Make Your Strategy Happen
When a business strategy fails, shortcomings are often exposed, not necessarily in the strategy itself but in its execution. The ability to make your strategy work is critical for business leaders and it is the overriding factor in determining a company’s long-term success.
Unlock the mysteries behind strategy implementation and discover the factors that are crucial to bringing about the successful execution of business objectives.
Benefits

- Lead successfully through strategy execution.
- Prepare your “taking-charge strategy” for your next assignment.
- Identify sources of power within your organization and use them to build influence.
- Map an organization’s political terrain to identify individuals critical for diffusing a strategy supportive culture.
- Enhance your performance by leveraging social networks.
The “Getting Things Done” program is structured around the following topics:
- Taking Charge and Leading Strategy Execution
- Personal Characteristics That Build Influence
- Power: Why Some People Have It While Others Don’t
- Acting and Speaking With Power
- Making It Work: Change Pro-Simulation
- Visualizing Your Social Network
- Executing Strategy in a Global Environment
- Mastering Organizational Dynamics
- Strategy Execution Tools
- The Informal Organization
- Overcoming Resistance and Obstacles
- Wrap-Up and Conclusions

Professor of Strategic Management
PhD in Management Science, Stanford University
MSc in Sociology, Stanford University
Degree in Economics, Universitádeglistudi di Napoli – Federico II

Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
PhD in Management, Boston College
MS in Organization Science, Boston College
LaureaSpecialistica in Computer Science and Management, Universita’ di Bologna

Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business
PhD in Organizational Behavior, Stanford University
MS in Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University
BS in Administration and Management Science, Carnegie Mellon University
The Wall Street Journal listed Prof. Pfeffer among the 20 most influential business thinkers in 2008. Prof. Pfeffer has published more than 150 articles and book chapters and is the author or co-author of 14 books, many of them bestsellers. His most recent book, entitled Leadership B.S.: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time, will be published in September, 2015, by HarperCollins.
The program has a four-step admission process:
- Participants must complete and submit the online application (New York or Barcelona).
- The Executive Education Department will contact the participant by email to acknowledge receipt of the application. It will also provide information about the program dates, sending of prior study materials and the bank details needed to pay tuition.
- The participant pays tuition (payment must be made before the start of the course and before prior study materials are sent). This is an essential prerequisite for participating in the program.
- Three weeks before the start of the program, participants will receive an email with a username giving them access to IESE’s Virtual Campus, where initial study materials will be available.
NEW YORK EDITION
- General fee: $ 4,980
- IESE members fee: $ 4,482
- Executive Education Certificate fee: additional 5% discount on the general or membership fee.
BARCELONA EDITION
- General fee: € 4,990
- IESE members fee: € 4,491
- Executive Education Certificate fee: additional 5% discount on the general or membership fee.
The program fee is tax-exempt and includes academic materials and lunches. It does not include travel or accommodation expenses.
The program requires preparatory coursework, which will be made available three weeks before the start date. Payment is required in order to access this material. Check the cancellation policy below.
Spaces are limited and filled in strict order of registration.
Do you know about our corporate agreements and fees for multiple registrations? Feel free to ask us.
We have negotiated special fees for our participants in these hotels near to Barcelona campus: AC Victoria Suites (Marriot) 4*, Sansi Pedralbes 4*, Abba Garden 4*, Princesa Sofía 5*, Meliá Sarriá Barcelona 5*, Upper Diagonal 4*.
Arranging Payment
We accept payments by credit card, check or wire. Checks should be made payable to IESE USA Inc. For more payment information, please reference your invoice.
Payment Deadline
After the initial deposit, the balance of the tuition is due no later than 2 months prior to the start of the program.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received within 20 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 25% of the program fee. IESE reserves the right to cancel this edition of the program or to change the dates up to 20 days prior to its start. IESE is under no circumstances responsible for travel expenses incurred. Participants should consider travel cancellation coverage in the exceptional event that the program is cancelled or that participants are unable to attend for personal or professional reasons.
Fee Reimbursement
We urge you to explore, and take advantage of, fee reimbursement that some companies offer to their employees. Please contact us if you need assistance coordinating with your company.
UPCOMING EDITIONS
BARCELONA
May 15-18, 2018
NEW YORK
October 9-11, 2018