Teams drive organizational progress, yet forming and leading high-performance teams is one of the most complex challenges facing any leader. Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams is a unique leadership program for executives that combines the best insights from research and case studies, tested in the context of hands-on, experiential learning.
Through cross-functional team building and helping participants develop an enhanced ability to lead high-performing teams, this program places executives in settings and contexts that will change the way they experience leadership.
June 8 – 12, 2020Philadelphia, PA$11,280
October 5 – 9, 2020Philadelphia, PA$11,280
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In Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams, you will:
The dynamics of teamwork are too complex to be mastered through classroom work alone. Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams provides a distinctive combination of classroom and case work, along with daily experiential exercises. It builds upon years of programs by Professor Michael Useem and Wharton Leadership Ventures, which have immersed MBA students and executives in rigorous outdoor challenges around the globe. Senior guest speakers also offer their experiences from business, the military, and other areas.
Wharton faculty, led by Jeff Klein — executive director of Wharton’s Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program — apply their field-based research and the latest strategic insights to help participants build and nurture performance-driven teams.
In sum, this program provides managers, regardless of their organization size or type, with the strategic frameworks and tools to build and lead teams that leverage individual strengths to achieve outstanding results.
Session topics include:
Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams is designed primarily for managers of small to mid-sized teams, specifically middle and senior managers from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Participants leave the program with an expanded peer network, plus specific tools and frameworks to better understand team dynamics and drive better team performance.
Fluency in English, written and spoken, is required for participation in Wharton Executive Education programs unless otherwise indicated.
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This program is held at the Steinberg Conference Center located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. Meals and accommodations are included in the program fees. Learn more about planning your stay at Wharton’s Philadelphia campus.
To further leverage the value and impact of this program, we encourage companies to send cross-functional teams of executives to Wharton. We offer group enrollment benefits to companies sending four or more participants.
Jeff KleinSee Faculty Bio
Executive Director, Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program; Lecturer, The Wharton School and the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Quinn BauriedelSee Faculty Bio
Speaker, Pig Iron Theatre Company
Todd Henshaw, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Senior Fellow, Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School; President, Leader Development Associates
Rodrigo Jordan, PhDSee Faculty Bio
Senior Fellow, Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School; Executive Vice President, Vertical SA
You need to train for it, and be ready for it. We get everyone to take positions they need to take — not the ones they prefer to take. To learn to lead teams better, we are going to put you in situations where you are uncomfortable — but not too uncomfortable."
Rodrigo JordanExecutive Vice President, Vertical SA
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Fees for this program include accommodations and meals. Prices are subject to change.
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