Culture as a Competitive Advantage Program Participants

Transform your organizational culture into a powerful, strategic advantage using proven insights and frameworks.

As technology, markets, regulations, and hybrid work continue to transform how organizations function, understanding the role that culture plays in driving performance has become more important than ever. As a senior leader, you may recognize that culture can be a key accelerator or hindrance to growth and success, but it is often less clear how to best manage culture to align it with your strategy to achieve your goals.

With more than 60 years of combined experience in the study of organizational culture, faculty co-directors Charles O’Reilly and Glenn Carroll have designed Culture as a Competitive Advantage to empower you with the insights, skills, and frameworks needed to transform your organizational culture. In this program, you will diagnose your current culture, uncover key problems and challenges, and then build and manage a culture that is not only resilient, but provides an undeniable competitive edge for your organization.

Key Benefits

Discover the proven methodologies that will transform your organizational culture. In this program, you will:

  • Learn how to leverage organizational culture to support your company’s strategic success.
  • Complete the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) to diagnose your current organizational culture.
  • Explore how culture shapes organizational performance through case studies of effective and ineffective cultures.
  • Learn proven frameworks and methodologies for designing your organization’s culture.
  • Discover how to apply a wide array of managerial techniques and levers to develop, manage, and change your organization’s culture.
  • Explore evolving dynamics affecting culture management such as the rise of AI and hybrid work environments.

Who Should Attend?

  • Senior-level executives who are in a position to manage and strengthen culture to support their organizational strategy
  • Senior managers and entrepreneurs with at least 15 years of management experience
  • Potential titles include, but are not limited to: C-suite level, executive VP, managing director, senior director, senior HR professionals

10 Aug 2025 – 13 Aug 2025

In-Person | Stanford, CA | US $9,500

Deadline

27 Jun 2025

Qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Early applications are encouraged.

The program fee includes tuition, private accommodations, all meals, and course materials.

Payment is due upon admission. Your space is secured upon receipt of full payment.

Awarded Upon completion

Certificate of completion

Contact

Amanda Brehm
Associate Director, Programs Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business Campus

Learn More About the Program

Explore our carefully designed curriculum, and go deeper with select course descriptions or a sample schedule.

Review all eligibility requirements, and learn about the application process.

Faculty Leadership

Glenn R. Carroll
The Adams Distinguished Professor of Management
Charles A. O’Reilly
The Frank E. Buck Professor of Management

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