Institute for Leadership & Work

A high-trust, learning-first institute designed for senior leaders seeking candid dialogue, sharper judgment, and meaningful insight.

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Leaders Developing Leaders to Advance Meaningful Work 

Work is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, digital labor, geopolitical shifts, demographic transitions, evolving workforce expectations, and heightened governance scrutiny.  These forces do not sit within HR alone.  They redefine enterprise leadership itself. 

The Institute for Leadership & Work exists to elevate the leaders responsible for shaping meaningful work — and to expand the dialogue beyond traditional functional boundaries to the C-suite partners and board stakeholders who must work alongside them. 

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Led by Practice and Research

The Institute Pairs top-level executive judgement with rigorous, practice-relevant insight on leadership and work. Backed by a steering committee and BU faculty researchers, it is intentionally built as a different kind of institute—high-trust, learning-first, and designed for senior leaders.

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A Select Community of Companies

The Institute convenes the people behind the people—senior leaders from some of the world’s most significant companies—committed to advancing leadership and meaningful work.

Membership Benefits

Designed for a limited group of leading organizations, membership gives CHROs/CPOs and their designated senior leaders year-round access to a trusted peer community, BU research, and high-touch programming that sharpens judgment on the future of leadership and work.

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Exclusive Events

Confidential, high-trust convenings designed for candid dialogue, sharper thinking, and meaningful exchange among senior leaders.

Community of Leading Organizations

A select community of organizations represented by senior leaders shaping the future of people, leadership, and work.

Research & Insight

Research-informed insight from BU and beyond—translated into practical perspective for leaders navigating complex organizational challenges.

Fall Summit Oct 22-23

The Fall 2026 Summit spans two days of programming at Boston University Questrom School of Business, October 22-23. Day one features keynote conversations, roundtable discussions, and the HR Executive of the Year Award Ceremony, followed by a celebratory dinner and fireside chat with the honoree. Day two brings research updates, additional sessions, a fireside chat with an HR Leader of Distinction, and closes with a networking luncheon.

Expect practical takeaways, fresh perspectives, and time for real conversation with senior peers. Meetings are for members only. Please contact our team at ilwbu@bu.edu.

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