Creating and Leading a Culture of Innovation

• Executives who initiate, drive and lead innovation strategies in their organizations
• Senior executives, division presidents, vice presidents and directors who are ready to challenge traditional approaches to innovation
• Multiple participants from the same organization who share innovating responsibilities

• Past Participant Profile

• Create your personal innovation leadership plan
• Learn to lead the creation of an innovative culture within your organization and empower your employees to sustain it
• Recognize the innovation-related needs of your employees and help them solve problems in creative ways
• Acquire tools and techniques for effectively leading and motivating innovators

Creating an Innovative Culture

• Identify key examples of leadership styles that foster innovation
• Secure management commitment to create an innovative culture
• Know when, how and why to reward risk and failure as well as success

Discovering the Leader Within

• Define your current values framework and leadership approach
• Develop your leadership profile and uncover your hidden challenges
• Create your personal leadership vision statement and plan

Servant Leadership

• Evaluate the benefits of shared leadership
• Empower and motivate others

Values-based Leadership

• Discover the values of effective leaders
• Learn to rejuvenate your workplace

Service Organizations

• Develop a people-oriented culture
• Inspire the front line
• Create the ultimate customer experience

Technology Leadership

• Make smart investments in new technology innovation
• Activate an innovation leadership strategy that goes beyond high-tech and R&D

Leading Innovation

• Create a high-impact culture that will accelerate growth
• Develop innovation leadership for diverse and global human capital

Thomas D. Kuczmarski - Academic Director; Adjunct Lecturer of Executive Education with the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation (CRTI)

Diane Dahl - Founder and President, The Hartell Group Inc.

Susan Smith Kuczmarski - Leadership Expert and Social Scientist

Mohanbir Sawhney - McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology; Clinical Professor of Marketing; Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation

Mary Ellen Weber - Former Astronaut and Managing Director Stellar Strategies, LLC.

“Within two months of having attended the program, our organization has adopted a creative and forward-looking strategy for our digital platforms. This program is a must for all senior leaders.”
COO/CFO, Capital Public Radio, Sacramento, CA Area

“Overall, an excellent and high standard experience.... This was my second course at Kellogg and I plan to do another course in the near future.”
Auditor / Consultant, Navin Kukadia

“I have attended executive education programs at [multiple top-tier institutions] and I can honestly say that my Kellogg course was the most relevant and applicable course that I have taken. I am confident that I will use the tools and resources from the course in my daily work.”
Strategy Management, Grupo CHRISTUS MUGUERZA