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Leadership Offerings at Leadership Offerings at

Competitor MBA SchoolsCompetitor MBA Schools

ResearchResearch

Cort Worthington

Lecturer, Haas School of Business

Delivered for HAN Presentation Jan. 6, 2010

Cort Worthington

Lecturer, Haas School of Business

Delivered for HAN Presentation Jan. 6, 2010

• Wharton

• Kellogg

• Emory

• Harvard

• Yale

• UCLA

• Indiana

• MIT

• NYU

• USC

• Columbia

• Notre Dame

• U. of Virginia

• Carnegie-Mellon

Leadership Offerings at Leadership Offerings at Top MBA ProgramsTop MBA Programs

Schools Researched:

• Chicago

• Michigan

• Stanford

• Duke

• Cornell

• Dartmouth

• UNC

• Wharton

• Kellogg

• Emory

• Harvard

• Yale

• UCLA

• Indiana

• MIT

• NYU

• USC

• Columbia

• Notre Dame

• U. of Virginia

• Carnegie-Mellon


A• Chicago

• Michigan

• Stanford

• Duke

• Cornell

• Dartmouth

• UNC

B C

• Wharton

• Kellogg

• Emory

• Harvard

• Yale

• UCLA

• Indiana

• MIT

• NYU

• USC

• Columbia

• Notre Dame

• U. of Virginia

• Carnegie-Mellon


A• Chicago

• Michigan

• Stanford

• Duke

• Cornell

• Dartmouth

• UNC

B CHaas

Competitive Research Findings

Ten leadership-themed programs, features, or practices that exist at

multiple competitor schools

Ten Leadership Program Elements Ten Leadership Program Elements Identified at CompetitorsIdentified at Competitors

• Chicago

• Michigan

• Duke

• Indiana

• Dartmouth

• UNC

1. School has as an officially identified “Leadership Program”

• Duke

• Stanford

• UCLA

• UNC

• Emory


2. School has a fully funded and fully staffed Leadership Center

• Cornell

• Dartmouth

• Notre Dame

• Emory


3. School has created an original “Leadership Model” to guide their curriculum and programming

• Chicago

• Michigan

• Wharton

• Cornell


4. School has immersive O-Week type experience that puts major emphasis on leadership

• Chicago• Michigan• Dartmouth• Kellogg• UNC


5. School administers 360 assessment before or shortly after students enter

• Michigan

• Dartmouth

• Kellogg

• Indiana

• UNC


6. All students create a personal leadership development plan

• Stanford

• Chicago

• Dartmouth

• UNC


7. All students receive coaching through class or through a specific program

• Chicago

• Duke

• USC

• Indiana


8. First term requires a semester-long experiential course in leadership soft-skills

• Chicago

• Stanford

• Wharton

• Duke


9. Large group of 2nd year “Leadership Fellows” selected and trained to lead activities / courses / leadership culture

• Michigan

• Duke


10. School highlights a capstone eventspecifically emphasizing leadership

End Competitive SummaryEnd Competitive Summary

Leadership Through Leadership Through

InnovationInnovation

Haas has committed to:

Haas Leadership InstituteHaas Leadership Institute

Focus Groups

Question #1Question #1

Haas has committed to these four principles as defining the MBA’s who graduate:

• Question the status quo

• Confidence without attitude

• Students always

• Beyond yourself

What kinds of specific educational experiences can you imagine that a Leadership Center could oversee that would strengthen each of these four values?


Consider your workplace and leadership experiences since graduation.

Now looking back at your MBA education, what kinds of leadership training experiences would have been the most valuable given what you know now? Both broad and specific ideas are welcome.


What are the specific leadership qualities you most value in a potential employee?

What specific educational and training experiences could a Haas Leadership Center provide to deliver this to these students?

In this question you’ll play the role of customer, i.e. someone who hires MBA students on a regular basis.

Five-Minute Survey

Haas Defining PrinciplesHaas Defining Principles

• Question the status quo

• Confidence without attitude

• Students always

• Beyond yourself

End HAN PresentationEnd HAN Presentation

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