For over 60 years, HBS has pioneered Executive Education. Programs are now offered in Europe, Asia, and California, as well as on the HBS campus.
Over 60 percent of participants come from 115 countries across the world, bringing wealth of international perspectives to daily case discussions.
Comprehensive Leadership Programs
Designed to drive corporate performance, the Advanced Management Program (AMP) transforms the way senior leaders think, manage, and solve problems. Participants come to Boston from widely diverse industries and more than 30 countries to expand their worldviews, share their understanding of different cultures and business climates, and enhance their leadership skills.
A new program designed to create outstanding business leaders, the General Management Program (GMP) helps participants explore diverse perspectives, master new skills, and lead cross-functional teams. The result is a personal transformation that serves both the individual and the sponsoring organization.
Recognizing organizations' need to enhance their leadership development efforts, the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) nurtures up-and-coming managers who will eventually drive their company's bottom line. The result is personal transformation that supports effective succession planning and strengthens ongoing competitiveness.
Global Executive Education Programs
Addressing the perspective of every player in the industry, the School's pioneering Agribusiness Seminar: An Asian Offering, tackles the formidable issues that executives face as they strive to position their businesses amid present-day realities.
Designed as a comprehensive program for practical success, Changing the Game—Europe, features courses, cases, and activities that improve every aspect of negotiation, including objective self-assessment tactics, negotiation simulations, situation analyses, and advanced decision-making skill sets that can be shared across the entire organization.
Examining the rapid shifts confronting media organizations of all types, Effective Strategies for Media Companies—California uniquely balances legal, market, technology, and organizational perspectives to help executives exploit new trends and develop the most effective media business models amid profound and continuous industry transformation.
The Global CEO Program for China is offered through an academic alliance among HBS, the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), and the IESE Business School (IESE), to provide insights into the best practices, methodologies, and models that visionary CEOs use to build world-class corporations.
Integrating current research with proven techniques, Leadership for Senior Executives provides unique perspectives on personal leadership and ways to drive customer-strategic thinking across the enterprise. Participants will leave with best practices to manage teams, handle adversity, and define your personal leadership style.
Leadership Reflections and Insights explores leadership as a personal journey of discovery. By integrating current research with experiential activities, this new program provides unique perspectives on participant's individual leadership style, as well as innovative techniques and best practices for growing into a better leader.
The Private Equity and Venture Capital—China program is jointly offered by HBS and the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SEM), and explores the inner workings of private equity and venture capital investing in China and beyond.
In Making Corporate Boards More Effective—California, participants learn the secrets of designing, leading, and contributing to boards that make the most of their members' considerable talents to foster sound governance and inspired strategy.
The Senior Executive Program for China was created by HBS, the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, and the China Europe International Business School, to specifically address the business and management demands on executives in China today.
Custom Programs
Harvard Business School works with companies on a one-to-one basis to create high-impact learning experiences that are tailored to the needs of each firm. Whether an organization is facing shifting market dynamics, new competitors, more demanding customers, or other strategic challenges, a custom program can be developed to strengthen the leadership capacity of executives individually and of the organization as a whole.