The Leader Within

• High-potential mid- to senior-level executives; federal government managers
• Executives preparing for general management, cross-functional or enterprise leadership roles

• Past Participant Profile

• Create your distinctive authentic leadership statement
• Develop your own personal leadership action plan
• Hone your skills in communication, judgment and executive presence
• Master frameworks, tools, and practices to help you become an effective leader at the highest organizational levels

Maximizing Your Leadership Impact

• Assess your leadership landscape to identify individual and organizational leadership opportunities and needs
• Refine your own compelling, authentic leadership statement and understand how to harness the power of narrative identity
• ·Discover how routines are a key factor in achieving superior outcomes

Leading with Confidence and Impact

• Cultivate the leader’s mindset – how to increase awareness and focus for individual and organizational growth
• Deepen your understanding of executive judgment
• Integrate the dimensions of presence that typify strong, warm leaders at their best
• Learn techniques to assess and strengthen values-based character competencies
• Access sources of courage through reflection and dialogue
• Gain insights into emotional and intellectual toughness in demanding situations
• Understand how to use feedback as a powerful tool for individual and team growth
• Leverage the power of understanding trust, culture and influence communication and executive presence

Michelle L. Buck - Academic Director; Clinical Professor of Leadership, Kellogg School of Management

Robert Hughes - Academic Director; Clinical Assistant Professor of Executive Education, Managing Director of Executive Education

Gail Berger - Assistant Professor of Instruction, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences; Assistant Professor of Executive Education

Jim Cohen - Founding Principal, Spark; Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, HERE Life, LLC

Timothy Feddersen - Wendell Hobbs Professor of Managerial Politics; Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences

Fred Harburg - Clinical Professor of Executive Education

Dan McAdams - Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology, School of Education and Social Policy

Loran Nordgren - Associate Professor of Management & Organizations

Brooke Vuckovic - Clinical Professor of Leadership

Continuing Education Credit
This program is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and is recommended for 46.0 CPE credits.

Continuing Professional Education Information
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

All Kellogg programs that qualify for CPE credits do not have pre-requisites. Advanced readings and case preparation is required. A packet of course materials is emailed to all participants before the program begins.

All Kellogg programs are group-live or internet-based. Program level: Advanced. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact our office at 847-467-6018.

Please Note: CPE credits are not available for this program in the live virtual format.

"[I discovered] lots of actionable ideas that will help me in my journey to become an even better leader. This course gave me many areas to self-reflect on how to take my leadership profile to the next level."
Executive Director, Merck & Co.

"I applaud the content and the structure of the course. The frameworks feel straight forward and set the table for meaningful, hard-hitting personal reflection and dialogue on all dimensions of emotional intelligence. Numerous people will be better off because I found so much value in I learned this week."
Director, Sales Force Effectiveness, TransUnion

“[This] program provided many important insights and learning relative to leadership development. The interaction and engagement between facilitators and colleagues was excellent. I really enjoyed the small group activities and interactions which definitely aided in the learning process.”
Account Executive, Merck & Co., Inc.