Executive Development Program

• High-performing mid-level and senior management executives on a path to becoming general managers
• Functional senior leaders who must interface with other functional areas outside of their expertise
• Principals of small and medium firms and entrepreneurs or owners of small companies with growth potential
• Successful candidates must be able to contribute their functional expertise to class discussions

Participants represent a rich diversity of disciplines, geographies and career experiences. They come from a wide variety of industries, including wholesale trade, manufacturing, financial services, health care, not-for-profit and government. Candidates are chosen not only for what they can learn and implement but also for what they can contribute.

• Past Participant Profile

• Broaden your understanding of the roles, responsibilities and interactions of key functional business areas to give you greater confidence in managing them
• Strengthen your ability to interpret and apply information from functional areas for sound, fully informed decision-making
• Deepen your insights into effective leadership and change management in your organization
• Challenge your thinking with new concepts and approaches for competing more aggressively in the global marketplace
• Expand your worldview with new perspectives and practical knowledge gained through collaboration with an international group of peers

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Special Features

Build Executive Presence

Dedicated sessions will help you build your message up, down and across the organization. Leverage skills in communication, persuasion, and presentation.

Action Learning

During the program participants will meet in small groups to create action plans that can be taken back and implemented in their organizations.

Perspectives from Industry

In addition to our seasoned faculty, the program features industry speakers immersed in current business challenges and opportunities. Site visits to local businesses enhance program content by expanding perspectives.

Optional Leadership Coaching Package

If you would like to deepen, extend and personalize your Executive Development Program experience, Kellogg offers an optional leadership coaching program for an additional fee. You will work one-on-one with an experienced Kellogg leadership coach who is familiar with the program's content. With your coach, you will set goals and discuss leadership strategies to meet the challenges of your specific situation. Post program coaching via scheduled conference call takes place within a six-month period.

This three-week program will enrich you with fresh ideas and empower you to gain a broader perspective and increased confidence.

Week 1: Organization and Leadership Foundations

Grounds the participant with a common language to reflect on their organization and their role as leader. Topics include strategy, fundamentals in leadership and regional topics in the world economy.

Week 2: Core Business Linkages

Emphasizes the foundational business skills needed by general managers to understand and lead the workforce. Topics include:

Week 3: Managing Into the Future

Sessions focus on preparing for a return to the workplace with skills ready to make a difference. Topics include:

Admission Criteria

An admissions committee thoroughly reviews each application and considers the nature and scope of the applicant’s responsibilities. For the benefit of class members, sponsoring organizations and the integrity of the program, the committee seeks to admit individuals with diverse skills and experiences and who meet the qualification criteria as described above under 'Who Should Attend'.

Kellogg expects that participants will attend all sessions, immerse themselves completely in the experience and free themselves of all other obligations while the program is in session.

Sponsorship

To enroll in the Executive Development Program, you must have a sponsor from your organization, someone familiar with your background and motivations for attending. This could be the person to whom you report, your organization’s chief human resources officer or the person responsible for management development in your organization.

Should you be interested in self-funding your participation, please reach out to Kellogg’s Executive Development Advisor for this program to discuss options.

Language
This program is taught in English and there is a considerable amount of reading material (e.g., case studies and articles) given in advance and during the program. Strong English language skills are essential in order to comprehend the reading materials and contribute meaningfully to classroom and study group discussions. Proficiency in reading, writing and speaking English is required for a successful educational experience.

Admissions Process
Class size is limited to maximize classroom and study group participation, so early application is encouraged. EDP applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed upon submission until the program fills.

Certificate
The Kellogg School of Management awards a certificate upon the successful completion of the EDP program.

Cost
The fee for EDP is payable in U.S. dollars. The fee covers tuition, class materials, accommodations, and most meals. Enrollment is not confirmed until full payment is received. Payment may accompany the application or an invoice may be requested. Full payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date. If the participant is enrolling within 30 days of the program’s start date, full payment is due immediately. Enrollments in Kellogg programs are highly competitive, and places will not be guaranteed until your payment is received. It is expected that applicants have their own health insurance valid in the United States. The University is not responsible for medical expenses incurred by participants during the program.

There is an additional fee of $2500 for the optional coaching program, which covers all individual coaching sessions (during and after the program). This will be invoiced separately.

Cancellation Policy
Because attendance at a Kellogg School executive program requires significant advance preparation and demand often exceeds capacity, it is important that you contact us in a timely manner if you must cancel or defer your attendance. To receive a full refund of tuition, notice of cancellation must be received more than 30 days in advance of the program start date. Participants who cancel less than 30 days in advance will not receive a refund but may nominate an acceptable substitute or attend a future session of the same program within one year.

Jan A. Van Mieghem - Academic Director; Harold L. Stuart Professor of Managerial Economics; Professor of Operations

Kathy Rreble Bayert - Sr. Program Director

Naini Serohi - Program Director

Sally Blount - Michael L. Nemmers Professor of Strategy

Gregory Carpenter - James Farley/Booz Allen Hamilton Professor of Marketing Strategy; Director of the Center for Market Leadership; Faculty Director, Kellogg Markets & Customers Initiative

Alexander Chernev - Professor of Marketing

Robert Dewar - Associate Professor Emeritus of Management & Organizations

Brenda Ellington Booth - Clinical Professor of Leadership

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

Thomas N. Hubbard - Elinor and H. Wendell Hobbs Professor of Management; Professor of Strategy; Faculty Director of Insight

Nour Kteily - Associate Professor of Management & Operations

Damian Ma - Director and co-founder of MacroPolo, the Think Tank of the Paulson Institute

Kevin McTigue - Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing

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

Mitchell A. Petersen - Glen Vasel Professor of Finance; Director of the Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital

Marian Powers - Adjunct Professor of Executive Education

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

David Schonthal - Clinical & Associate Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Portfolio Director, Business Design – IDEO; Co-Founder and Board Member - MATTER

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)

Leigh Thompson - J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations Professor of Management & Organizations

Continuing Education Credit
This program is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and is recommended for 145.50 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.

“[EDP...] shows you how to be purposeful in your strategy and how that must align with everything you do. It also gives you tactical tools to achieve success.”
Director, Training and Maintenance Services, NAV CANADA

“The EDP experience at Kellogg has been invaluable to me. The professors are really top notch and their passion is evident in their teaching. I will most treasure the connections I have made here and the friendships. As a leader in my company, I know I have gained some valuable tools to help me continue to grow both within my organization and in my own personal life. There are no words to adequately express my gratitude so I just say thank you.”
Director Intermodal Planning and Pricing, Norfolk Southern Corporation

“[EDP is] ... a program that refreshes concepts, reloads enthusiasm and gives you a new perspective of life and career.”
Division Manager, Panama Canal Authority