What Defines Best In Class? Innovative Delivery Models

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by Janice Miller | August 24, 2017

This post is fourth in a series on developing best-in-class senior leadership development programs. In our prior post we discussed how effective learning design builds on itself, reinforcing the learning experience and connecting it to participants’ work.  In this post, we’ll explore innovative methods for delivery. Some of the most impactful learning happens when people learn from each other. In fact, a recent Bersin study found that learning with and from peers and via social networks is one of the biggest drivers of business and leadership outcomes. Cohort-based leadership development is a highly effective way to foster interaction among leaders and […]

What Defines Best In Class? Innovative Program Design

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by Janice Miller | August 17, 2017

This post is third in a series on developing best-in-class senior leadership development programs. In our prior post we explored the importance of providing learning that’s highly relevant to the challenges each business faces. But best-in-class senior leadership development programs also rely on principles that represent learning innovation. That means learning in context, learning by doing and reflecting, learning over time, learning with others, learning by teaching, and learning through engagement. Good program design brings these principles together in a thoughtful and deliberate way to yield the type of impactful learning that today’s organizations demand: learning that matters and that can be […]

What Defines Best In Class? Learning That’s Relevant To The Business

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by Janice Miller | August 10, 2017

This post is second in a series on developing best-in-class senior leadership development programs. From 10,000 feet, it may look like organizations face the same challenges: Competition is fierce. Yesterday’s certainties aren’t so certain any more. Things are complex. It’s complicated. And that’s all true. There isn’t an organization that isn’t coping with an atmosphere of complexity and constant change while attempting to stay calm, focused, and productive. Yet despite these similarities, how each organization goes about addressing today’s fast-paced business environment will be unique. The particulars of history, culture, market, product, structure, and leadership intertwine to create one-of-a-kind situations […]

Best-In-Class Senior Leadership Development Programs: Four Critical Elements

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by Janice Miller | July 27, 2017

This post is first in a series on developing best-in-class senior leadership development programs. It’s no secret: today’s business environment is more complex than ever. Increasingly, winning companies are those that have figured out how to exploit complexity to create competitive advantage – and they recognize that senior leadership development programs that help build the capable of leaders can do precisely that. Yet many L&D organizations struggle to develop programs that can demonstrate business impact. Here at Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning, we partner with organizations that have a strong commitment to offering what we term best-in-class senior leadership development programs. One […]

When Good Working Relationships Go Bad … And How To Fix Them

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by Janice Molloy | May 15, 2017

The email arrived out of the blue – a long-time collaborator was accusing me of conspiring to cut her out of an upcoming project. How had our collegiality dissolved, seemingly overnight? Despite my impulse to dash off a harsh retort, I decided to walk my dogs before crafting a reply. The time I took to calm myself down was well spent – I was able to address my colleague’s concerns without responding defensively or launching my own accusations. She, in turn, recognized that she had jumped to some unfounded conclusions and apologized for doubting my integrity. Several years later, our working […]