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Leading Difference for High Performance—Virtual

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Leading Difference for High Performance—Virtual
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  • Dates: 17–28 JUL 2023
  • Format: Virtual Synchronous learning at designated live online session times.
  • Fee: $10,000
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Summary

The diversity of today's workforce has the potential to spark higher levels of creativity, innovation, and performance. While most leaders know this to be true, few are able to effectively maximize that potential. In this virtual program, you will expand your capacity for genuinely inclusive leadership and discover how you can leverage differences to create advantage for your organization.

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Summary

The diversity of today's workforce has the potential to spark higher levels of creativity, innovation, and performance. While most leaders know this to be true, few are able to effectively maximize that potential. In this virtual program, you will expand your capacity for genuinely inclusive leadership and discover how you can leverage differences to create advantage for your organization.

Key Benefits
Exploring the nature of inclusive leadership and collaboration, you will acquire new ability to create the conditions that enable all employees to thrive and contribute in a highly diverse environment. As you learn how to mold a truly inclusive organization, you'll gain greater control over the levers that drive company success.

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Improve the performance of your organization's diverse workforceImprove the performance of your organization's diverse workforce
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  • Lead in ways that consistently increase everyone's impact
  • Maximize employee engagement and productivity
  • Recognize and reward a wider range of contributions, inspiring employees to contribute new ideas, innovate, take risks, and not always play by the rules
Drive more effective collaboration across the organizationDrive more effective collaboration across the organization
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  • Enable more productive conversations
  • Nurture in yourself and others the skills needed to build bridges and bring people together
  • Sustain higher levels of collaboration over time
Foster inclusion—even when you're not aroundFoster inclusion—even when you're not around
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  • Disseminate your inclusion strategy clearly to the entire organization
  • Develop and maintain a culture built on mutual respect
  • Encourage an environment of trust and reciprocity
Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
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  • Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries around 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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Exploring the nature of inclusive leadership and collaboration, you will acquire new ability to create the conditions that enable all employees to thrive and contribute in a highly diverse environment. As you learn how to mold a truly inclusive organization, you'll gain greater control over the levers that drive company success.
Details

Improve the performance of your organization's diverse workforce

  • Lead in ways that consistently increase everyone's impact
  • Maximize employee engagement and productivity
  • Recognize and reward a wider range of contributions, inspiring employees to contribute new ideas, innovate, take risks, and not always play by the rules

Drive more effective collaboration across the organization

  • Enable more productive conversations
  • Nurture in yourself and others the skills needed to build bridges and bring people together
  • Sustain higher levels of collaboration over time

Foster inclusion—even when you're not around

  • Disseminate your inclusion strategy clearly to the entire organization
  • Develop and maintain a culture built on mutual respect
  • Encourage an environment of trust and reciprocity

Expand your personal and professional network

  • Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries around 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

  • Managers with hiring, development, mentoring, and/or promotion responsibilities at any level who have at least 5+ years of experience
  • Leaders from any type of organization, including for-profit corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies

The program emphasizes leadership practices appropriate for any functional area, not only for individuals in HR or those focused on diversity and inclusion.

Individuals and teams are welcome to attend. Participation by multiple company representatives will improve teamwork and amplify the program's impact on your organization.

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

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

  • Managers with hiring, development, mentoring, and/or promotion responsibilities at any level who have at least 5+ years of experience
  • Leaders from any type of organization, including for-profit corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies

The program emphasizes leadership practices appropriate for any functional area, not only for individuals in HR or those focused on diversity and inclusion.

Individuals and teams are welcome to attend. Participation by multiple company representatives will improve teamwork and amplify the program's impact on your organization.

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

Dive Deeper into the Experience
Play video
Play video
We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?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.Discover more about business. And yourself.
Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.
Watch the VideoWatch the Video
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Leaders in Virtual Learning

When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.

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Leaders in Virtual Learning

When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.

Review Our Campus Health & Safety Protocols

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, e-books, and online case materials. 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.

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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, e-books, and online case materials. 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.

What You Will Learn

Through faculty presentations, selected readings, case discussions, individual assessments, experiential exercises, and small-group discussions, you will explore the core ingredients of inclusive leadership and develop your ability to lead in ways that cultivates mutual respect, trust, empathy, and improved collaboration. As you gain a greater understanding of workforce differences, you will discover how businesses with good strategies and inclusive cultures are driving better results—and how you can contribute to your organization's performance by becoming a more inclusive leader.

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.

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What You Will Learn

Through faculty presentations, selected readings, case discussions, individual assessments, experiential exercises, and small-group discussions, you will explore the core ingredients of inclusive leadership and develop your ability to lead in ways that cultivates mutual respect, trust, empathy, and improved collaboration. As you gain a greater understanding of workforce differences, you will discover how businesses with good strategies and inclusive cultures are driving better results—and how you can contribute to your organization's performance by becoming a more inclusive leader.

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.

Program Format

The program takes place over two weeks, with live online classes Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM ET, including a 15-minute break. Each day at 10:00 AM, participants also meet with their discussion groups. Class sessions will take place via the Zoom platform. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with faculty and peers inside and outside the class sessions.

Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups. We advise setting aside a total of 2-3 hours per week for program work in addition to the synchronous class sessions.

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Program Format

The program takes place over two weeks, with live online classes Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM ET, including a 15-minute break. Each day at 10:00 AM, participants also meet with their discussion groups. Class sessions will take place via the Zoom platform. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with faculty and peers inside and outside the class sessions.

Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups. We advise setting aside a total of 2-3 hours per week for program work in addition to the synchronous class sessions.

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Becoming an inclusive leaderBecoming an inclusive leader
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  • Understanding the type of leadership needed in today's highly divided world and diverse organizations
  • Analyzing how the organization benefits from difference
  • Bringing your best self to inclusive leadership by overcoming personal obstacles and moving outside your comfort zone
Creating conditions that enable more people to thriveCreating conditions that enable more people to thrive
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  • Perceiving, welcoming, celebrating, and cherishing differences
  • Engendering trust
  • Empowering others and unleashing their full potential
  • Advancing inclusion throughout the employee lifecycle: recruitment, selection, development, promotion, and retention
Collaboration and connection: leading productive conversations across dividesCollaboration and connection: leading productive conversations across divides
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  • Improving collaboration through inclusive environments
  • Employing effective techniques for collaboration
  • Acting as a broker by helping others understand their differences
  • Building bridges and bringing people together by understanding cultural differences
Recognizing the role of strategy and culture in inclusive leadershipRecognizing the role of strategy and culture in inclusive leadership
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  • Dedicating the time and effort needed to evolve an equitable strategy and culture
  • Building a culture based on mutual respect—the key ingredient for leveraging differences
  • Ensuring that everyone internalizes the strategy and culture

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Becoming an inclusive leader

  • Understanding the type of leadership needed in today's highly divided world and diverse organizations
  • Analyzing how the organization benefits from difference
  • Bringing your best self to inclusive leadership by overcoming personal obstacles and moving outside your comfort zone

Creating conditions that enable more people to thrive

  • Perceiving, welcoming, celebrating, and cherishing differences
  • Engendering trust
  • Empowering others and unleashing their full potential
  • Advancing inclusion throughout the employee lifecycle: recruitment, selection, development, promotion, and retention

Collaboration and connection: leading productive conversations across divides

  • Improving collaboration through inclusive environments
  • Employing effective techniques for collaboration
  • Acting as a broker by helping others understand their differences
  • Building bridges and bringing people together by understanding cultural differences

Recognizing the role of strategy and culture in inclusive leadership

  • Dedicating the time and effort needed to evolve an equitable strategy and culture
  • Building a culture based on mutual respect—the key ingredient for leveraging differences
  • Ensuring that everyone internalizes the strategy and culture

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
Francesca Gino
Francesca Gino
Francesca Gino

Francesca Gino

Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

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Edward H. Chang
Edward H. Chang
Edward H. Chang

Edward H. Chang

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

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Frances X. Frei
Frances X. Frei
Frances X. Frei

Frances X. Frei

UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management

HBS Unit:
Technology and Operations Management

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Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie

Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
General Management

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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
Francesca Gino
Francesca Gino
Francesca Gino

Francesca Gino

Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Read Full Bio

Faculty
Edward H. Chang
Edward H. Chang
Edward H. Chang

Edward H. Chang

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Read Full Bio

Frances X. Frei
Frances X. Frei
Frances X. Frei

Frances X. Frei

UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management

HBS Unit:
Technology and Operations Management

Read Full Bio

Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie

Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

HBS Unit:
General Management

Read Full Bio

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