Program

Each year, GL consortium members select six to twelve high-potential executives poised for global leadership. These participants, drawn from across the globe, form a diverse cohort that encourages rich intellectual and creative cross-pollination. Throughout the program, they participate in two week-long modules plus an Action Learning Project—with each element offering a globally significant learning opportunity:

• Module 1: Tuck School of Business, Hanover, New Hampshire
• Module 2: Nairobi, Kenya | Spring
• Action Learning Project

A distinguishing feature is the use of immersion learning within countries that have significantly changed the face of global business. As participants engage with people in these markets, they develop empathy for the diverse needs of rapidly developing economies and begin to innovate more customer-centric solutions. They witness the dynamics of global markets first-hand and learn to apply their learning to their companies’ most pressing problems. 

Tuck’s complementary curriculum supplies participants with the knowledge, frameworks, and tools that help them understand how to develop transformative and impactful outcomes in these emerging contexts. Peer engagement and on-going coaching support them in their discoveries and create enduring professional networks. The curriculum also integrates multiple pedagogies so participants will learn new leadership behaviors and team effectiveness skills while delivering business results.

Module 1
Hanover, New Hampshire
Module 1 takes place at the Tuck School of Business on Dartmouth College's iconic New England campus. The module highlights key strategy and innovation frameworks and digital transformation, setting the stage for rich experiential learning. Storytelling, mindfulness, and leadership frameworks equip executives with valuable tools and practices to fuel their development throughout the program.  

Module 2
Nairobi, Kenya 
Module 2 highlights innovation in the frontier market of Kenya. Visiting some of the country’s leading institutions, including the Central Bank and Parliament, and participating in an ESG field visit to the Nairobi National Park offers participants deep insight into future markets, allowing them to develop new strategies and business models that enable them to actively create the future of their company.

Action Learning Project (ALP) 
A distinguishing feature of GL is the use of immersion learning. GL’s unique design integrates multiple pedagogies to accelerate professional growth. At the start of the program, each company identifies a strategic business challenge that becomes its objective Action Learning Project. It then charges its team of participants to apply new thinking and experimentation to drive recommendations. The stakes are real, and the results must be of highest quality, but coaching and reflection make it safe for participants to take risks and push toward innovative outcomes. 

Throughout the program, as participants work on this project of strategic importance to their C-level leaders, a Sponsor in each company oversees the project charter, while a Coach guides the collaboration and supports group and individual growth. The action learning happens within countries that have significantly changed the face of global business, so participants learn new leadership behaviors and team effectiveness skills while delivering business results for these demanding markets. The result is that ALPs deliver both learning and vital business outcomes.