Participant Success Stories

Three professional development programs helps management consultant stay ahead of the curve

Adam Hawk, Executive Coach, Leadership & Management Consultant, Resources for Leading. "...I use the models and frameworks I learned, every single one of them, nearly every day to help leaders and teams take their thinking to a more advanced level for themselves and for their organization."

Success Stories

Masters student ready to defend thesis after Communications Strategies program

Lizbeth Sanchez Arce, student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. "Jill [Slye] shared invaluable tips that have helped me to reduce my anxiety and negative self-talk around my presentations while conveying a message that encourages others to affect change through empowering presentations."

Success Stories

University program administrator applies business strategy to the world of higher education

Eugene Moore PhD MBA, Interim Assistant Director for TRIO McNair Scholars Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. "Areen [Shabari] was incredibly thoughtful in how she approached the program. She was phenomenal in her ability to bring out the best in participants from a wide range of different industries."

Success Stories

Program manager gains a new toolkit for her team and new confidence in herself

Julie Rhoades, Program Manager for LatinX Program Strategy, Blue Shield of California. " This program … really made clear the difference between a theoretical analysis and one grounded in real-life experience. … Now I feel much more comfortable applying these tools and actually putting them into practice."

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Account Executive brings design thinking into the sales cycle

Michael Mao, Account Executive, Salesforce. "Design thinking really helps me guide potential customers as they think through and respond to their unique business challenges in more innovative ways."

Success Stories

Innovation Team Director finds right mix of theory and application to inspire creativity

Mary C. Wells, Ph.D., Vertex Pharmaceuticals. "The Harvard PDP Creative Thinking provided me with the skills and confidence to more effectively foster a creative climate, harness individual and team ability for breakthrough thinking, and craft my own innovative ideas and solutions."

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VP uses newly learned frameworks to lead culture change

Stacie Calder, VP, Sales and Marketing, Conquest Planning. "The framework Lorne [Rubis] provided for thinking through how to build organizational facets was both really digestible and highly practical."

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Program specialist’s passion for learning revitalized at Harvard

Elinor Bruno, Program Specialist, National Science Foundation. "The best take-away was the feeling of accomplishment, gratification, and being reenergized that I felt after attending those programs."

Success Stories

Business strategy program helps CEO prepare for future growth

Thomas Waite, President and CEO of K16 Solutions. "From the moment I registered through the end of the program, I didn't need to search for anything. The PDP team answered—and even preempted—every single question along the way."

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A shared passion for knowledge and growth in innovation, business, strategy, and leadership

Swapnil Deshpande, Chief Digital Officer, Thoughtworks. "These programs offered actionable tools that are helping me bring additional value for our customers, a clear vision and strategy, and a defined path—clearly linked to our organization's purpose—to execute that strategy."

Three professional development programs helps management consultant stay ahead of the curve

Masters student ready to defend thesis after Communications Strategies program

University program administrator applies business strategy to the world of higher education

Program manager gains a new toolkit for her team and new confidence in herself

Account Executive brings design thinking into the sales cycle

Innovation Team Director finds right mix of theory and application to inspire creativity

VP uses newly learned frameworks to lead culture change

Program specialist’s passion for learning revitalized at Harvard

Business strategy program helps CEO prepare for future growth

A shared passion for knowledge and growth in innovation, business, strategy, and leadership

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