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Status: Accepting Applications

Dates: 17–22 MAR 2024
Format: In-Person Learning takes place on the HBS campus or a designated location.
Location: HBS Campus
Fee: $17,000

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

Admissions Criteria and Process

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Summary

Uncertainty and change are relentless challenges for today's leaders. Between expanding globalization, rapid technological shifts, and evolving social norms, how can leaders make the right strategic decisions and leadership choices? In the Leadership for Senior Executives program, you will learn how to manage this uncertainty by exploring five different roles: leader as beacon, leader as coach, leader as innovator, leader as change agent, and leader as architect.

The Leadership for Senior Executives program is presented jointly with the HBS Leadership Initiative.

This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More

Summary

The Leadership for Senior Executives program is presented jointly with the HBS Leadership Initiative.

This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More

Key Benefits

To lead in an uncertain world, you need to hone your "contextual intelligence" and understand the macro- and micro-level forces influencing your organization's success. This program will help you develop those capabilities and improve your competitive position in the marketplace.

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Build your contextual intelligence Build your contextual intelligence

Analyze how the environmental context influences how your organization operates and competes
Sharpen your contextual intelligence on a micro level (e.g., adapt your style to motivate and inspire your team) and macro level (e.g., leverage your awareness of the competitive landscape to make strategic decisions)
Infuse the organization with a sense of purpose
Build your personal versatility and enhance the adaptability of your organization

Improve how your organization responds to change Improve how your organization responds to change

Discover new ways to lead organizational change
Identify the factors that are standing in the way of innovation
Learn from stories about organizations that have successfully or unsuccessfully adapted to change

Strengthen your organizational leadership Strengthen your organizational leadership

Understand the five roles of leaders (beacon, coach, innovator, change agent, and architect)
Evaluate your leadership style and how you give and receive feedback
Understand and leverage your leadership strengths

Maximize talent in your organization Maximize talent in your organization

Apply strategies for leveraging and retaining talent
Create an environment that brings out the best in your team

Take innovation to the next level Take innovation to the next level

Create a context that encourages the development of both bottom-up and top-down ideas for improvement
Integrate design-thinking principles into your innovation practices
Evaluate whether your culture is conducive to innovation

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

Build your contextual intelligence

Analyze how the environmental context influences how your organization operates and competes
Sharpen your contextual intelligence on a micro level (e.g., adapt your style to motivate and inspire your team) and macro level (e.g., leverage your awareness of the competitive landscape to make strategic decisions)
Infuse the organization with a sense of purpose
Build your personal versatility and enhance the adaptability of your organization

Improve how your organization responds to change

Discover new ways to lead organizational change
Identify the factors that are standing in the way of innovation
Learn from stories about organizations that have successfully or unsuccessfully adapted to change

Strengthen your organizational leadership

Understand the five roles of leaders (beacon, coach, innovator, change agent, and architect)
Evaluate your leadership style and how you give and receive feedback
Understand and leverage your leadership strengths

Maximize talent in your organization

Apply strategies for leveraging and retaining talent
Create an environment that brings out the best in your team

Take innovation to the next level

Create a context that encourages the development of both bottom-up and top-down ideas for improvement
Integrate design-thinking principles into your innovation practices
Evaluate whether your culture is conducive to innovation

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 20 years of experience in large established organizations
Particularly appropriate for: Chief executive officers, 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.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 5 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

What Makes a Great Leader?

Leaders must be architect, bridger, and catalyst to drive innovation and impact.

Learn More

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.

Who Should Attend

Senior executives and executive team members with significant management responsibilities and at least 20 years of experience in large established organizations
Particularly appropriate for: Chief executive officers, 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.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 5 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

What Makes a Great Leader?

Leaders must be architect, bridger, and catalyst to drive innovation and impact.

Learn More

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.

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

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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.

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. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests 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.

Admissions Criteria and Process

Answering Your Questions

Application Submission

Application Review

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

What You Will Learn

Your rich learning experience includes interactive lectures, hands-on workshops, case studies, self-assessments, and other experiential learning opportunities. Exploring the latest research and proven leadership practices, the program balances thought-provoking debate and analysis with structured opportunities for self-reflection and personal development. You will gain new insights for motivating a diverse workforce, leading breakthrough innovation, and fulfilling your organization's mission and vision.

Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.

What You Will Learn

Key TopicsExpand All Collapse All

Leader as beacon Leader as beacon

Making leadership decisions in a growth-oriented organization
Setting a direction (vision, purpose, strategy, identity) for the organization while considering the surrounding landscape
Communicating and reinforcing the organization's vision and mission

Leader as architect Leader as architect

Leveraging organizational design components to ensure competitive differentiation
Managing integration challenges
Ensuring organizational alignment to consistently deliver on the organization's vision

Leader as coach Leader as coach

Inspiring and motivating teams to deliver on the organization's mission
Improving how you give feedback, receive feedback, and coach others in your organization
Building self-awareness and identifying new opportunities to expand your leadership style and approach

Leader as innovator Leader as innovator

Using principles of design thinking (ideation, brainstorming, and prototyping) to tap into your organization's ability to enhance, unleash and harness collective talent and creativity
Building a culture of innovation and exploration
Examining the relationship between leadership and innovation

Leader as change agent Leader as change agent

Exploring how to proactively design and deliver change initiatives
Discovering ways of addressing resistance to change
Reviewing effective change models and processes

Leading with passion and purpose Leading with passion and purpose

Understanding the role of passion and purpose in leadership
Stepping up to leadership responsibility

Key Topics

Leader as beacon

Making leadership decisions in a growth-oriented organization
Setting a direction (vision, purpose, strategy, identity) for the organization while considering the surrounding landscape
Communicating and reinforcing the organization's vision and mission

Leader as architect

Leveraging organizational design components to ensure competitive differentiation
Managing integration challenges
Ensuring organizational alignment to consistently deliver on the organization's vision

Leader as coach

Inspiring and motivating teams to deliver on the organization's mission
Improving how you give feedback, receive feedback, and coach others in your organization
Building self-awareness and identifying new opportunities to expand your leadership style and approach

Leader as innovator

Using principles of design thinking (ideation, brainstorming, and prototyping) to tap into your organization's ability to enhance, unleash and harness collective talent and creativity
Building a culture of innovation and exploration
Examining the relationship between leadership and innovation

Leader as change agent

Exploring how to proactively design and deliver change initiatives
Discovering ways of addressing resistance to change
Reviewing effective change models and processes

Leading with passion and purpose

Understanding the role of passion and purpose in leadership
Stepping up to leadership responsibility

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

Anthony Mayo

Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Organizational Behavior

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Faculty

Alan D. MacCormack

MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Technology and Operations Management

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Joshua D. Margolis

James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Organizational Behavior

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Emily Truelove

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Organizational Behavior

Read Full Bio

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

Anthony Mayo

Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Organizational Behavior

Read Full Bio

Faculty

Alan D. MacCormack

MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Technology and Operations Management

Read Full Bio

Joshua D. Margolis

James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Organizational Behavior

Read Full Bio

Emily Truelove

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Organizational Behavior

Read Full Bio

Your Peers Expand Your Learning

Global Perspective

Experience the world in your classroom.

Global Perspective

Experience the world in your classroom.

Africa

Asia Pacific

24%

Europe

Latin America

57%

North America

5%Africa

8%Asia Pacific

24%Europe

6%Latin America

57%North America

Top Industries Represented

Insights from a range of industries ignite your thinking.

16%

Financial

10%

Professional Services

10%

Retail Services

Education

Manufacturing

Nonprofit

Chem / Pharma / Bio

Consumer Products

High Technology

Transportation

Top Industries Represented

Insights from a range of industries ignite your thinking.

16%

Financial

10%

Professional Services

10%

Retail Services

Education

Manufacturing

Nonprofit

Chem / Pharma / Bio

Consumer Products

High Technology

Transportation

Experience

Years worked

Experience

Years worked

15-19 years15-19 years

20-24 years20-24 years

25-29 years25-29 years

30-34 years30-34 years

15-19 years15-19 years

20-24 years20-24 years

25-29 years25-29 years

30-34 years30-34 years

Participating Companies Have Included:

Danone

Comcast

Hewlett Packard

IBM

Michelin

Monash University

Nissan

Ruralco

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Telecom

World Bank

Your Peers Expand Your Learning: Global Perspective

Experience the world in your classroom.

Global Perspective

Experience the world in your classroom.

5%

Africa

8%

Asia Pacific

24%

Europe

6%

Latin America

57%

North America

5%Africa

8%Asia Pacific

24%Europe

6%Latin America

57%North America

Top Industries Represented

Insights from a range of industries ignite your thinking.

Insights from a range of industries ignite your thinking.

16%

Financial

10%

Professional Services

10%

Retail Services

8%

Education

6%

Manufacturing

6%

Nonprofit

5%

Chem / Pharma / Bio

5%

Consumer Products

5%

High Technology

5%

Transportation

Top Industries Represented

Insights from a range of industries ignite your thinking.

16%

Financial

10%

Professional Services

10%

Retail Services

8%

Education

6%

Manufacturing

6%

Nonprofit

5%

Chem / Pharma / Bio

5%

Consumer Products

5%

High Technology

5%

Transportation

Experience

Experience

Years worked

Years worked

Experience

Years worked

15-19 years15-19 years

20-24 years20-24 years

25-29 years25-29 years

30-34 years30-34 years

15-19 years15-19 years

20-24 years20-24 years

25-29 years25-29 years

30-34 years30-34 years

Participating Companies Have Included:

Danone

Comcast

Hewlett Packard

IBM

Michelin

Monash University

Nissan

Ruralco

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Telecom

World Bank

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Program Finder

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Program Advising team

Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

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Program Finder

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Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

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Leadership for Senior Executives

"One of the biggest challenges that leaders are facing right now is how to deal with contextual shifts."

"One of the biggest challenges that leaders are facing right now is how to deal with contextual shifts."

"The program helped me pinpoint key areas of strength in my leadership and within my organization."

"The program helped me pinpoint key areas of strength in my leadership and within my organization."

Summary

Summary

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Build your contextual intelligenceBuild your contextual intelligence Dropdown down

Improve how your organization responds to changeImprove how your organization responds to change Dropdown down

Strengthen your organizational leadershipStrengthen your organizational leadership Dropdown down

Maximize talent in your organizationMaximize talent in your organization Dropdown down

Take innovation to the next levelTake innovation to the next level Dropdown down

Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network Dropdown down

Key Benefits Dropdown up

Key Benefits Dropdown down

Build your contextual intelligence

Improve how your organization responds to change

Strengthen your organizational leadership

Maximize talent in your organization

Take innovation to the next level

Expand your personal and professional network

Who Should Attend

Who Should Attend

Learning and Living at HBS

Learning and Living at HBS

Admissions Criteria and Process

Answering Your Questions

Application Submission

Application Review

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

Admissions Criteria and Process Dropdown up

Admissions Criteria and Process Dropdown down

Answering Your Questions

Application Submission

Application Review

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

What You Will Learn

What You Will Learn

Key TopicsExpand AllCollapse All

Leader as beaconLeader as beacon Dropdown down

Leader as architectLeader as architect Dropdown down

Leader as coachLeader as coach Dropdown down

Leader as innovatorLeader as innovator Dropdown down

Leader as change agentLeader as change agent Dropdown down

Leading with passion and purposeLeading with passion and purpose Dropdown down

Key Topics Dropdown up

Key Topics Dropdown down

Leader as beacon

Leader as architect

Leader as coach

Leader as innovator

Leader as change agent

Leading with passion and purpose

The HBS Advantage

The HBS Advantage

Your Peers Expand Your Learning

Your Peers Expand Your Learning

"One of the biggest challenges that leaders are facing right now is how to deal with contextual shifts."

"One of the biggest challenges that leaders are facing right now is how to deal with contextual shifts."

"The program helped me pinpoint key areas of strength in my leadership and within my organization."

"The program helped me pinpoint key areas of strength in my leadership and within my organization."

DetailsExpand All Collapse All

Build your contextual intelligence Build your contextual intelligence

Improve how your organization responds to change Improve how your organization responds to change

Strengthen your organizational leadership Strengthen your organizational leadership

Maximize talent in your organization Maximize talent in your organization

Take innovation to the next level Take innovation to the next level

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network

Key Benefits

Key Benefits

Admissions Criteria and Process

Admissions Criteria and Process

Key TopicsExpand All Collapse All

Leader as beacon Leader as beacon

Leader as architect Leader as architect

Leader as coach Leader as coach

Leader as innovator Leader as innovator

Leader as change agent Leader as change agent

Leading with passion and purpose Leading with passion and purpose

Key Topics

Key Topics