Leading Strategic Change INSEAD not only provides you with the tools but also the insight and inspiration needed to bridge the gap between rational strategy and the real world.
Everyone can have great ideas about a company’s strategic choices, but the real challenge is executing those strategies and ensuring that the people in the organization make the changes happen. Perhaps that’s why up to 70% of such change projects fail. If you’re the one who needs to make things happen, it’s crucial to have a set of tools that allows you to handle the human and cultural aspects of the execution process successfully.
Become the change leader organisations truly need
We’re living through an age of transformation. Like the Industrial Revolution, today’s radical shifts in how work is done will shape the coming decades. Organisations can’t simply adapt – they must master the art of continuous transformation. This demands leaders who don’t just manage change, but thrive in it whilst creating environments where their people flourish through transformation.
An experience that transforms your approach
“Time just flies by” is what participants say repeatedly. Over six intensive days, you’ll experience an intellectual and practical rush as new ideas, insights and concrete tools fill your mind. This isn’t passive learning – it’s dynamic, challenging education that fundamentally shifts how you think about leading change.
Science meets your reality
Spencer Harrison, professor at INSEAD, has created a revolutionary programme based on scientific analysis of numerous established change models. But this isn’t abstract theory. You work with your own strategic challenges throughout the programme and leave with concrete action plans for the transformations you’re facing.
You learn by making decisions on real cases
The programme integrates various tools where you apply your natural approaches to complex organisational challenges. The experience reveals both strengths and blind spots in your leadership approach, immediately clarifying why change is often harder than expected. Over the following days, you systematically expand your toolkit through critical phases of the change process, developing a more versatile, situation-specific approach.
Inspiration that becomes action
Participants describe the experience as extraordinarily inspiring and thought-provoking. You don’t just gain theoretical knowledge – you discover new dimensions of your leadership style and acquire concrete tools for the challenges you’re facing right now. After the programme, you’ll have new knowledge and inspiration, but also practical plans you can implement from Monday morning.
Tailored for modern change leaders and leadership teams
This programme is for you if you’re navigating complex organisational transformations. You won’t just learn theories – you’ll gain practical experience in choosing between structured, iterative, behavioural and narrative approaches to change, whilst developing your personal leadership style.
Participant profile
Leading Strategic Change is designed for leaders with significant management responsibilities who have a particular interest in successfully executing ambitious strategies or change projects.
You will meet other participants who are curious and eager to gain new inspiration to rethink themselves and their organizations, achieve strategic clarity, and strengthen their leadership presence and careers.
The program is designed for leaders who are close to change processes:
- top executives who need a comprehensive understanding of strategy implementation
- leaders who have moved into more senior roles with a focus on executing ambitious changes
- directors and top leaders seeking personal inspiration and new methods to transform their organization
- advisors, consultants, and HR professionals working with strategy implementation and organizational development
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Meet some of the world’s leading professors and experienced experts in Leading Strategic Change
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