Building Game-Changing Organizations: Aligning Purpose, Performance, and People

MIT Sloan School of Management

Organizations & Leadership

About Programme

Why attend Building Game-Changing Organizations?

Game-changing organizations rewrite traditional playbooks. They stand out. They often create disproportionate value relative to their size and resources. They have big dreams but know how to get things done. These organizations have a palpable "buzz" to them. They have a breakaway business model, but they also have a breakaway spirit and organizational culture.

Leaders of these game-changing organizations understand the power and importance of telling their companies' compelling stories. They are hard-edged business leaders who also embrace what others might consider to be the "soft side" of leading: purpose, vision, and climate. They know how to integrate the hard and soft sides of leadership into a powerful formula that makes them game-changers. With organizational alignment, these leaders and their organizations are purpose-driven, performance-oriented, and principles-led. The weaving together of these three capabilities simultaneously is what helps them get and stay out in front.

Participants in this organizational strategy course will learn what it takes to build game-changing companies that make their teams and areas of responsibility world-class talent factories. They will also discuss the importance of building an innovative company culture and learn from the successes and challenges of various companies that have been on similar journeys of transformation.

Course Topics

Programme Content

In Person

Day 1

9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Introductions & Building Game-Changing Organizations: Aligning Purpose, Performance, and Principles

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 – 3:05 PM

Crafting Your Story: The Power of Collective Ambition

3:05– 3:20 PM

Break

3:20 – 4:45 PM

Building Game-Changing Organizations: The Power and Perils of Organizational Culture

4:45 – 5:00 PM

Reflections on Day 1

Day 2

9:00 AM – 9:30AM

Reflections on Day 1

9:30 – 11:00 AM

A Leadership Playbook for the New Economy

11:00 – 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 – 12:45 PM

Leading Multi-Generational Teams

12:45 – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 – 1:45 PM

Certificate Presentations

1:45 – 3:20 PM

Developing a Game-Changing Leader’s Mindset

3:25 – 4:15 PM

Reflection and Action Planning: Leadership Challenges for GameChanging Organizations

Day 1

8:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Welcome, Overview & What is Disciplined Entrepreneurship (DE)?

Overview of DE in Action

Who is Your Customer? Market Segmentation & Beacchead Market

Doing Good PMR

Day 1 Wrap-Up and Day 2 Preview

Day 2

8:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Welcome Back, Day 1 Review and Day 2 Overview

What Can You Do for Your Customer?

What is Your Core i.e. the Crown Jewels?

How Does Your Customer Acquire Your Product? Part I

Day 2 Wrap-Up and Day 2 Preview

Day 3

8:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Welcome Back, Day 2 Review and Day 3 Overview

How Does Your Customer Acquire Your Product? Part II

Rewind: The Importance of Doing Step 9 Right

How Do Your Make Money?

How Does Your Customer Acquire Your Product?

Team Project - More Details on DE Canvas

Day 3 Wrap-Up and Day 4 Preview

Day 4

8:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Welcome Back, Day 3 Review and Day 4 Overview

Meet the Coaches

Team Exercise with DE CAnvas

Team Presentations and Feedback

Program Wrap-Up: Where Do We Go From Here?

Certificate Presentations

Programme Benefits

Action Plan

Work on your own Collective Ambition and leave with an action plan on how to implement these concepts immediately

Industry Leaders

Hear from guest speakers who are leaders in their fields

MIT Faculty Insights

Gain insights from world-renowned MIT Faculty

Certificate

Confers a certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management in the Strategy and Innovation Executive Certicate track

Testimonials

"Excellent"

Magdalena T

"Great course, highly recommend"

Mohamed A

"Useful and beneficial"

Khaled A

"The Game-Changing Organization class at MIT was a masterclass in strategic transformation. Insightful, energizing, and deeply practicalevery session challenged conventional thinking and offered tools to lead with clarity and impact. I left with a sharper lens on organizational design and a renewed sense of purpose. Highly recommended for anyone serious about driving meaningful change."

Jeremy L

"This is to specially thank Professor Douglas Ready for impacting my life in this choicest pattern. He took his class to the upper horizon and displayed class in what he enjoyed doing. His passion, resilent and humility defined the moment and made it a highly rewarding outing for me. I cannot thank him enough."

Okechukwu E

"Doug and his team are superb! I currently sit on a board and I have suddenly become a super Chair! Thanks to this course. I am turning every organization into talent factories. Everyone is challenged to collectively contribute to the goal of our organizations in a disciplined manner and delivering outcomes at the highest possible excellence. Thank you guys! Its worth every penny."

Gbenga B

"Great content and teachers"

Fernanda L

"Professor Douglass incisive explanation greatly benefited me. After the course, I will share my experience with the companys internal supervisors. Thank you to the students from all over the world for their enthusiastic participation in the study."

Enoch H

"Wonderful 2 days practical and hands-on experience in creating game-changing transformation strategies for any organizations!"

Tiam Loy C

"I've been to many different types of leadership and management training programs over the years. This program was more impactful than classes I've attended before. Doug Ready was an excellent instructor and it was supplemented with additional presentations that added value to the discussion. I enjoyed the interaction with participants from around the globe to bring unique perspectives to the development of clear definition of an organization's purpose and how to deliver the vision to get you to your end goal. Highly recommend the course and look forward to taking additional courses with the MIT Sloan group."

David N

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