Mastering Strategy Essentials—Virtual

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Adopt the tools and tactics used by top business strategists. You will refine your ability to analyze complex problems, identify innovative solutions, and drive measurable success.

The program fee covers tuition and program materials.

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Program Announcement

The information below is based on the prior program session and does not reflect potential changes to faculty and course content for future program offerings. For a list of upcoming programs, visit our program finder.

Powerful strategies are built on strong fundamentals. Business leaders must align their company's culture, capabilities, structure, and resources with a clearly articulated goal—and they should be prepared to adapt when the market demands it.

Mastering Strategy Essentials—Virtual lays bare the core methods used to develop and execute effective strategies. Learn how to identify goals that focus your organization, harness its strength, and mitigate its risks. You will emerge from the program prepared to chart a course and navigate change with confidence.

Key Program Features

Key Topics

  • Design strategies for each phase of the business lifecycle: growth, maturity, and decline

  • Assess markets, respond to change, and anticipate future shifts

  • Build forward-looking strategic alliances, such as competitive collaboration

  • Initiate and respond to market disruption

  • Analyze trade-offs as you pursue strategic goals

  • Sustain core business while fostering innovation

  • Respond strategically to today's opportunities and challenges such as: artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse, and making difficult decisions

  • Inspire and incentivize company culture in pursuit of a shared vision

Program Format

  • 12
    live online class sessions
  • 12–15
    hours of pre-program work

Participants will receive a detailed schedule and case materials approximately two weeks before the program starts.

Participants will attend live online classroom sessions every Thursday from 11:00–2:00 p.m. ET and participate in discussion groups from 10:30-11:00 a.m. ET.

Who Should Attend

Executives who are:

  • Currently involved in setting strategy at the corporate, division, or product level; or shaping organizational culture

  • Preparing to move into a role with greater strategic decision-making responsibilities

  • Consultants from established firms who work with clients on designing and executing strategy

Individuals and teams are welcome to attend. Sending two or more representatives from your organization fosters teamwork and amplifies program impact.

Teaching Team

All our executive education programs are developed and taught by a team of widely recognized HBS faculty. Many are 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.

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The HBS Experience

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. Additionally, virtual learning groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.

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Purposefully designed to bring the classroom to life for both participants and faculty

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State-of-the-art technology delivers active, engaging learning

Admissions

We admit applicants on a rolling, space-available basis, so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

The selective admissions process is based on professional achievement, organizational responsibility, and the admissions criteria for each program as described in Who Should Attend. There are no formal educational requirements for HBS Executive Education programs.

Learn more about the admissions process and requirements.

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.