Program Overview

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Introduction to Leading Organizations for High Velocity Performance

The Leading Organizations for High Velocity Performance online program is designed to reveal the secrets of high-velocity organizations that consistently achieve breakthrough innovations and sustain competitive advantages. This program introduces fundamental principles for generating and sustaining unparalleled excellence.

Key Benefits

• This course is delivered in a Self-Paced Online format, enabling participants to participate at their own pace within weekly modules.
• The course runs over 6 weeks with an estimated 6-8 hours per week of study time.
• Participants will earn a certificate of course completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
• The course is interactive, featuring formats such as interactive videos, practice quizzes, presentations, assignments, and discussion forums.
• Support is provided through a Success Adviser who will help manage time and support with any administrative or technical queries.

Course Takeaways

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will learn how to:

• Examine how high-velocity organizations achieve and sustain unassailable improvements and innovations.
• Diagnose systemic, social, and cultural barriers that prevent their organization from achieving performance excellence.
• Apply principles, frameworks, and tools to lead organizational transformation.
• Formulate strategies to cultivate high-velocity capabilities for achieving performance excellence.

Why Choose MIT Sloan?

Join MIT Sloan to tackle global challenges with innovative solutions at the intersection of business and technology.

Sample Schedule

The course runs over 6 weeks with an estimated 6-8 hours per week of study time. The sample schedule includes:

• Topic 1: Unlocking High-Velocity Potentials
• Topic 2: Understanding, Designing, and Diagnosing Complex Systems
• Topic 3: Evaluating Organizational Processes through Three Lenses
• Topic 4: Solving Problems Before They Become Bigger
• Topic 5: Generating, Managing, and Sharing Knowledge
• Topic 6: Becoming a High-Velocity Leader and Chaperoning Changes

Time Commitment

The recommended weekly time commitment for core content is 4-5 hours, with an additional 2-3 hours recommended for non-compulsory weekly extension activities.

Course Experience

Learn more about the self-paced online experience and Emeritus technical requirements.

Who Should Attend

This online program is ideal for:

• Senior leaders, functional managers, and entrepreneurs interested in driving high-velocity organizational transformation.
• Senior leadership/CXOs who want to guide their organizations toward high performance and build their leadership capabilities to deliver high growth.
• Functional managers responsible for core products, services, or mission-critical processes who want to drive growth initiatives across their functions or teams.
• Entrepreneurs in high-growth industries seeking to learn the essentials of leading a high-performance organization and successfully scale their start-up.

Faculty & Team

The faculty includes:

• Roberto Fernandez, William F. Pounds Professor in Management; Professor, Work and Organization Studies
• Steven Spear, Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics

How to Enroll

Enrollment for this course is done through the Emeritus website.

Course Dates & Enrollment

Select your preferred date and enroll in the upcoming sessions:

• Self-Paced Online: Mar 12-Apr 30, 2026
• Self-Paced Online: Jun 11-Jul 30, 2026

Reviews

Reviews are available for the course.

About Emeritus

MIT Sloan Executive Education is collaborating with online education provider EMERITUS Institute of Management to offer a portfolio of high-impact online programs. EMERITUS’ approach to learning is based on a cohort-based design to maximize peer-to-peer sharing and includes live teaching with world-class faculty and hands-on project-based learning.