Shakespeare's England: the Bard's Lessons in Leadership
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2022 HARVARD ALUMNI TRAVELS DISCOVER • LEARN • CONNECT • EXPLORE Oprey eve St / Avon - upon - Stratford Memorial, ower G Shakespeare’s England: The Bard’s Lessons in Leadership May 2–10, 2022 with Dr. Nancy Koehn “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” — from Twelfth Night Blenheim Palace / Ad Vertentie On this unforgettable trip to England, walk in the Study Leader footsteps of the renowned playwright William Nancy F. Koehn Shakespeare, led by Dr. Nancy Koehn, Professor of is a historian at the Business Administration at The Harvard Business Harvard Business School whose research School, whose research in the history of business focuses on effective has focused on the management styles and leadership and how qualities of historical leaders. Begin in Oxford with leaders, past and tours of the ancient university where Shakespearean plays have present, craft lives of purpose, worth, been performed and analyzed for centuries. Visit Stratford- and impact. Her recent book, Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s hometown, to see the house where Leadership in Turbulent Times, The Bard was born, visit the church where he was baptized, spotlights how five of history’s greatest and be dazzled by a performance of the Royal Shakespeare leaders successfully navigated crises Company. Scenic drives through the bucolic English and what we can each learn from their experience. countryside carry you into the Cotswolds to see a sixteenth century manor house typical of Shakespeare’s era and also Koehn is also the author of Ernest Shackleton: Exploring Leadership to Blenheim Palace—home to the Dukes of Marlborough and (2012); Oprah (Brand) Renew (2011); the childhood home of Sir Winston Churchill. The final leg of Oprah: Leading with Heart (2011); the tour will take you to Shakespeare’s London where you will and The Story of American Business: visit the rebuilt Globe Theater in Southwark and take a day trip From the Pages of the New York Times (2009). She has written and supervised to Hampton Court Palace—where Shakespeare and his King’s Harvard Business School cases on Men spent several weeks entertaining King James I and his Starbucks Coffee Company, Ernest court. With luxurious hotels, including the splendid Rosewood Shackleton, Oprah Winfrey, Bono and London, expert lectures, special access to memorable sites, and U2, Whole Foods, Wedgwood, Estée Lauder, Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, outstanding gourmet meals, this journey will make you fall in Madam CJ Walker, and other leaders and love with Shakespeare and England all over again! organizations. Koehn consults with many companies and speaks at the World Economic Activity Level 3: Forum in Davos, the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival, and the World Business A LITTLE MORE TO IT Forum. She is a frequent contributor My walking shoes are laced up tight and I’m ready to keep up with to “American Experience” and the my traveling companions, even sometimes on uneven terrain and PBS NewsHour, and has appeared on cobblestones or climbing stairs. I look forward to getting to know A&E’s “Biography” and other television them on the drives we’ll take between cities. A little mental and programs. She writes for the New York physical stimulation will do me good! Times, the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and the Harvard Business Review, and is a weekly commentator on TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT National Public Radio. ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL from The Merchant of Venice "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world." Schedule by Day Shakespeare’s works. Then and raised; the cottage where set out on a guided walking he courted his bride-to-be; MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022 tour of Oxford University, one and the church where he was Departures of oldest and most esteemed baptized and laid to rest. Also Depart the United States on universities in the world. Visit see the Harvard House, once independent flights arriving the magnificent 17th-century the home of John Harvard’s the next morning at London’s Sheldonian Theatre; the mother before he emigrated Heathrow Airport. Bodleian Library, one of the to Massachusetts and became oldest libraries in Europe; the the principal benefactor of TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022 iconic Radcliff Camera; and Harvard University. Following Arrival & Windsor Castle the University Church of Saint lunch, attend a matinee Upon landing at Heathrow, Mary the Virgin, the center performance at the Royal meet your fellow travelers and out of which Oxford University Shakespeare Theatre (pending join a group transfer bound for grew. Following lunch, tour the performance schedule). Oxford. En route, stop at the Ashmolean Museum, which Return to Oxford for an illustrious Windsor Castle for houses Oxford University’s art evening at leisure. a guided tour and learn about and archaeology collection. A Randolph Hotel, Oxford (B, L) the royal estate’s nearly 1000- docent guide will highlight a year history and the invaluable number of fascinating objects FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022 collection of Shakespeare’s related to Shakespeare’s The Cotswolds works housed in Windsor’s England and the Tudor era. Spend today traversing the Royal Library. Enjoy a festive This evening, enjoy a special charming English countryside. welcome lunch at a local dinner at an exclusive venue on Begin at Kelmscott Manor, a restaurant before continuing Oxford’s campus. 16th-century Tudor farmhouse to Oxford. Check into the newly Randolph Hotel, Oxford typical of Shakespeare’s renovated Randolph Hotel, (B, L, D) era. Kelmscott Manor was located in the center of Oxford also the longtime home of and considered to be the city’s THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022 William Morris, the founder grandest landmark hotel. Stratford-upon-Avon of Britain’s renowned Arts This evening, celebrate your Take a day trip to Stratford- & Crafts movement, and arrival in England at a cocktail upon-Avon, the birthplace of features an exquisite collection reception at the hotel. Shakespeare and home to the of handmade furniture and Randolph Hotel, Oxford Royal Shakespeare Company. decorative items. Continue (L, Rec) Set out on a walking tour of to Cirencester, the self- the quaint Elizabethan town proclaimed capital of the WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022 and visit a number of sites Cotwolds, and take a guided Oxford University important to Shakespeare’s walking tour of the lovely Begin the day with an personal life and those which ancient town that dates back engaging lecture by Dr. served as inspiration for many to the Roman era. Following Nancy Koehn on lessons of his works. Visit the house lunch at a local restaurant, visit of leadership embedded in where Shakespeare was born Blenheim Palace, the grand FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL Schedule by Day SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2022 included in tour price). Royal Shakespeare’s London Rosewood London (B) Steve Oprey residence of the Dukes of Delve into the artistic and Marlborough and the childhood fashion trends popular during MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022 home of Winston Churchill. Shakespeare’s lifetime on a London Randolph Hotel, Oxford (B, L) special tour of the Victoria and At the British Library, take a Albert Museum’s collection of guided tour of the Treasures SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 decorative arts, costumes, and Gallery and see the British Hampton Court Palace Shakespeare-related objects in government’s collection Attend a second lecture by the Theatre and Performance of Shakespeare-related Dr. Nancy Koehn. Check out Galleries. Enjoy free time documents, as well as other of the hotel and depart for for additional exploration items of invaluable historical London, stopping en route at of the vast museum and an importance. Then visit Hampton Court Palace. Enjoy independent lunch at one of the incomparable British a privately guided tour of this the museum’s cafés. Continue Museum for a highlights tour grand royal residence including to the Bankside district, where of its extensive collection the Great Hall which was built much of Shakespeare’s life of Shakespearean and in spectacular Tudor fashion in London was centered. Visit Elizabethan-era artifacts. The for Henry VIII and where Southwark Cathedral and remainder of the afternoon Shakespeare’s acting company learn about its role as the is free for additional time performed serval times for spiritual heart for the actors at the British Museum or King James I. Following the and playwrights who graced independent exploration tour, take time to explore the the stage of Elizabethan of London. This evening surrounding estate, featuring theater. This is also the church bid farewell to England at a over 60 acres of formal where John Harvard was festive dinner at a top London gardens in the traditional baptized in 1607. Then take restaurant. Parting is such English style. Continue to a behind-the-scenes tour sweet sorrow… London and check into the five- of the reconstructed Globe Rosewood London (B) star Rosewood London, one of Theatre, a faithful recreation the city’s finest luxury hotels. of the original iconic theater TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 After time to freshen up, rejoin where many of Shakespeare’s Depart England the group for an elegant dinner. greatest plays were first Take a group transfer to Rosewood London (B, L, D) performed. Optional: attend London’s Heathrow Airport for an evening performance at independent flights returning the Globe Theatre (pending to the United States. performance schedule; not (B) Hotel Accommodations Randolph Hotel, Oxford The Randolph Hotel–with over 150 years of history and an ideal location in Oxford’s cultural epicenter–is considered the city’s grandest landmark hotel. The imposing Victorian Gothic edifice underwent a complete renovation in 2021 and its fresh new design combines contemporary luxury with signature details inspired by Oxford’s academic history and traditions.