Advanced

Management
Program
Prepare for the Highest
Level of Leadership
Drive organizational change, performance, and growth.
Align business activities, systems, and global teams to
gain a strategic edge. Negotiate complex deals that deliver
superior outcomes. Balance innovation and profitability
while managing risk. Capture opportunities to create
value as global markets shift. Turn digital disruption into
competitive advantage. Inspire and empower colleagues.
Expand your impact as a leader.

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OVERVIEW

Advanced The gold standard in executive

education, the Advanced Management

Management Program (AMP)

Program (AMP) is designed to prepare
you for the complex responsibilities
of global leadership in the age of
digital transformation.

Whether you are looking to move up to

KEY BENEFITS WHO SHOULD ATTEND the executive suite or are about to take
This program will change the way you and The program is designed for executives on greater leadership responsibilities,
your company do business. You will emerge focused on decision-making and global this immersive program will help you
better able to tackle your organization’s strategy as they take on roles with the accelerate your professional and
toughest strategic challenges, lead with broadest impact on organizational direction personal growth.
greater confidence, and inspire performance at and performance. Executives in roles that
all levels as a key member of your company’s cover the scope of CEO, COO, CFO, EVP,
senior leadership. division president, or managing director
are ideal candidates.
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A Typical AMP Class Features:

Delivering a Truly Global 160 Accomplished Peers

Experience
50 Countries Represented

At Harvard Business School (HBS), you will collaborate with an exceptional group of executives
who span industries and countries—and engage with our world-renowned faculty who partner
25 Industries Represented

with 10 global research centers and seven regional offices to write new case studies each year
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that are focused on the most pressing issues facing businesses around the world.

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A Highly Structured,
Deeply Personal
Learning Experience

The AMP curriculum is carefully curated, combining two

full-time in-person modules with a part-time virtual module.

Blended Format:
• Module 1
(HBS Campus, 3 weeks)

• Module 2
(Virtual, Live Online and Self-Paced, 5 weeks*)

• Module 3
(HBS Campus, 3 weeks)

*Module 2 of the FEB–MAY 2025 session will be 8 weeks

of virtual, live online and self-paced learning.

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A Comprehensive Framework
of Modern Leadership
AMP is a highly structured yet deeply personal learning experience during which you will engage
with and learn from world-renowned HBS faculty, a diverse group of senior executives from
around the world, and a professional HBS Executive Coach. Together, you will take a deep dive
into the complex responsibilities and operational challenges of global leadership.

Designed to spark self-reflection, innovation, and collaboration, this program features global
case studies, personal assessments and feedback, professional one-on-one coaching, guest
speakers, and development of a personal case addressing a leadership challenge or strategic
opportunity for your organization.

Key Topics

1 Lead Strategic Innovation and Change 6 Drive Financial Performance

2 Understand the Behavioral Economics 7 Capitalize on Digital Transformation and AI

That Lead to Better Decisions
8 Leverage Strategic Choice and
3 Master Marketing in a Digital World Differentiation

4 Become a More Authentic Leader 9 Use Management Systems to Drive

Performance and Governance
5 Navigate Corporate Responsibility,
Accountability, and Ethics 10 Lead in a Global Economy

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TOPIC 1:

Lead Strategic
Innovation
and Change
Effectively lead innovation and
transformation efforts that will
impact your organization now
and into the future.
• Understand the role innovation plays as
organizations evolve and leadership’s role
in shaping transformation and change.

• Drive the strategic alignment of organizational

structures, systems, competencies, and
culture for successful outcomes.

• Overcome the unique challenges of open

innovation and digital transformation.

• Deliver short-term results while working

toward longer-term innovation.

• Explore how leadership renewal is linked

to organizational renewal.
Collaborative Learning Groups
At HBS, you will be placed with a carefully selected group of
peers whose members span industries, countries, and functions.
This diversity of perspectives enriches your learning experience
and expands your global network.

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TOPIC 2:

Understand
the Behavioral
Economics That
Lead to Better
Decisions
Improve your decision-making skills,
lead others to better decisions, and
become a more effective negotiator.
• Understand the behavioral factors that affect
Exceptional Group of Global Peers decision-making, ethics, and negotiations.

AMP provides the time and support you need to build trusting • Create an organizational architecture that
relationships with a group of peers outside your organization leads to better decision-making for yourself,
who not only can understand your challenges, but also can provide employees, and key stakeholders.
objective feedback. Each day, you will gain new insights by:
• Engage in a series of real-world simulations,
• Collaborating with executives who span industries, countries, with feedback on your own behavior, to test
and cultures your analytic ability and tactical skills and to
experiment with new ideas.
• Considering diverse perspectives during case discussions
and assignments • Learn a negotiation framework that will
help you analyze, prepare for, and execute
• Contributing to small group exercises and projects as part negotiations more systematically and effectively.
of a team
• Gain techniques for mitigating your weaknesses
• Giving and receiving confidential feedback in a safe environment and leveraging your strengths.

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TOPIC 3:

Master
Marketing in a
Digital World
Gain a comprehensive understanding
of long-standing marketing principles
and how they relate to our digital world.
• L
 earn how digital transformation and AI are
disrupting the consumer landscape and how
to capitalize on that disruption.

• Leverage core marketing principles to create,

communicate, and deliver customer and
brand value at all stages of the product
life cycle.

• Continually fine-tune strategies to remain

relevant and address shifting market conditions.

• Use pricing strategies to effectively capture

and maximize value. Distinctive Teaching Methodologies
• Recognize changing customer needs and Pioneered by HBS faculty, the case method delves into the
innovate new products and services to complex business challenges facing senior executives of leading
meet them. companies, nonprofits, and government organizations across the
globe. Immersed in a dynamic exchange of ideas, perspectives,
and counterpoints, you will take on the multifaceted role of chief
decision-maker. In addition to studying cases on your own, in
small groups, and in the larger classroom, you’ll build knowledge
and skills through negotiation exercises and workshops.

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TOPIC 4:

Become a
More Authentic
Leader
Uncover, analyze, and strengthen the
unique personal characteristics that
will enable you to lead with greater
authenticity, integrity, and purpose.
• Increase self-awareness through introspection
and feedback from peers and coaches.

• Gain clarity about your values, motivations,

and leadership purpose.

• Lead and live with greater mindfulness

and intentionality.

• Participate more fully in group discussions

and learn how to “deeply listen” to peers.

• Empower and inspire others by communicating

authentically.

Premium Accommodations and Amenities

Modern, well-appointed living arrangements feature private
bedrooms and bathrooms, spacious common areas, dining
facilities, and state-of-the-art technology. We also provide a range
of hotel-style amenities, including housekeeping and dry cleaning.

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TOPIC 5:

Navigate
Corporate
Responsibility,
Accountability,
and Ethics
Successfully manage the challenges
and trade-offs of meeting the complex
demands of investors, customers,
employees, and society.
• Responsibly handle situations that involve
competing responsibilities, serious legal
issues, factual uncertainties, aggressive or
hostile stakeholders, and intense time pressure.

• Understand the different stakeholders and

shareholder interests involved in many CEO
and C-suite managerial decisions.

• Clearly define the specific economic, legal, Global Approach to Business Management
and ethical responsibilities you and your
company have to investors, customers, Our programs provide insights into global business practices
employees, and society. gained from our 10 global research centers and seven regional
offices around the world, where the top minds in business,
• Examine how organizations are addressing government, and higher education collaborate on
climate change and other environmental groundbreaking research.
issues in their operations and supply chains.

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TOPIC 6:

Drive Financial
Performance
Maximize financial performance while
creating value and managing risk.
• Gain a conceptual framework and techniques
for understanding and analyzing financial issues.

• Assess the financial health of your business

through the three pillars of financial
performance: profitability, liquidity, and
financial structure.

• Understand your critical role in company

valuation.

• Analyze opportunities for adding value to

the organization.

• Evaluate the risks of your decisions in an

uncertain and turbulent environment.

Renowned Faculty
AMP is developed and taught by a multidisciplinary team of
HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators,
groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors.
Engaged with companies across the globe, they draw on real-
world experience to address the complex challenges facing
today’s business leaders.

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TOPIC 7:

Capitalize on
Digital
Transformation
and AI
Overcome the challenges and seize
the opportunities created by digital
transformation.
• Understand how digital transformation and
artificial intelligence (AI) impact operating
and business models.

• Maximize new opportunities for digital value

creation and capture.

• Address the common strategic, operational,

and cognitive challenges of digital
transformation and AI.

• Establish a framework for understanding the

digitally transformed world and developing
strategies and tactics for shaping your
business environment. Actionable Learning
• Understand the broader digital transformation Our global curriculum is designed to address real-world challenges.
implications impacting the labor force and Participants return to their companies with the skills, mindset,
society at large. and confidence they need in order to immediately apply what
they’ve learned and deliver impact to the business.

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TOPIC 8:

Leverage
Strategic
Choice and
Differentiation
Become an effective leader-strategist.
Set the direction of your business and
craft its overarching strategy.
• Dissect your firm’s external environment to
understand how outside factors combine to
shape the overarching competitive environment.

• Evaluate the patterns that distinguish highly

profitable industries.

• Manage the relationship between the competitive

strategy of a business unit and the corporate
strategy of an enterprise.

• Think holistically about your environment,

Professional and Personal Development your firm, and your own role as a leader.

Beyond the daily interactions with professors and peers, a critical • Take strategic actions to position your firm for
part of the HBS experience is the ability to step back from your future success in an environment experiencing
day-to-day routine and reflect on where you’ve been and where profound transformation.
you want to take your career. This introspection is an important
part of the growth process and one of the reasons HBS Executive
Education has been called a life-changing experience.

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TOPIC 9:

Use
Management
Systems to Drive
Performance
and Governance
Create a high-performance organization
using management systems and processes
that foster a culture of accountability and
establish effective governance.
• Develop a comprehensive framework for driving
organizational performance.

• Create a winning culture, drive sustained financial

results, promote personal accountability, and
manage risks.

• Facilitate effective governance among top

executives, boards of directors, and investors.

• Understand the interplay between boards and

capital markets.
Private Fitness and Wellness Offerings
• Balance creating short-term accountability with
Our extensive fitness center includes state-of-the-art equipment,
fostering a long-term orientation.
a swimming pool, game courts, locker facilities with spa amenities,
and access to our team of personal trainers and nutritionists.

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TOPIC 10:

Lead in
a Global
Economy
Determine how each country’s economic
performance and geopolitical context will
impact your global business strategy.
• Understand the trends driving globalization.

• Accurately assess regional business

environments and growth trajectories.

• Analyze a country’s economic performance,

social and political context, institutional strengths
and weaknesses, and government strategy.

• Identify and anticipate policy barriers

(and incentives) to doing business and the
potential impact of a country’s accounting,
fiscal, investment, and innovation policies.

• Make competitive decisions that consider and

address country differences.

Historic and Cultural Hub

HBS is located in the historic Boston-Cambridge area. Harvard Square
is within walking distance, and you’ll find a rich array of arts, music,
sports, dining, shopping, and other recreational activities easily
accessible from campus.

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CALENDAR

A Typical Week on Campus This sample schedule is representative of past on-campus modules.
Topics, times, and events are subject to change.

CLASS GUIDE
Mandatory Attendance Optional Sessions

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

6:00–7:00 AM 6:00–7:00 AM 6:00–7:00 AM

Optional: Yoga Optional: Spin Optional: Spin
7:30–8:00 AM 7:30–8:00 AM 7:30–8:00 AM 7:30–8:00 AM 7:30–8:00 AM 7:30–8:00 AM
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast

8:00–8:45 AM 8:00–8:45 AM 8:00–8:45 AM 8:00–8:45 AM 8:00–8:45 AM 8:00–8:45 AM

Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups

9:00–10:20 AM 9:00–10:20 AM 9:00–10:20 AM 9:00–10:20 AM 9:00–10:20 AM 9:00–10:20 AM

Strategic Innovation Strategic Regulating the Innovation Responsibilities AI: Challenges
and Change Renewal Digital Firm Streams to Customers and Opportunities
10:20–10:50 AM 10:20–10:50 AM 10:20–10:50 AM 10:20–10:50 AM 10:20–10:50 AM 10:20–10:50 AM
Break Break Break Break Break Break
10:50 AM–12:10 PM 10:50 AM–12:10 PM 10:50 AM–12:10 PM 10:50 AM–12:10 PM 10:50 AM–12:10 PM 10:50 AM–12:10 PM
Mergers & Creating Strategic Equity Courageous Leadership, Courageous Leadership, Responsibilities
Acquisitions Accountability Investments Part 1 Part 2 to Society
FREE TIME 12:10–1:20 PM 12:10–1:20 PM 12:10–1:20 PM 12:10–1:20 PM 12:10–1:20 PM 12:10–1:20 PM
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
1:30–2:30 PM 1:30–3:00 PM 1:30–3:00 PM 1:30–3:00 PM 1:30–3:00 PM 1:30–2:30 PM
Personal Case Negotiation Customer Digital Transformation Leadership and Optional:
Workshop Centricity Simulation Leading Large Change Mindful Leadership

3:00–3:30 PM
Break
3:30–5:00 PM 3:30–4:30 PM 3:30–5:00 PM 3:30–5:00 PM 3:30–5:30 PM
Negotiation Optional: Personal HBS Industry Guest Speaker Optional: Finance Tutorial
Alumni Q&A Executive Coaching
5:00–6:30 PM 5:30–7:30 PM
6:00–7:30 PM Reception Reception and
Rotation Dinner Living Lobster Clambake
Groups 6:30–7:30 PM 6:30–7:30 PM 6:30–7:30 PM
Dinner Dinner Dinner

8:00–10:00 PM 8:00–10:00 PM 8:00–10:00 PM 8:00–10:00 PM 8:00–10:00 PM 8:30–11:30 PM

Coffee and Dessert Case Preparation Case Preparation Case Preparation Case Preparation Group Outing in Boston
Living Groups Living Groups Living Groups Living Groups Living Groups
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 SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURES

Change the Way You See

the World, the Opportunities
Awaiting You, and Yourself

HBS EXECUTIVE COACHING PERSONAL CASE

Our distinctive coaching method helps accelerate Throughout the program, you will work on
both individual and team growth. Through one-on- developing a personal case. Your personal case will
one and group coaching, your professional coach involve building a strategy and implementation
can help you realize your true leadership potential. plan that will address a personal leadership
challenge or strategic opportunity facing your
360-DEGREE ASSESSMENT organization. As you develop your personal case,
the faculty, your learning group, and your HBS
Through a 360-degree assessment, your Executive Coach will deliver feedback that will help
HBS Executive Coach will help you assess your you fine-tune your action plan.
personal leadership strengths and weaknesses
and develop an action plan that you can take
ACCESS TO HBS FACULTY
back to your company.
As a program participant, you have access to
AMP faculty, who are often available to meet with
you one-on-one and provide new perspectives
on your business challenges.
“AMP opens new vistas and adds value
in ways we never before imagined.”
Cynthia Montgomery
Faculty Chair, AMP

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ALUMNI STATUS AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Welcome to One of When you complete AMP, you will become a member of the HBS
the World’s Most Powerful alumni network and gain exclusive access to an array of resources
and tools that facilitate lifelong learning, growth, and success.
Business Networks
THE HBS ALUMNI NETWORK HBS PUBLISHING ALUMNI PLUS PROGRAM
Tap into a vast global community of more than 85,000 MBA and Executive Receive a 20% discount on regularly priced items, including HBS Press books,
Education alumni in 160 countries. Harvard Business Review article reprints, and cases (subscriptions not included).

HBS EMAIL ADDRESS BAKER LIBRARY/BLOOMBERG CENTER SERVICES

Your lifelong HBS email address helps you stay connected to HBS and Access a comprehensive online collection of curated business research
fellow alumni. resources, available to you from anywhere in the world. The resources have
been chosen specifically for HBS alumni to support your professional
HBS ALUMNI CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS development, business development, career planning, and business research.
Connect with members of more than 100 alumni clubs, shared interest
PROGRAMS DISCOUNT
groups, and affiliates worldwide at business, learning, social, and community
service events. As an alumnus, you will be eligible for a 30% discount on future HBS Executive
Education programs that you attend.

“This experience changed the way I approach every

aspect of my life.”
Anél Bosman
Managing Executive, Markets
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking South Africa, SA

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HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

A Learning Experience
Unlike Any Other

Every year, executives from around the world turn to HBS Executive Education to
propel their careers, ignite their passions, and reach their most ambitious goals.

Here, you will be fully immersed in a unique In the evening, you’ll continue the conversation
living-and-learning experience with other top with your fellow participants in our unique
executives from leading companies around on-campus living groups, over meals, during
the world. off-campus outings, and in other social settings.

Led by our world-renowned faculty, our global Beyond the daily interactions with professors
curriculum is designed to give you the and peers, another critical part of the HBS
knowledge and skills you need to overcome experience is the ability to step back from your
real-world business challenges and lead with day-to-day routine and reflect on where you’ve
greater purpose by questioning assumptions, been and where you want to take your career.
disrupting usual ways of doing business, and
introducing unexpected ways of thinking. It’s a unique and holistic approach to “The professors, industry experts,
professional and personal development peers, resources, content, and
During the day, you’ll take part in dynamic that many of our alumni and participants
lectures, case discussions, and exercises. have called a life-changing experience. facilities are all unparalleled.”
Rajesh Unni
Founder and CEO, Synergy Marine
Group, Singapore

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HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

“As strategists, leaders bear responsibility for the most fundamental question: Why is this
business relevant? Without a compelling answer, everything else a leader does is at risk.”
AMP Faculty Cynthia A. Montgomery
Faculty Chair, AMP, Strategy Unit

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HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Rohit Deshpandé Dante Roscini
Marketing Unit Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit

“If you want answers, ask Professor Google. “Senior executives need more than ever to

AMP Faculty
At AMP you learn what are the right questions acquire frameworks to critically analyze geopolitical
to ask. Of your team and of yourself.” and geoeconomic events and factor them in
assessing the risks and opportunities that these
Sunil Gupta
bring to their business.”
Marketing Unit

“Technology is constantly evolving and to Clayton S. Rose

lead in the digital era you have to perform General Management Unit

and transform at the same time.” “AMP offers the opportunity for leaders to
better themselves through an ongoing process
Brian J. Hall
of acquiring knowledge and insights, extracting
Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets Unit
lessons from experiences, sharing what they
“Outstanding leaders understand and apply the know, and self-reflection.”
behavioral science toolkit necessary to negotiate,
motivate, and incentivize with excellence.” Michael Toffel
Technology and Operations Management Unit
W. Carl Kester
“Operations and supply chains are essential to
Finance Unit
any organization’s success. Climate change and
“AMP removes the mystery surrounding finance digitalization are continuously creating new risks and
and equips you with the capabilities needed opportunities that need to be managed effectively.”
to strategically deploy financial resources and
create enterprise value.” Michael Tushman
Organizational Behavior Unit
Youngme Moon
“In leadership development, we talk about
General Management Unit
the importance of knowing, doing, and being.
“In AMP, we explore what it takes for a business It’s not enough to know about a best practice—
to be truly different—to escape the competitive you have to be able to do it.”
herd and stand out from the crowd.”

Krishna G. Palepu
Accounting and Management and General Management Units

“AMP enables me to engage senior leaders from

all over the world on how to drive performance
excellence in their organizations.” Learn More

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 DATES AND PROGRAM FEES
SEP–NOV 2024 Session FEB–MAY 2025 Session
Program Fee: $92,000 Program Fee: $92,000

Module 1: 02–20 SEP 2024 (HBS Campus) Module 1: 09–28 FEB 2025 (HBS Campus)
Module 2: 21 SEP–26 OCT 2024 Module 2: 01 MAR–26 APR 2025
(Virtual, Live Online and Self-Paced) (Virtual, Live Online and Self-Paced)
Module 3: 27 OCT–15 NOV 2024 (HBS Campus) Module 3: 27 APR–16 MAY 2025 (HBS Campus)

COMPREHENSIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

Specially tailored programs for executives at key transition points in their careers.
• Advanced Management Program • Program for Leadership Development
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EXPLORE OUR TOPIC-FOCUSED PROGRAMS

Offering 50+ intensive programs that explore specific topics in depth.
• Board Governance • Finance • Innovation • Negotiation & Decision-Making
• Digital Transformation • General Management • Leadership • Social Enterprise & Nonprofits
• Family Business • Health Care • Marketing & Sales • Strategy

TALK WITH A PROGRAM ADVISOR

For a personalized consultation, contact a member
of our Program Advising Team.
www.exed.hbs.edu/amp
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800.427.5577
(Outside the United States, call: 617.495.6555)

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