The July 14-15, 2020 session will take place over the same days, but in a virtual format (live online). July 14, 8:30am-5:00pm ET; July 15, 8:30am-4:00pm ET.
The November 5-6, 2020 session wil take place over the same days, but in a virtual format (live online). November 5, 8:30am-5:00pm ET; November 6, 8:30am-4:00pm ET.
Please view the "Live Online Offering" tab for additional information on these virtual sessions.
As organizations move away from a “command and control” model to a more “cultivate and coordinate” model, executives can no longer rely on old ways of thinking about leadership strategies. This course introduces participants to a powerful framework developed at MIT to help leaders at every level drive innovation, maximize team performance, and succeed in today’s complex world of fast-paced, dramatic change.
Transforming Your Leadership Strategy
Certificate Track:
Management and Leadership
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tuition:
$4,500 (excluding accommodations)
Program Days (for ACE Credit) 2
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This program is built around MIT's unique Distributed Leadership Model―an innovative and impactful approach to executive leadership that lies at the core of leadership development at MIT, and the result of an intensive, four-year research project at the MIT Leadership Center to identify more effective strategies for leading in a networked economy. Tested in diverse, real-world settings, the model allows managers to succeed as leaders by being flexible and adaptive in new and unexpected ways through the application of two key concepts:
Upon completion of this program, participants will gain an understanding of how to:
"The program combines excellent content with a very effective, practical and interactive approach, leading to tons of energy in the group and making the insights stick to your mind. Great value for money!" ~ Past Participant Ignaas C.
The July and November courses will be presented live online using the Zoom format. Class size is limited to facilitate networking among peers and allow ample opportunities to pose questions directly to faculty.
What to expect from this live online course:
To make the most of the experience, we recommend:
Attendance throughout the program is required to earn a certificate of completion. Please note that this live online course will be credited as an “in-person” program for the purpose of meeting Executive Certificate or Advanced Certificate for Executives requirements.
We look forward to seeing and hearing from you online!
View sample virtual program schedule for July here.
View sample virtual program schedule for November here.
Sample Schedule—Subject to Change
| DAY 1 SAMPLE | |
| 7:45AM - 8:30AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30AM - 12:00PM |
Introduction: What is Leadership? Overview of the 4 Capabilities Leadership Framework
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| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00PM - 5:00PM |
Team Sensemaking Exercise Using the 4 Capabilities for Change Visioning Exercise I |
| 5:00PM - 7:00PM | Networking Reception |
| DAY 2 SAMPLE | |
| 7:45AM - 8:30AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30AM - 12:30PM |
The Out and In of Successful Teaming
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| 12:30PM - 1:15PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:15PM - 4:00PM |
Assessment Exercise Visioning Exercise II Closing Exercise |
| 4:00PM - 4:15PM | Feedback and Adjournment |
This program has been designed especially for senior general and technical executives whose organizations compete in an environment of rapidly changing markets, technologies, and cultures, including:
"It changes the way you think about leadership and teams. Professor Ancona is brilliant, enthusiastic, energetic and deep. The insights you obtain are practical and based on years of research. Fantastic. I strongly recommend." ~ Past Participant Pedro GIoya
Deborah Ancona is the Seley Distinguished Professor of Management, a Professor of Organization Studies, and the Founder of the MIT Leadership Center at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Her pioneering research into how successful teams operate has highlighted the critical importance of managing outside, as well as inside, the team’s boundary. This research directly led to the concept of X-Teams as a vehicle for driving innovation within large organizations. Ancona’s work also focuses on the concept of distributed leadership and on the development of research-based tools, practices, and teaching/coaching models that enable organizations to foster creative leadership at every level.
She is the author of the book, X-Teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed (Harvard Business School Press) and the related article, “In Praise of the Incomplete Leader” (Harvard Business Review). In addition to X-Teams, her studies of team performance have also been published in the Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and the Sloan Management Review. Her previous book, Managing for the Future: Organizational Behavior and Processes (South-Western College Publishing), centers on the skills and processes needed in today’s diverse and changing organization. Ancona has served as a consultant on leadership and innovation to companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bose, Takeda, Li & Fung, OCP, Accenture, ASA and has served on the Board of the Penn Graduate School of Education and the working group of the Canadian Council of Academies.
Ancona holds a BA and an MS in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in management from Columbia University.
Mark D: I felt Day 2 and visioning exercises were geared more towards Executive Leadership. Day 1 resonated with me much more as a Front Line Manager.
Rocio V: Research based, simple (not simplistic) framework to upgrade your leadership strategy in an exponential world. Highly recommend it.
XIN L: The leadership theories are applicable in real business world. But the class size is too big, around 60 persons. It is hard for the teacher to care for so many participants and share our discussion.
Jeanine E: Very helpful to my office experience. I came back to work with a new vision and mission statement. Deborah's course added a lot of clarity.
Robert W: Thought provoking environment with many group discussion exercises to share experiences and feedback on information presented. Many interesting aspects of leadership and team psychology provided, based upon the instructors research and practical experience in consulting.
Scott K: It was a fantastic program which has brought my knowledge & insights into another level.
Frank Morales A: Excellent organization of the course and the context exceed my expectation.
Angelo R: Deborah is a very special teacher. Very easy to understand her, she really likes to share her unique expertise. The diversity among participants from different parts of the world made this an outstanding transformative learning Xperience.
Timothy L: Overall very informative and it gave me some very good tools to work with. Also made me do self reflection on good/bad things I do now.
Anirban D: The course was very helpful, teacher had an awesome sense of humor and knowledge on the subject matter. I would recommend this course to anyone, real useful insight on leadership strategies
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Deborah Ancona provides an overview of Transforming Your Leadership Strategy
Decades of research by MIT Sloan Professor and Founder of the MIT Leadership Center Deborah Ancona and her colleagues have uncovered the four key capabilities of effective leaders—sensemaking, visioning, relating, and inventing. Known previously as the “4-CAP model,” this framework has recently been updated to add “building credibility” to its center and has been renamed "4-CAP+".
In this webinar, Deborah Ancona introduces MIT's unique leadership perspective—a powerful, innovative approach to executive leadership that will help you make your organization more knowledge-driven and more innovative.
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