Custom Solutions for Organizations Our Approach The Learning Experience Blended Learning Solutions for Organizations Wharton Expertise Consumer Products and Retail Energy & Transportation Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Financial Services Manufacturing and Industrials Professional Services Technology and Communications Comprehensive Executive Programs Finance and Value Creation Leadership Development Marketing and Analytics Strategy and Innovation Our Clients Client Successes Accelerated Development for High-Potential Talents: Siam Cement Group Accelerating Growth through Customer Centricity: SunTrust Achieving Global Growth in Financial Services: CTBC Bank Agility in Tough Times: Santander Cultivating Relationship-Driven Wealth Management Leaders: Citi Delivering Superb Education in the Midst of a Global Crisis: The Wharton – Nanyang Business School Partnership Driving Innovation and Profits: The Philips Octagon Program Educating Financial Leaders for a Rapidly Changing Industry: ABA Stonier Elevating Excellence: Wharton’s Google Marketing Academy Shapes the Next Generation of Marketing Leaders Estée Lauder: The Impact of Deep Faculty Engagement Knowledge for Innovation and Sustainability: The Royal DSM Program Merck Global Human Health Executive Development Program Seeding the Next Generation of Leaders: FINRA Strengthening Social-Oriented Leaders: Women’s World Banking (WWB) Turning Finance Managers into Strategic Business Partners Turning Local Managers into Global Leaders: Braskem Group Enrollment The Learning Experience Our faculty members are experts in using the right mix of learning methodologies for your executives, with a clear view on the ultimate goals of your organization. The result is a unique learning experience that transforms executives and delivers impact. Executive education is a process of changing your organization. One of the key things we do for you to get your leaders to think differently.” Show More Less Peter Cappelli, DPhil Professor of Management, The Wharton School Learning Methodologies: Designed for Executives We understand how to deliver knowledge for long-term impact and that individuals learn differently. Combining multiple methodologies offers diverse groups an effective and stimulating way to learn and experience Wharton. Click the three categories below to learn more about our methodologies. Action and ApplicationIdeas and InsightImmersion and ExperiencesAction and Application Action Learning Team-based, multi-month projects designed to solve pressing challenges while building leadership capabilities. Applied Learning Faculty-guided practice in team-based workshops to apply new knowledge and tools to challenges facing your organization. Teaching Tools Tools to allow leaders to teach leaders, ensuring the learning becomes embedded and cascaded throughout the enterprise. Ideas and Insight Interactive Lectures and Learning Forums Faculty-led lectures and exercises that draw on the observations and contributions of the participants. Industry Experts Insights and alternative viewpoints from industry and subject-matter experts, analysts, executive speakers, and panels. Self-Assessment and Coaching A range of options including 360s, benchmarking, and individual or team coaching with assessment milestones for ongoing feedback. Peer to Peer Daily peer interaction changes mindsets, challenges assumptions, and increases communication. Immersion and Experiences Experiential Learning Insight through hands-on activities such as rowing, acting, cooking, art, ropes courses, and community service projects. Global Learning Journeys Planned interactions with businesses, customers, government leaders, and communities to develop global and cultural awareness. Company Site Visits Access to leading firms, enabling direct conversations and exposure to best practices. Internal Networking The shared experience fosters new relationships and builds powerful internal networks with lasting impact. Business Simulations: Changing the Game and Activating the Learning with Immersive Experiences Give your people exciting, hands-on learning experiences that transfer immediately to the business challenges they face. Our fast-paced simulations promote a plethora of capabilities that enhance team building, strengthen strategic decision making, and build overall leadership and critical-thinking skills. Whether your executives compete in a business simulation that immerses participants in a race to commercialize one of Saturn’s moons or have to work to resolve a real-world business crisis scenario, the simulations that can be integrated into your Wharton Custom program are memorable and transformative. Project Approaches: Designed for Impact Project work is an important component of the program’s design. It provides organizations the ability to focus on current challenges and develop solutions that can be considered and tested while at Wharton. The approaches to project work include: Participant-Driven ApproachThis approach is for organizations that want to encourage innovation and entrepreneurial thinking: Participants come to the program with their own project ideas, selected according to Wharton guidelines Each project team reviews ideas and selects one to implement Project topics are reviewed and approved by senior management The projects follow the ideal process for innovation within the company, modeling the process for future innovation Teams report outcomes to sponsors and senior team at end of program Organization-Led ApproachThis approach is for organizations with a clearly articulated strategy and a goal to accelerate achievement: Projects and sponsors are selected by senior management team Projects focus on advancing strategic initiatives or solving current business challenges Participants work in teams of five to eight to implement solutions Teams report outcomes to sponsors and senior team at end of program Individually Strategic ApproachThis approach is for executives who need to apply their new knowledge to current strategic efforts and/or with limited time for team projects: Participants select their own individual projects, often in consultation with their managers During and between modules, participants work in peer-consulting teams to monitor progress, brainstorm solutions, build networks, and facilitate cross-silo learning Participants create executive summaries of results at end of program; managers assess their achievements and/or perform selective report-outs to senior executives Allows Wharton knowledge and tools to be broadly cascaded throughout the company Download a brief summary of how three companies from different industries put these approaches into practice. Participant-Driven Approach: Global 300 Manufacturing Firm Organization-Led Approach: Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical Company Individually Strategic Approach: Global 20 Financial Services Firm Download PDF Seamless Delivery: A Flexible Team, Your Chosen Location The Wharton Delivery Team is a team of 25 professionals with combined expertise in learning development, organizational dynamics, and hospitality management. Whether on one of our campuses or at a location of your choosing, Wharton Delivery ensures your program is a seamless and enjoyable experience from beginning to end. Philadelphia The Wharton School is located on the beautiful Philadelphia campus of the University of Pennsylvania. San Francisco Wharton’s San Francisco campus is located in the iconic Hills Bros. Coffee Building on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. Beijing The Wharton Beijing campus is located in the state-of-the-art Penn | Wharton China Center in the heart of Beijing, China. 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