A three and one-half day educational program designed for emerging leaders in real estate organizations to help develop their strategic planning, financial management, and leadership skills, and to take their careers and their firms to the next level. Targeted to managers and directors who are—or want to be—on the executive track. This intensive, interactive course will teach participants how to develop the vision, influence, and discipline of successful leaders.

 

Program Topics Include

• Strategic planning
• Leadership techniques
• Understanding real estate markets
• Organizational performance
• Due diligence for acquisitions
• Investment vehicles
• Assessing real estate performance
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Business ethics
• Strategic leadership

Program Format

Led by Harvard faculty and real estate industry leaders, the program uses case studies and interactive group exercises and projects to enable participants to cultivate the skills and insights they need to lead tomorrow’s real estate organizations.

Instructors

• Joseph Badaracco, Jr., professor of business ethics, Harvard Business School
• Robert C. Bordone, assistant clinical professor of law, Harvard Law School; and director, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program
• Anne Drapeau, managing partner, Center for Leading Organizations
• Robert Galford, managing partner, Center for Leading Organizations
• Kurt R. Padavano, chief operating officer, Advance Realty Group, Bedminster NJ
• Gloria Schuck, lecturer, Center for Real Estate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Raymond G. Torto, global chief economist, CB Richard Ellis, Boston MA
• John H. Vogel, Jr. , adjunct professor of business administration, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Hanover NH

Agenda (subject to change)

• Agenda (PDF)

Program Materials

Prerequisite reading materials will be forwarded approximately one month before the program begins. Readings and their questions must be completed before arriving to the program. A program binder complete with additional readings and questions will be available at Program Registration, the day the program begins.

Tuition

• $3600 (covers all educational materials, lunches, continental breakfasts)

Registration

• On-line Registration
• Registration form (PDF 206kb)
• Registration deadline: February 15, 2010
• Enrollment is limited to 30 participants.

Registration Deadline / Cancellation / Refunds

Registrations must be received by February 15, 2010.

Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Cancellations received 14 to 30 days before the program start date will incur a charge of 10% of the program tuition. Cancellations received within 14 days of the program start date will incur a charge of 30% of the program tuition. Cancellation for all programs is subject to a minimum $75 charge. No refunds on or after the first day of the program.

The Office of Executive Education reserves the right to cancel a program due to insufficient enrollment two weeks before the first session. In the event of a program cancellation, all tuition and fees will be refunded. The Office of Executive Education cannot be responsible for participants' non-refundable travel expenses.