The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Application Due: 30 SEP 2024
- 09–12 OCT 2024 — Module 1 (HBS Campus)
- 13 OCT–02 DEC 2024* — Module 2 (Virtual, Live Online and Self-Paced)
- 03–06 DEC 2024 — Module 3 (HBS Campus)
*Please see the curriculum section and brochure for further information regarding time commitments.
- 09–12 OCT 2024 — Module 1 (HBS Campus)
- 13 OCT–02 DEC 2024* — Module 2 (Virtual, Live Online and Self-Paced)
- 03–06 DEC 2024 — Module 3 (HBS Campus)
*Please see the curriculum section and brochure for further information regarding time commitments.
Summary
Even before the global pandemic, businesses and their leaders struggled with the extraordinary challenges of technological change, rapidly evolving consumer tastes, and a reconfiguration of the global economic order. COVID-19 added further turbulence, disrupting supply chains and causing an all-out war for scarce talent. How do the best business leaders manage through these disruptions? What strategies have proven successful in unstable environments with few certainties? How do leaders continue to grow when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges?
This program welcomes executives who are tasked with setting the direction of their organization in a volatile business environment. With an equal focus on strategy and leadership, the curriculum reflects our conviction that smart strategic decision-making will bear little fruit in the absence of effective leadership, and that superb leadership skills are of little value when businesses lack strategic moves that cut through the fog of competition. Through this blended, three-module program, you will prepare to identify strategic opportunities and challenges—and then create the conditions for your organization to thrive.
This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More
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Summary
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Even before the global pandemic, businesses and their leaders struggled with the extraordinary challenges of technological change, rapidly evolving consumer tastes, and a reconfiguration of the global economic order. COVID-19 added further turbulence, disrupting supply chains and causing an all-out war for scarce talent. How do the best business leaders manage through these disruptions? What strategies have proven successful in unstable environments with few certainties? How do leaders continue to grow when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges?
This program welcomes executives who are tasked with setting the direction of their organization in a volatile business environment. With an equal focus on strategy and leadership, the curriculum reflects our conviction that smart strategic decision-making will bear little fruit in the absence of effective leadership, and that superb leadership skills are of little value when businesses lack strategic moves that cut through the fog of competition. Through this blended, three-module program, you will prepare to identify strategic opportunities and challenges—and then create the conditions for your organization to thrive.
This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More
Through a three-pronged approach that includes strategy development, strategy execution, and leadership, you will have a rare opportunity to deepen your knowledge, broaden your expertise, and maximize your impact in all three areas of strategic leadership.
Immersed in a vibrant exchange with renowned HBS faculty and a global group of accomplished peers, you will share diverse perspectives and new industry insights. The opening and capstone three-day modules on the HBS campus flank a part-time virtual module that features live online sessions in the HBS Live Online Classroom, and experiments that can be immediately applied in your organization. In the process, you will learn how to champion diversity and inclusion, foster communication and trust—and lead strategic initiatives that accelerate innovation and productivity.
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Optimize your organization's capacity to survive and thriveOptimize your organization's capacity to survive and thrive
- Understand the building blocks of organizational transformation
- Measure organizational readiness, resilience, and agility
- Apply value-based thinking to deepen competitive advantage
Become a change-maker who raises the bar for everyoneBecome a change-maker who raises the bar for everyone
- Attract and retain the best talent with a diversity and inclusion approach
- Build a powerful coalition of high-performing individuals and teams
- Cultivate self-awareness and authentic leadership at every level
- Find opportunity, strength, and purpose during challenging times
Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
- Extend your network by 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
- Senior vice presidents and senior executives one to two levels from the C-suite at well-established organizations and startups of any size in any industry.
- Future-focused executives who are responsible for implementing strategic change in their organization.
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Who Should Attend
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- Senior vice presidents and senior executives one to two levels from the C-suite at well-established organizations and startups of any size in any industry.
- Future-focused executives who are responsible for implementing strategic change in their organization.
Blended Learning and Living at HBS
When you participate in a blended Executive Education program at Harvard Business School, you get the best of both worlds—a powerful learning experience that combines highly immersive in-person modules on the HBS campus with highly interactive virtual modules. The blended format provides opportunities to apply new skills and frameworks in your organization during the program.
Both case-based formats are led by HBS faculty, who share their latest research and engage you in a dynamic exchange of ideas with a global community of peers. Each module is carefully designed to maximize the impact, enable immediate application, and accelerate leadership growth.
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Blended Learning and Living at HBS
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When you participate in a blended Executive Education program at Harvard Business School, you get the best of both worlds—a powerful learning experience that combines highly immersive in-person modules on the HBS campus with highly interactive virtual modules. The blended format provides opportunities to apply new skills and frameworks in your organization during the program.
Both case-based formats are led by HBS faculty, who share their latest research and engage you in a dynamic exchange of ideas with a global community of peers. Each module is carefully designed to maximize the impact, enable immediate application, and accelerate leadership growth.
Admissions Criteria and Process
What You Will Learn
Through faculty presentations, workshops, small-group work and more, you will develop your ability to adapt quickly to new realities and secure a competitive advantage as markets shift. This blended learning program includes three intensive modules—two in-person and one virtual—that take place over the course of three months. All three modules feature strategy and leadership projects, global case studies, and individual and team exercises.
In the first on-campus module, you will identify patterns of success and failure in turbulent environments. The second module features live online sessions, experiments that can be immediately applied in your organization, and self-paced work. For the third module, you will return to campus and build on lessons learned, broadening your perspective to explore the challenges facing businesses and society. You will emerge with the expanded leadership skills and strategic vision you need to chart a course for your business.
Module 2 takes place over two months with class sessions occurring in the HBS Live Online Classroom. In addition to the live online sessions, participants will meet with their discussion groups as they work through experiments that bring classroom learning directly to their organizations. Finally, the program designates time prior to Module 3 for personal reflection and preparation.
We recommend setting aside 5-7 hours per week, in addition to the live online classes, for self-paced work throughout Module 2.
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
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Through faculty presentations, workshops, small-group work and more, you will develop your ability to adapt quickly to new realities and secure a competitive advantage as markets shift. This blended learning program includes three intensive modules—two in-person and one virtual—that take place over the course of three months. All three modules feature strategy and leadership projects, global case studies, and individual and team exercises.
In the first on-campus module, you will identify patterns of success and failure in turbulent environments. The second module features live online sessions, experiments that can be immediately applied in your organization, and self-paced work. For the third module, you will return to campus and build on lessons learned, broadening your perspective to explore the challenges facing businesses and society. You will emerge with the expanded leadership skills and strategic vision you need to chart a course for your business.
Module 2 takes place over two months with class sessions occurring in the HBS Live Online Classroom. In addition to the live online sessions, participants will meet with their discussion groups as they work through experiments that bring classroom learning directly to their organizations. Finally, the program designates time prior to Module 3 for personal reflection and preparation.
We recommend setting aside 5-7 hours per week, in addition to the live online classes, for self-paced work throughout Module 2.
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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Module 1: Strategy and leadership—leading organizational and personal change (HBS
campus)Module 1: Strategy and leadership—leading organizational and personal change (HBS
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During Module 1, you will learn how to emerge from difficult circumstances a stronger leader—better prepared to spearhead the right strategic initiatives and more committed to achieving your personal mission and goals. Topics include:
Value creation and value capture
- Understanding and harnessing the power of value-based thinking
- Examining the differences in profitability across firms and industries
Strategic vision
- Finding opportunity, strength, and clarity in moments of great difficulty
- Examining the broad imperatives of succeeding individually and organizationally
Organizational change
- Understanding the building blocks of organizational transformation
- Knowing when to lead change and how to create a powerful coalition
Strategic trade-offs
- Exploring the reasons why companies need to make strategic trade-offs
- Understanding why trade-offs can be difficult and how to execute them
Measuring organizational resiliency
- Strengthening organizational agility and resilience while managing priorities for yourself and your team
- Expediting business processes and supporting team cohesion
Module 2: Analyzing turbulence applied to your organization (virtual, live online
and self-paced)Module 2: Analyzing turbulence applied to your organization (virtual, live online
and self-paced)
During Module 2, you will work through experiments that bring classroom learning directly to your organization. Each class day kicks off with an individual exercise, which will then be discussed in the HBS Live Online Classroom. The final weeks of Module 2 is designated for personal reflection and preparation for Module 3.
Module 3: Global challenges and personal leadership (HBS campus)Module 3: Global challenges and personal leadership (HBS campus)
The Module 3 capstone explores big challenges that may impact the success of your organization, from inequality to climate change. Personal leadership development sessions focus on issues specific to the C-suite, such as health, creativity, and loneliness. Topics include:
Global challenges
- Examining the future of globalization and work
- Preparing to navigate the post-pandemic global economy
Personal leadership
- Exploring the dimensions of personal accountability
- Developing an effective personal mission statement
Cultivating self-awareness
- Deepening your sense of self-awareness and self-analysis
- Fostering self-reflection in teams to improve performance
Bringing out the best in others
- Exploring the role of personal crucibles in shaping your leadership journey
- Examining how your leadership style and sense of purpose impact others
Special Program Features
Living Group Acceleration Sessions
These on-campus sessions support and accelerate your progress in achieving personal leadership development goals. You will improve your ability to lead and collaborate with others as a member of a high-performance team.
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Special Program Features
Living Group Acceleration SessionsThese on-campus sessions support and accelerate your progress in achieving personal leadership development goals. You will improve your ability to lead and collaborate with others as a member of a high-performance team.
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.
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The HBS Advantage
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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.
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