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New CEO Workshop

As a newly minted CEO, you may think you finally have the power to set strategy, the authority to make things happen, and full access to the finer points of your business. But if you expect the job to be as simple as that, you're in for an awakening.

 
  • Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch, and Nitin Nohria
  • Harvard Business Review, OCTOBER 2004
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The New CEO Workshop at Harvard Business School brings together a small group of newly appointed chief executive officers and CEO designates of major corporations to focus on strategy, setting an agenda, and facing the challenges of leadership. The sessions are extremely interactive, tailored for each new group of participants, and designed to invite in-depth sharing of personal experiences and active participation by faculty.

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About the Course

Faculty

The sessions are led by Harvard Business School Professors Michael Porter, Nitin Nohria, and other distinguished faculty with deep experience working with CEOs and Boards.

Participants

The Workshop is open by personal invitation only and designed for newly appointed CEOs of public parent companies with annual revenues of $2 billion or more.

Course History

We introduced this workshop in the 1990s to address the distinctive challenges facing first-time chief executives in large, complex enterprises.

 
  • Competitive Strategy
    “Strategic positionings are often not obvious, and finding them requires creativity and insight.”

    ‒ Michael Porter, “What is Strategy?”

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