, chief financial officers, senior vice presidents, general managers, senior human resource professionals, and divisional directors or leaders

Attendance by two or three members of the senior management team will foster teamwork and amplify the program's impact.

Participating Companies Have Included:

Danone

Comcast

Hewlett Packard

IBM

Michelin

Monash University

Nissan

Ruralco

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Telecom

World Bank

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

Understanding the Case Method

Read the case, discuss with your peers, and decide how you would address the challenges.

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

Focused on senior leadership development, this rich learning experience includes faculty presentations, case studies, group workshops, self-assessments, and individual exercises. Exploring the latest research and proven leadership practices, the curriculum balances thought-provoking debate and analysis with structured opportunities for self-reflection and personal development. You will gain new insights into managing leadership teams, motivating a diverse workforce, and achieving your corporate agenda.

What You Will Learn: Focused on senior leadership development, this rich learning experience includes faculty presentations, case studies, group workshops, self-assessments, and individual exercises. Exploring the latest research and proven leadership practices, the curriculum balances thought-provoking debate and analysis with structured opportunities for self-reflection and personal development. You will gain new insights into managing leadership teams, motivating a diverse workforce, and achieving your corporate agenda.

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The customer-strategic perspective The customer-strategic perspective

Delivering value by consistently delighting customers, employees, and shareholders
Building ownership into your business strategy
Increasing your customer ownership quotient (OQ) by putting customers to work
Shaping an ownership culture

Managing teams effectively Managing teams effectively

Fostering a culture of leadership that enables more productive teams
Evaluating and increasing the effectiveness of your team
Getting the most value from individual differences
Making the shift from building productive teams of individual contributors to developing effective leadership teams

Leadership style and impact Leadership style and impact

Managing talent from a strategic perspective
Motivating a diverse workforce
Understanding how personal decisions affect organizational capability, execution, and innovation

Extraordinary leadership Extraordinary leadership

Enabling people to value themselves, one another, and the organization
Promoting a sense of shared responsibility
Inspiring others to become leaders

Leading change Leading change

Enabling successful change by leveraging the human element
Aligning culture and strategy to propel change
Maintaining high levels of performance amidst change

Leadership in your life Leadership in your life

Making decisions in difficult situations
Unpacking the inner workings of the decision-making process
Addressing moral and ethical challenges

Key Areas

The customer-strategic perspective

Delivering value by consistently delighting customers, employees, and shareholders
Building ownership into your business strategy
Increasing your customer ownership quotient (OQ) by putting customers to work
Shaping an ownership culture

Managing teams effectively

Fostering a culture of leadership that enables more productive teams
Evaluating and increasing the effectiveness of your team
Getting the most value from individual differences
Making the shift from building productive teams of individual contributors to developing effective leadership teams

Leadership style and impact

Managing talent from a strategic perspective
Motivating a diverse workforce
Understanding how personal decisions affect organizational capability, execution, and innovation

Extraordinary leadership

Enabling people to value themselves, one another, and the organization
Promoting a sense of shared responsibility
Inspiring others to become leaders

Leading change

Enabling successful change by leveraging the human element
Aligning culture and strategy to propel change
Maintaining high levels of performance amidst change

Leadership in your life

Making decisions in difficult situations
Unpacking the inner workings of the decision-making process
Addressing moral and ethical challenges

Faculty

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

Anthony Mayo

Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Faculty chair of "Leadership for Senior Executives."

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Faculty

Linda A. Hill

Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration. Faculty chair of the HBS Leadership Initiative. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of "High Potentials Leadership Program," and "Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation."

Executive leadership training gives you the tools to keep great ideas flowing.

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Alan D. MacCormack

MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration.

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Faculty: 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

Anthony Mayo

Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. Faculty chair of "Leadership for Senior Executives."

Read Full Bio

Faculty

Linda A. Hill

Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration. Faculty chair of the HBS Leadership Initiative. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of "High Potentials Leadership Program," and "Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation."

Executive leadership training gives you the tools to keep great ideas flowing.

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Alan D. MacCormack

MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration.

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More Admissions Information

Program content, dates, fees, 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.

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