HARVARD CLUB OF AUSTRALIA21st ANNUAL PROGRAM FOR LEADERS

Presented by Harvard Business School ProfessorsFelix Oberholzer-Gee and Ethan Bernstein

Sunday 29 July to Friday 3 August 2018RACV Healesville, Victoria

The Future of Work in the Digital Age:

winning through talent, technology and improved productivity

The FuTure oF Work in The DigiTAl Age

Digital technology and the resulting flood of data promise to re-make product design and customer relationships as we know them.

But what about the firm’s relationships with its people?

How does people management evolve as a result of technological advances?

The goals of this program are to help participants understand the ways leading organisations use technology and data to improve the production of their workforce and gain competitive advantage in the market place.

“The HCA Program for Leaders is a world-class course and is highly relevant for Executives dealing with shifting business dynamics. The HBS Professors are very accomplished lecturers and they delivered a terrific program.

Nirman Mahato, Manager Strategy, Design and Innovation, Suncorp”

DYnAMiC leArning eXPerienCePowerful results

For 20 years Harvard Club of Australia has offered this five day residential program based on the renowned Harvard case study method. The case method engages you in a stimulating, collaborative process of identifying relevant issues and applying practical business lessons to your own situation and organisation. Step back from day-to-day responsibilities and reassess your situation with world-class faculty in a diverse network of accomplished executive peers. Immerse yourself in this proven learning experience, and develop a broader perspective of the challenges facing your organisation and your leadership capabilities.

And while you are learning you will be creating an opportunity for others to learn. The profit generated by this program allows the Harvard Club of Australia to offer a range of scholarship programs for Australians from all walks of life to attend programs at Harvard.

WhAT PAsT PArTiCiPAnTs sAY

“The HCA program for leaders was an excellent investment for me. There are few opportunities locally in Australia to access such a high quality program – informative, challenging and exceptionally well presented. The opportunity to learn and share with such a diversity community of participants is also real value added. My thanks to the HBS Professors and the HCA team.” Harvey Collins, Director, Navitas Limited

“This was a great experience, especially the excellent presentations from the Harvard professors.  I left better equipped to deal with changes and challenges in the workplace.  I also valued greatly the opportunity to expand my professional network and to discuss case studies with leaders from various backgrounds  As a senior mentor within DFAT, this will enable me to better advance the objectives of the DFAT’s Women in Leadership agenda.   I was grateful for the opportunity to participate, through the Chief Executive Woman (CEW) scholarship and I highly recommend this program.” Majell Hind, Consul-General, Australian Embassy Jakarta

“The entire program was excellent. The classroom case study format was very well run. Attendees were of a great diversity and the background which added to the overall experience. Overall the week exceeded my expectations and I learnt so much. Thank you for one amazing experience.” Ben Hughes, National Marketing Manager Retail, Dexus

Who shoulD ATTenDThe program is designed for senior executives with responsibility for organisation strategy, leadership and performance in both private and public companies. It is also appropriate for senior functional managers who have important cross-functional or cross-organisational responsibility, executives who need a broader perspective on company operations, and those who may become business unit, divisional or regional leaders. Executives who need to develop a more comprehensive, integrated perspective and to sharpen leadership skills to face new challenges will benefit most from this program. Company Directors will also find this program relevant to their duties and responsibilities.

PreVious CoMPAnYDelegATes AAPT

ActewAGL

AGL Energy

Allied Petroleum Limited

Ballance Adri Nutrients

Bank of Queensland

Boundary Bend

Broadspectrum

Bunnings

Cabrini Health

Caltex Australia

Centennial Coal

Charles Sturt University

Department of Defence

DEXUS Property Group

Georgiou Group

Home Haven Safe

Horizon Power

ICare

IRT

Jetstar

Kennards

Kmart

Link Group

Musica Viva

Maxxia

National Australia Bank

National Portrait Gallery

Nova Systems

Officeworks

Petrogas Limited

PGi

Qantas

ResMed

REST

Royal Flying Doctor

Service

Sea Swift Pty Ltd

Southroads

Suncorp

Targus Australia

The GPT Group

Westpac

Woolworths

TiTles oF PreVious PArTiCiPAnTs inCluDe:

Title %

Director 19

Director Generals 8

CxOs 9

Executive Managers 22

General Managers 19

Senior Managers 17

Other 6

Total 100

renoWneD guesT sPeAkersSenior Australian business executives and thought leaders are invited to speak on the program each year. These inspiring sessions deepen the learning experience and give you firsthand insights into how top executives have overcome critical business challenges.

FeliX oberholzer-geeFelix Oberholzer-Gee is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. A member of the faculty since 2003, Professor Oberholzer-Gee received his Masters degree, summa cum laude, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Zurich. His first faculty position was at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He currently teaches competitive strategy in executive education programs such as the Program for Leadership Development, the Senior Executive Program for China, and in a program for media executives titled Effective Strategies for Media Companies. His course Strategies Beyond the Market is a popular elective class for second-year MBA

students. Professor Oberholzer-Gee won numerous awards for excellence in teaching, including the Harvard Business School Class of 2006 Faculty Teaching Award for best teacher in the core curriculum, and the 2002 Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award for best teacher in the Wharton MBA program. Prior to his academic career, Professor Oberholzer-Gee served as managing director of Symo Electronics, a Swiss-based process control company.

Professor Oberholzer-Gee’s research and consulting are centred on competitive strategy, international competition, and non-market strategy, a branch of strategic management that studies how companies best work with government and non-governmental groups. In recent work, he studied how entertainment companies can successfully manage the digital transition. His work has been profiled by media outlets around the world, including ABC Nightly News, Financial Times, Guardian, Le Figaro, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, New York Times, Singapore Straits Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

eThAn s. bernsTeinEthan Bernstein is an assistant professor in the Organizational Behaviour unit and the Berol Corporation Fellow at the Harvard Business School. He teaches the second-year MBA course in Managing Human Capital, an MBA immersive field course in Tokyo on Innovation and Leadership through the Fusion of Digital and Analogue, and various executive education programs. He also created and chairs HBX Live’s inaugural multi-session course, Managing Your Career Development. He previously taught the first-year MBA course in Leadership and Organizational Behaviour (LEAD) and a PhD course on the craft of field research.

Professor Bernstein studies the impact of workplace transparency—the observability of employee activities, routines, behaviours, output, and/or performance—on productivity, with implications for leadership, collaboration, organization design, and new forms of organizing.

Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Bernstein spent a half-decade at The Boston Consulting Group in Toronto and Tokyo. Tapped by Elizabeth Warren to join the implementation team at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he spent nearly two years in executive positions, including Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Assistant Director of Mortgage Markets, at the newest United States federal agency.

Professor Bernstein earned his doctorate in management at Harvard, where he also received a JD/MBA degree. While a doctoral student, he was a Kauffman Foundation Fellow in Law, Innovation, and Growth, and he remains a member of the New York and Massachusetts Bar Associations. He holds an AB in Economics from Amherst College, which included study at Doshisha University in Kyoto.

WorlD ClAss FACulTY

This program will focus on the ways leading organisations use technology and data to improve the productivity of their workforce and gain competitive advantage in the marketplace. In data-driven firms, the traditional organisation chart provides less and less insight into the ways in which employees actually accomplish their work. Executives who measure and manage worker productivity in old-fashioned ways risk missing key drivers of performance. The course has three focus areas:

First, we ask how world-class organisations gain visibility into patterns of communication and collaboration among employees, and how senior executives use these insights to foster teamwork and design environments in which talent can thrive. We will pay close attention to workplace transparency – how does the behaviour of employees change as we begin to observe them and what are the new ways of organising work. In many industries, digital technology will shift the boundaries of companies and influence which activities take place inside the firm and which ones reside in loose networks.

Second, we will ask how data allows us to become more effective in our own work. What data do we generate (often without even thinking about it) and what insight might we gain from analysing it? Are there gaps that we might be able to close easily? Using sample data, we will discuss different approaches to becoming more effective with the help of feedback from data.

The final focus area is concerned with the future of work more generally. What does the rise of artificial intelligence imply for employees and firms? How do leaders think about the role of human workers in organizations? In which ways are they critical for our success? Where does technology really have an edge? This part of the course will build on the (early) insights of a major HBS research initiative that explores the future of work.

inDiCATiVe ProgrAM ConTenT

ProgrAM regisTrATionVisit www.harvardclub.org.au for an Application Form or contact Suzie Ruse,

Program Manager, programs@harvardclub.org.au

Applications are due four weeks before the program start date. Early registration is recommended.

CoMPAnY sPonsorshiPWe offer a range of pricing options for companies willing to send teams

and/or sponsor multiple participants.

For more information contact Suzie Ruse, Program Manager or Melinda Muth, Program Director, 0419 277 376.

ProgrAM FeeA$10,750 + GST per participant

Program is fully residential and price includes all meals, accommodation and instruction material. Parking at RACV is complimentary. Telephone/email and other room services are not included. A bus to and from the venue

will be provided. Those not using the bus will need to organise their own transport to the venue.

Return transport to the hotel, telephone/email and other room services are not included.

For More inForMATion Please contact Suzie Ruse, Program Manager or

Melinda Muth, Program Director programs@harvardclub.org.au, 0424 243 369

www.harvardclub.org.au

loCATionNestled in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, RACV Healesville is located in the heart of the Yarra Valley, just over an hour drive from Melbourne Airport.

Venue highlighTsThe venue offers state of the art conference facilities showcasing the magnificent mountain views. Accommodation rooms offer first class amenities and a range of club facilities are available incuding gym, pool, golf and more.

RACV Torquay Resort1 Great Ocean Rd, Torquay Victoria 3228

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