But attending was not really about taking a peek at another school\u2019s methods. \u201cThe fund\u00c2\u00adamental reason was that I wanted to have my own skills improved as a manager and leader,\u201d\u009d Prof Francis says. \u201cThe course did what it said it would \u201d\u201c we were both impressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe opportunity of talking about it with 89 other senior executives who have depth and experience is part of what you are paying for \u201d\u201c as is being led by someone who is highly experienced and can pull out all the nuances.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Harvard, Prof Francis says, has developed and crystallised his thinking and given him greater confidence that his intuition about how and what to change were correct. \u201cFor me, one of the biggest, most striking insights is the importance of organisational culture. There was a phrase I found very striking, which Ford had pinned up in the boardroom: \u201d\u02dcculture eats strategy for breakfast\u2019. It means that you can strategise all you like but, if you have not got hearts and minds, it is a complete waste of time.<\/b>\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
–Professor Arthur Francis, Dean of Bradford University School of Management, in yesterday’s Financial Times, page 12<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" But attending was not really about taking a peek at another school\u2019s methods. \u201cThe fund\u00c2\u00adamental reason was that I wanted to have my own skills improved as a manager and leader,\u201d\u009d Prof Francis says. \u201cThe course did what it said…<\/span><\/p>\n