Focus on: Building Your Team
Build and lead strong teams is what propels organizations forward.
In this issue, we examine how a rowing program helped executives in
Wharton's Advanced Management Program gain new insights on
teamwork. Mike Barger, Chief Learning Officer of JetBlue, discusses
the role of the CLO in building and developing organizational skills
and teams. We explore a new Wharton program that is helping prepare
the top managers of India's second-largest bank for global leadership.
We offer a free chapter of the book, The Enthusiastic Employee, which
discusses how keeping employees engaged can lead to better performance.
And we preview upcoming executive education programs (on the right)
that can help you build your own skills or those of your team.
Articles
Senior
Management
Rowing as One: Crewing Offers Executives Lessons
in Leadership and Teamwork
Executives in Wharton's Advanced Management Program took to the water
in slender, tippable eight-person crew "shells" — learning
lessons about teamwork and leadership. More
Thoughtleaders
JetBlue's Mike Barger Takes the Role of
Chief Learning Officer to New Heights
The work of the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) is central to
strategic success. JetBlue CLO Mike Barger discusses his evolving role and
his engagement in a new graduate program at Wharton and Penn designed to
prepare learning leaders. More
Custom Programs
ICICI Group and Wharton Launch Landmark
Program in India to Develop Global Leaders
As a sign of the growing interest of top Indian firms in executive
education, and Wharton's growing presence in India, Wharton designed and
held a new Leadership Development Program to help build the leadership
capabilities of top managers at India's second-largest bank. More
Wharton
School Publishing
The Enthusiastic Employee
To boost productivity, managers need to give employees what they
want most – fair treatment, pride, and camaraderie – according
to the authors of The Enthusiastic Employee. More
November's Poll Results
View Wharton@Work readers' response to the question "What
is the single most important financial tool or concept that you use in
your work?" More
Featured Program:
Executive
Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership
The first-of-its-kind program from a premier university — designed
to prepare the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) and other senior-level
executives for success as learning leaders. Offered by the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Graduate School of Education,
the Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership provides
you with the strategic skills and practical experiences you
will need to promote a culture of learning and ensure growth,
innovation, and increased productivity throughout your organization. More