BUS 46 — Building a Culture of Excellence: A Leader’s Guide
Quarter: Summer
Instructor(s): Babak Dehnad
Date(s): Jun 30—Jul 28
Class Recording Available: No
Class Meeting Day: Mondays
Grade Restriction: NGR only; no credit/letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 6:30—8:00 pm (PT)
Tuition: $445
Refund Deadline: Jul 2
Unit(s): 0
Enrollment Limit: 35
Status: Open
Quarter: Summer
Day: Mondays
Duration: 5 weeks
Time: 6:30—8:00 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jun 30—Jul 28
Unit(s): 0
Tuition: $445
Refund Deadline: Jul 2
Instructor(s): Babak Dehnad
Grade Restriction: NGR only; no credit/letter grade
Enrollment Limit: 35
Recording Available: No
Status: Open
Success in today’s competitive business landscape isn’t just about strategy and execution—it’s about building a culture that drives performance. Companies with strong, intentional cultures consistently outperform their peers. This course offers a science-driven, practical approach to defining, building, and sustaining a high-performance culture that fuels long-term growth.
Through proven frameworks and hands-on strategies, you will learn to:
- Diagnose and assess your current culture using the 4S framework and define an ideal culture aligned with organizational goals
- Cultivate leadership behaviors and design structures that promote resilience, collaboration, and a high-performance culture
- Integrate a culture of excellence into people programs (recruitment, onboarding, performance management) and measure its impact for sustained success
BABAK DEHNAD
Founder and Chief Partner, Forte Search Partners
Babak Dehnad brings over 30 years of hands-on experience as an HR executive in Silicon Valley, where he has successfully built high-performing cultures across organizations of all sizes. Specializing in aligning leadership talent with strategic cultural objectives, he is certified in organizational design, talent management, and innovative HR practices. His expertise lies in creating sustainable, people-centric workplaces that drive organizational excellence. Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.