Data-Driven Teams: The Art and Science of Winning

Every executive, regardless of their industry, is trying to build a winning team; one that can deliver results in high pressure situations, again and again, despite competition and external market forces. As we endeavor to build such teams, lead them through adversity, and sustain wins over the long term, we can look to superior sports teams for inspiration and answers. 

Data-Driven Teams: The Art and Science of Winning examines how high-performing teams differ from their competitors across four main dimensions: talent, system, leadership, and culture. Drawing on best practices from the sports industry, this new course explores how data can be applied across each of these factors, from identifying talent to measuring your team’s culture.

Through classroom discussions, guest lectures, and project work, you will learn how to:

• Identify and evaluate talent
• Design a system that maximizes the potential of the talent on your team
• Optimize your system to win more consistently 
• Make winning a more replicable outcome for your teams

Our in-person courses offer you the opportunity to step away from your office and join your peers on campus and in Kendall Square, known as the most innovative square mile on the planet.

During this course, you will learn:

• Why teams win and how high-performing teams differ from their competitors
• A data-driven approach to talent identification and evaluation 
• Techniques to measure your current team’s talent base relative to your business needs
• How to design a system that maximizes the potential of the talent on your team
• Mechanisms for feedback and iteration to continuously improve your team’s system
• The role of the leader in fostering a winning culture over the long-term
• Techniques to better define and optimize your team’s culture 
• Data-informed insights on how to optimize your system to win more consistently

You will also actively engage in action-learning exercises that will help you apply the concepts and tools to your own team. 

We accept enrollments until the offering reaches capacity at which point, we will maintain a waitlist. Many of the courses fill up several weeks in advance, so we advise that you enroll as early as possible to secure your seat.