• Senior and general management executives, especially those whose responsibilities reach across internal and external organizational boundaries
• Leaders charged with client development, growing the business and executing innovative initiatives
• Senior Federal Government managers seeking new perspectives to improve their abilities to influence in large, complex organizations

• Past Participant Profile

• Maximize your social capital as a leader, developing your face-to-face and virtual networks
• Build your network efficiently, segmenting your targets and tailoring tactics
• Lead change virally, inducing desirable social “epidemics” in your organization
• Democratize and open up innovation
• Tap into the wisdom of big data for decision making
• Make your case visually and persuasively using new, powerful and simple visual tools
• Manage collaboration to turn complexity into ingenuity

Leading in Today’s Dynamic World

• Explore the cutting-edge science of leadership
• Gain relevant, practical tools to lead teams
• Expand leadership networks and enhance social capital

Leadership That Promotes Action

• Learn to assimilate diverse pieces of incomplete information
• Convince others of the merits of your ideas using the latest insights from neuroscience and visual design
• Create a better network that heightens access to valuable insights and resources
• Build the necessary and critical skill set to compel buy-in and commitment from others
• Collaborative decision making

Propel Results With Relevant Leadership

• Assemble diverse resources and perspectives to drive novel solutions
• Use tipping points to maximize the adoption of your ideas and products by your colleagues and clients
• Tap crowds and virality to generate more informed hypotheses, quicken the pace of innovation and produce ingenious solutions

Brian Uzzi - Academic Director; Richard L. Thomas Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change Co-Director, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)

Steven Franconeri - Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Northwestern Cognitive Science Program; Professor of Leadership, Kellogg School of Management (Courtesy)

Loran Nordgren - Professor of Management & Organizations

Adam Pah - Clinical Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations; Associate Director, Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)

Edward (Ned) Smith - Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management; Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Sociology at Northwestern University; Faculty Affiliate, Northwestern Institute for Complexity (NICO)

Continuing Education Credit
This program is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and is recommended for 23.0 CPE credits.

Continuing Professional Education Information
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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.

“I had an opportunity to go to [any top-tier executive program]. I picked Kellogg because of the talented people who teach their programs. The biggest difference between this program and any other management program is the [teaching on] persuasion: how to persuade people and change things. I have never seen anything that even came close to what I've experienced here. I have nothing but accolades for this course and I would recommend it for anybody. “
Senior Executive Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration

“This is [my] first time [in] a Kellogg program, and I left feeling very satisfied and inspired. As someone in marketing, being able to influence consumers is key. This program took those same principles and applied them to my personal brand; breaking down how I can influence stakeholders to buy into my ideas and projects. The caliber of professors and classmates was top notch. I would go back again in a heartbeat.”
SVP Marketing and Creative, Scripps Networks Interactive

“This is one of the best programs that I ever attended because of how [applicable] the concepts were to my leadership role within the organization. It is amazing to see how powerful [my] strategic network can be and how [I] can use it to better persuade and influence people around [me].”
Distribution Vice President, SABMiller El Salvador