EXECUTIVE

DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM

program dates:
mar. 10–22, 2019 • philadelphia, pa
sep. 15–27, 2019 • philadelphia, pa
nov. 10–22, 2019 • philadelphia, pa
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Overview “ Wharton’s Executive Development Program will advance

your strategic decision-making capabilities to think
faster and more creatively.”
—Kevin Patrick, VP, Energy Company, NJ, USA

The Executive Development Program (EDP) is

designed to increase the business skills and
leadership capabilities of managers who lead
key divisions of their companies and aspire to
be among top leadership in their organizations. Featured Video
EDP takes a multidimensional approach to
learning, combining lectures, small/large group
discussion, case study, role playing, campus
“ Wharton’s Executive Development Program provides a
focus for developing emotional intelligence and strong
interpersonal skills in business.”
networking opportunities, and strategy simulation —Geraldine Ekkers, Marketing and Communications,
to provide new insights and give you opportunities Manufacturing Company, Italy
to apply them.

In the Executive Development Program (EDP),

you will:

•  Build capabilities for leading cross-border

teams across functions and countries
•  Strengthen business acumen in core areas
such as finance, marketing, management,
and strategy
•  Put your knowledge to the test in a realistic
business strategy simulation that requires
leadership and teamwork
•  Work with an executive coach to develop
your leadership skills through the simulation
team experience

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Experience & Impact
A team of faculty and experts, from diverse busi-
ness disciplines, provides in-depth knowledge in
core business areas including finance, strategy,
leadership, marketing, organizational dynamics,
and globalization. Class sessions capture the years
of experience in the room. Learning groups provide
opportunities for exploring issues across business
and cultural boundaries, and social activities pro-
mote a spirited camaraderie that leads to deep
and lasting connections.
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During this two-week program you will:
• Advance your strategic decision-making capabilities to think faster and more
creatively about current competitive strategies and solutions
• Deepen your understanding of organizational dynamics to improve the design
and implementation of new initiatives and avoid destructive conflicts
• Develop knowledge in core areas of business, including finance, marketing,
management, and strategy based on current research and best practices
• Develop a global network of peers and experts
• Create a plan to implement the lessons of EDP when you return to work
• Work with an executive coach through individual and group coaching
sessions to develop leadership skills during the program and transfer these
skills to the workplace
Session Topics:
• Building the Learning Community • Integrating Finance and Strategy
• Device Orientation • Valuing Strategic Decisions
• Building High-performing Teams • Operations Management and Link
to Financial Performance
• Marketing Strategy
• Scaling for Profitable Growth
• Creating and Sustaining a
Competitive Advantage • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Leadership and Integrity • The Power of Influence
• Executive Negotiation Workshop • New Business Opportunities
in Global Markets
• Essentials of Finance
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Participant Profile
Wharton’s EDP is designed for functional, country, region
or unit managers preparing to take on broader
responsibilities that require leading outside their
areas of education or experience. Participants
in EDP represent many cultures, regions, and
industries. They have included executives in
general management, marketing and sales,
and technology positions from pharmaceutical,
financial, computer, and high-technology
companies. More than half of the participants
are from outside the United States.

To further leverage the value and impact of this

program, we encourage companies to send cross- job function
functional teams of executives to Wharton. We offer
group enrollment benefits to companies sending four
or more participants to this program.

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 Faculty ADDITIONAL FACULTY
Gad Allon, PhD
Jeffrey A. Keswin Professor; Professor of
Patti Williams, PhD Operations, Information, and Decisions; Director
of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management &
Academic Director Technology, The Wharton School
Ira A. Lipman Associate
Laurie Carrick
Professor of Marketing, Executive Coach
The Wharton School
Emilie Feldman, PhD
Associate Professor of Management,
The Wharton School
Barbara Kahn, PhD
Patty and Jay H. Baker Professor; Professor of
Marketing, The Wharton School
Lynn Krage
Senior Director, McNulty Leadership Program,
The Wharton School
Cade Massey, PhD
Practice Professor, Operations, Information and
Decisions, The Wharton School
Todd Norris
Simulation Consultant
Michael Roberts, PhD
William H. Lawrence Professor; Professor of
Finance, The Wharton School
G. Richard Shell, JD
Thomas Gerrity Professor;
Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics;
Professor of Management; Chairperson,
Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department,
The Wharton School
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Nicolaj Siggelkow, PhD
David M. Knott Professor; Professor of
Management; Co-Director, Mack Institute for
Innovation Management, The Wharton School
Harbir Singh, PhD
Mack Professor; Professor of Management;
Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation
Management; Wharton School Faculty
Director for the Huntsman Program in
International Studies and Business,
The Wharton School
Christian Terwiesch, PhD
Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton
School; Professor of Operations, Information,
and Decisions; Professor of Health Policy,
Perelman School of Medicine; Co-Director,
Mack Institute of Innovation Management
Michael Useem, PhD
William and Jacalyn Egan Professor
of Management; Professor of
Management; Director, Center for Leadership
and Change Management; Editor,
Wharton Leadership Digest
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Executive Coaching
A distinguishing highlight of Wharton’s EDP is
the inclusion of executive coaching within the
learning experience. Recognizing its importance in
supporting individual learning and development,
EDP offers intensive in-depth coaching focused
on behavioral improvement grounded in feedback.
It includes three individual sessions—two
held during the program and one held after its
conclusion—as well as two in-program group
sessions.
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Your executive coach will draw upon two resources to help you achieve your
goals: a 360-degree leadership assessment that you complete before your arrival
in the program, and observations of you and your team during an intense business
simulation. The 360˚ tool gathers vertical and horizontal feedback on leadership
competencies such as influence, emotional intelligence, and teamwork. During
the simulation, your coach will observe your ability to lead, collaborate, negotiate,
and participate as an effective team member. Armed with these insights,
individual coaching sessions will focus on your development as a leader, using the
simulation and the 360° to identify and strengthen specific skills.
The structure of the EDP, and the coaching provided, will allow you to make
connections between your behaviors and your effectiveness very quickly,
and gain powerful new insights into your leadership opportunities. The post-
program coaching session is focused on implementing key learnings within your
organization to create value and lasting impact from the EDP experience.
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 EXECUTIVE
Sample Program Schedule *
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DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7

BREAKFAST
Building High Creating and Executive Negotiation Essentials of Finance Operation Simulation
Performing Sustaining a Workshop Management and Decision Round 1
Learning Teams Competitive Link to Financial
Advantage Integrating Finance Performance
and Strategy

LUNCH
Program Registration Marketing Strategy Leadership Executive Negotiation Integrating Finance Simulation Introduction Learning Team
and Integrity Workshop and Strategy and Planning Coaching for
Performance
Introduction and
Program Overview
Simulation Planning
Building the Valuing Strategic
Learning Community Decisions

Free Time
OFF SITE EVENT
Device Orientation Integration Session Free Time
FIRE SIDE CHAT

DINNER RECEPTION DINNER

n Executive Event n Executive Coaching n Group Work n Lecture n Simulation

SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION:

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Sample Program Schedule*

DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13

BREAKFAST
Free Day Integration Session Mergers and Integration Session New Business Leveraging the Power
Acquisitions Opportunities in Global of Community
Markets
Faculty Lecture Faculty Lecture
Looking Back
and Moving On

LUNCH

Debrief 1: Setting Strategic Integration Session Debrief 3: Simulation Wrap-Up

Direction
Simulation Decision: Debrief 2: Managing
Round 2 Financial Performance
Learning Teams: Simulation Decision:
Knowledge to Action Round 3
Learning Teams:
Coaching for Performance
Participating in the
Ecosystem
Simulation Decision:
Round 4 Capturing the EDP
Experience
Learning Teams:
Knowledge to Action

DINNER Free Evening GRADUATION DINNER

n Executive Event n Executive Coaching n Lecture n Simulation

SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION:

+1.215.898.1776 (worldwide) | execed@wharton.upenn.edu

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*Program start and end times are subject to change.
Please DO NOT make travel arrangements based on this agenda.

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