Health Care Leadership Intensive for Managers

Program Overview

Improve Your Leadership Effectiveness

This leadership development program is designed to improve your leadership skills and prepare you to tackle complex challenges, comprehend cost analysis, drive change, and effectively manage health care organizations. With a strong focus on interactive case studies and small group discussions, the format of this program ensures you will leave ready to maximize your strengths, build and engage strong teams, and position your organization for both short- and long-term success.

During the program, you will explore topics such as financial management, negotiation, and patient experience—all in the context of health care. Whether you are leading a company or running a department, this program will help you capitalize on opportunities, build effective teams, and make an impact.

Program Benefits—Why You Should Participate

Gain insight into and develop the skills required to lead effectively in the dynamic and fast-changing field of health care. You will learn from distinguished Harvard faculty and network with professionals from prominent organizations.

Program Benefits

• Understand and develop your personal leadership style
• Improve your strategy, finance, and policy skills
• Build and sustain high functioning teams
• Engage in negotiation and meta-leadership

Objectives & Highlights

Program Highlights

• Leadership sessions on negotiation, conflict resolution, financial management, team dynamics, and more
• Active discussion groups that facilitate the sharing of experiences, address specific challenges, and create workplace solutions
• Distinguished Harvard faculty members, complemented by health care industry experts
• Networking with fellow health care leaders from around the world who you can rely on for guidance as you return to your organization

Learning Objectives

• Identify leadership styles, strategies and approaches to improve personal navigation of challenges and opportunities
• Understand design thinking and how it can be used as a process for stimulating innovation in your organization
• Use interest-based negotiation, multidimensional problem solving, meta-leadership, and other effective techniques to build collaboration and manage conflicts across complex health care systems
• Gain a firm grasp of appropriate financial management for your department or organization Understand and leverage your skills to transform and lead groups into productive, high-performing teams
• Develop the crucial qualities, actions, and approaches necessary to be a successful leader
• Improve capacity to manage change in your organization
• Develop a leadership toolkit that can be implemented immediately on return to your organization

Practical Learning Format

The primary teaching method for this program consists of interactive learning with small group discussions, case studies, and in-class exercises. Morning discussion groups are scheduled to review readings, respond to content questions, and share reactions. This process provides an opportunity to work closely with your colleagues to solve real-world issues.

Credits and Logistics

Accommodations

Program Check-in

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
FXB Building
651 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617.432.2100

The program takes place at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, located in the heart of the Harvard Longwood Campus in Boston. Public transportation is also readily available to the city’s many shopping districts, museums, and restaurants.

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Continuing Education Credit

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 31.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will grant 3.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this program, equivalent to 31 contact hours of education. Participants can apply these contact hours toward other professional education accrediting organizations.

All credits subject to final agenda.

All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon completion of the program.

Faculty

Current faculty, subject to change.

Louise Weed, MS

Program Director

May 5 – 9, 2025

Instructor
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Agenda

Who Should Participate

This program is well-suited for executives and emerging leaders in both clinical and nonclinical roles from across the health sector. Ideal participants include:

• C-Suite and Senior Executives
• Clinical and Administrative Managers
• Department Chairs/Division Chiefs
• Group Practice Executives
• Health Care Consultants
• Health Systems Executives
• Hospital Executives
• Medical Directors
• Nurse Executives
• Physician Executives