H a r v a r d | B u s i n e s s | S c h o o lExecutive EducationSuperior customer service can differentiate your business in the marketplace—if you design the right offerings and execute flawlessly. Led by HBS thought leaders who are experts in customer experience management, this program delves into the fundamentals of leading and managing service-oriented businesses. You will explore new strategies for designing sustainable service models, addressing gaps in service execution, and delivering a transformational customer experience.
Superior customer service can differentiate your business in the marketplace—if you design the right offerings and execute flawlessly. Led by HBS thought leaders who are experts in customer experience management, this program delves into the fundamentals of leading and managing service-oriented businesses. You will explore new strategies for designing sustainable service models, addressing gaps in service execution, and delivering a transformational customer experience.
Senior executives in either B2C or B2B companies wanting to improve service, including service companies, product companies with service-based strategies, or companies shifting from a product focus to a service focus. The program will be most helpful for individuals who have the authority to initiate change across the organization. Participants might include:
While individuals are invited to attend, cross-functional teams of four or more executives will gain the most from this program. Team attendance fosters fruitful collaboration that will enhance the program's impact on your service capabilities.
Senior executives in either B2C or B2B companies wanting to improve service, including service companies, product companies with service-based strategies, or companies shifting from a product focus to a service focus. The program will be most helpful for individuals who have the authority to initiate change across the organization. Participants might include:
While individuals are invited to attend, cross-functional teams of four or more executives will gain the most from this program. Team attendance fosters fruitful collaboration that will enhance the program's impact on your service capabilities.
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.
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.
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, hands-on workshops, and group discussions, this service management program prepares you to design and deliver transformational customer experiences. You will leave with a road map for creating a distinct and sustainable service model, maximizing customer engagement, enabling customers and employees to thrive, and securing a competitive edge in your industry.
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, hands-on workshops, and group discussions, this service management program prepares you to design and deliver transformational customer experiences. You will leave with a road map for creating a distinct and sustainable service model, maximizing customer engagement, enabling customers and employees to thrive, and securing a competitive edge in your industry.
To address the specific challenges facing your company in a more personal way, this program includes a personalized coaching session. You will work directly with an HBS faculty member to identify opportunities for service improvement, determine the best tools and techniques for your company, and apply program lessons. These sessions will help you redefine your service vision, improve the design of your organization, enhance service execution, and lead customer experience transformation.
Throughout the program, members of your company team will collaborate in diagnosing and addressing the challenges facing your organization. In addition, your team will work with a faculty coach to identify shared objectives for service improvement and create an action plan for working together to drive the changes that will take service to the next level.
In early-morning sessions, faculty members will share powerful insights from ongoing research that will stimulate new thinking as you work to improve service. Be among the first to learn about emerging trends—in realms ranging from human psychology to organization structure—that can inform your service strategy and execution.
To address the specific challenges facing your company in a more personal way, this program includes a personalized coaching session. You will work directly with an HBS faculty member to identify opportunities for service improvement, determine the best tools and techniques for your company, and apply program lessons. These sessions will help you redefine your service vision, improve the design of your organization, enhance service execution, and lead customer experience transformation.
Throughout the program, members of your company team will collaborate in diagnosing and addressing the challenges facing your organization. In addition, your team will work with a faculty coach to identify shared objectives for service improvement and create an action plan for working together to drive the changes that will take service to the next level.
In early-morning sessions, faculty members will share powerful insights from ongoing research that will stimulate new thinking as you work to improve service. Be among the first to learn about emerging trends—in realms ranging from human psychology to organization structure—that can inform your service strategy and execution.
To address the specific challenges facing your company in a more personal way, this program includes a personalized coaching session. You will work directly with an HBS faculty member to identify opportunities for service improvement, determine the best tools and techniques for your company, and apply program lessons. These sessions will help you redefine your service vision, improve the design of your organization, enhance service execution, and lead customer experience transformation.
Throughout the program, members of your company team will collaborate in diagnosing and addressing the challenges facing your organization. In addition, your team will work with a faculty coach to identify shared objectives for service improvement and create an action plan for working together to drive the changes that will take service to the next level.
In early-morning sessions, faculty members will share powerful insights from ongoing research that will stimulate new thinking as you work to improve service. Be among the first to learn about emerging trends—in realms ranging from human psychology to organization structure—that can inform your service strategy and execution.
To address the specific challenges facing your company in a more personal way, this program includes a personalized coaching session. You will work directly with an HBS faculty member to identify opportunities for service improvement, determine the best tools and techniques for your company, and apply program lessons. These sessions will help you redefine your service vision, improve the design of your organization, enhance service execution, and lead customer experience transformation.
Throughout the program, members of your company team will collaborate in diagnosing and addressing the challenges facing your organization. In addition, your team will work with a faculty coach to identify shared objectives for service improvement and create an action plan for working together to drive the changes that will take service to the next level.
In early-morning sessions, faculty members will share powerful insights from ongoing research that will stimulate new thinking as you work to improve service. Be among the first to learn about emerging trends—in realms ranging from human psychology to organization structure—that can inform your service strategy and execution.
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
Ryan W. Buell
UPS Foundation Associate Professor of Service Management. Member of the Technology and Operations Management Unit; and faculty chair of "Transforming Customer Experiences."
Join Faculty Chair Ryan Buell as he takes a deep dive into the program.
Jill J. Avery
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration; and member of the Marketing Unit.
Dennis W. Campbell
Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Business Administration. Unit Head, Accounting and Management.
Kris Johnson Ferreira
Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Technology and Operations Management Unit.
Leslie K. John
Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit.
Antonio Moreno
Sicupira Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit.
Das Narayandas
Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean, External Relations and Harvard Business Publishing. Member of the Marketing Unit.
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
Ryan W. Buell
UPS Foundation Associate Professor of Service Management. Member of the Technology and Operations Management Unit; and faculty chair of "Transforming Customer Experiences."
Join Faculty Chair Ryan Buell as he takes a deep dive into the program.
Jill J. Avery
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration; and member of the Marketing Unit.
Dennis W. Campbell
Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Business Administration. Unit Head, Accounting and Management.
Kris Johnson Ferreira
Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Technology and Operations Management Unit.
Leslie K. John
Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit.
Antonio Moreno
Sicupira Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit.
Das Narayandas
Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean, External Relations and Harvard Business Publishing. Member of the Marketing Unit.
