Business Leadership in the Age of Disruption
Key Takeaways
In this 6-week program, you will have the opportunity to:
Prepare your organization to adapt to change before disruption occurs.
Identify opportunities for growth within your organization.
Recognize potential threats to your industry and organization.
Create a community that fosters innovation, creativity, and productivity.
Develop uses for AI based on its impact on business and the economy.
Understand the consequences of climate change for business profitability and brand equity.
Who Should Join This Program?
Business Leadership in the Age of Disruption Program from Kellogg Executive Education at Northwestern University will help senior leaders, functional managers, entrepreneurs, and consultants in any industry learn to help navigate their organizations and clients through uncertain times with creativity, flexibility, and innovation.
This program will be particularly valuable for those who are looking to develop a strategic framework for assessing organizational risk, prepare a strategy to harness business threats and opportunities, and leverage innovation for growth.
Program Experience
Live webinars with faculty
Self-paced video lectures
Playbook activities
Recorded guest speaker sessions
Assignments with personalized feedback from program leaders
Real-world case studies and industry examples
Interactive learning and immersive discussions
Program Curriculum
Over the course of six weeks, this program will guide you in creating an actionable business strategy you can use to lead your organization through any type of disruption, known or unknown. Each week builds on the previous one, giving you the opportunity to create a comprehensive plan to foster resiliency and growth in an unpredictable business environment.
Pathway to Becoming an Executive Scholar
Participants who successfully complete the Business Leadership in the Age of Disruption program will accrue points towards becoming an esteemed Kellogg Executive Scholar; a unique credential that provides you the opportunity to customize your pathway to achieve your professional development goals.
Kellogg’s expansive program offerings allow you to build a variety of competencies that focus on practical application. More than about learning to lead, the path to becoming an Executive Scholar is about leading through learning.
Industry Examples
Costco
Integrating high-end items into value-based product lines to navigate change.
The Body Shop
Managing the paradox of choice during a disruption.
Maxwell House
Leveraging AI to eliminate the bitter taste in its brew.
McDonald’s
Incorporating luxury into a fast-food value brand.
Microsoft
Evaluating the positives and negatives of remote work.
Real-World Situations
There is no better way to learn than to apply your knowledge and skills. This program offers a number of opportunities to reinforce core concepts by simulating real-world situations.
Navigating value versus luxury: Evaluate your organization's position between value and luxury, and determine whether moving in a new direction would be beneficial.
Innovative hiring: Identify opportunities to hire workers displaced from other industries.
The paradox of choice: Should your organization slim down and focus on what it is good at, or should it expand into new opportunities?
New ways of working: Compare the pros and cons of remote work.
Leveraging AI: Identify uses for AI in your organization.
Recent Participant Highlights
“The content strategically explained the topic and tactically provided data and insight to drive it to the point of action. EXCELLENT!” — Nick Birk, Senior Director, Global Product Line Management—Industrial Cable Solutions, Belden Inc.
“I really appreciated the tools provided—simple but effective. I also appreciated the practical framework for execution that was presented in each module.” — Sara Canullo, Digital Learning Advisor
Program Faculty
MUFG Bank Distinguished Professor of International Finance
Professor Rebelo’s research focuses on macroeconomics and international finance, including topics such as the causes of business cycles, the impacts of economic policy on econ...
Guest Contributors
No industry is immune from the effects of disruption. Benefit from the knowledge of three thought leaders, all hailing from different industries, and their unique experience navigating disruption. Whether you are a CXO, senior or functional leader, entrepreneur, or consultant, you will come away with pivotal insights you can immediately put into practice.
Senior Software Engineer, Uber ATG
Giovanni Pasteris leads technical design and architecture on a large team within the Simulation Group at Uber ATG. Using the Unreal Engine, he focuses on building core simulat...
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the program, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants. This program is graded as pass or fail; participants must receive 80% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.
Note: This online certificate program does not grant academic credit or a degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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