Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program

Examine the disruptive forces shaping a new business landscape, and design strategies to mitigate risks and leverage disruption for success.

• Disruption in the Workforce

• Turning Disruptions Into Opportunities

• The Second Wave of Globalization: Digital Platforms and Direct-to-Consumer

• Remote Work — Opportunities and Impacts

• Artificial Intelligence Disruptions

• Climate Change

Become a more effective leader by understanding the forces that drive the global economy, improving team performance and advancing your strategic negotiation capabilities.

• Leading With Vision and Purpose: What's Your Story?

• Building High-Performing Teams

• Negotiation

Explore how to create and articulate a strong vision, present clear messaging and hone your communication style.

• Career Success Factors and Derailers

• The Art of Communication — The Power of Listening and Cultivating Emotional Intelligence

• Magnetic Communication — Storytelling and Design Vision

• Influence Strategies and Executive Presence

Become the best version of yourself as a leader and cultivate a customer-centric organization to achieve business goals.

• Building a Culture of Trust, Resilience and Reliability

• Leading Organizational Change

• Values-Based Leadership

• Resurgence: The Four Stages of Market-Focused Reinvention

Led by distinguished Kellogg faculty and industry experts, these interactive live online sessions provide strategic insights, practical leadership frameworks and real-world business perspectives to help you navigate complex organizational challenges.

Discovery Workshops  (2 sessions)

• Learn how to use discovery workshops to foster collaboration, align stakeholders and create shared ownership of strategic goals.

• Explore practical techniques for directing resources toward high-impact opportunities while strengthening what works and addressing areas that require improvement.

Growth at the Edges (2 sessions)

• Understand the shift toward value and premium consumption across global markets.

• Explore strategies for businesses and leaders to respond to evolving consumer behavior.

High-Performance Collaboration 

• Explore the fundamentals of building and leading effective, high-performing teams.

• Examine strategies for fostering collaboration, managing conflict, navigating uncertainty, creating opportunities and unlocking team potential drawing on the latest research in organizational behavior and social psychology.

Negotiations  

• Review key negotiation principles in the classroom. Plan and execute a successful negotiation strategy through a simulation exercise. 

• Receive feedback on your negotiation performance and learn best practices. 

Leading With Vision and Purpose 

• Examine the behaviors that distinguish highly impactful leaders and explore how a strong personal narrative can strengthen leadership effectiveness.

• Learn how to articulate a compelling vision, foster a shared sense of purpose and build followership by connecting people to a collective identity.

• Discover how storytelling can be used to communicate your values, inspire action and create meaningful organizational impact.

Magnetic Communication — Storytelling and Design Vision 

• Discover how leaders communicate ideas in ways that inspire engagement and accelerate adoption.

• Learn how to overcome resistance to change, build stakeholder alignment and create momentum behind strategic initiatives through lenses of storytelling and design.

Values-Based Leadership 

• Explore how effective leaders draw on their core values to inspire trust, motivate others and drive meaningful impact across a range of organizational settings.

• Explore how purpose-driven leaders galvanize others, navigate complexity and create enduring value for their organizations and stakeholders through a values-based leadership framework.

 The Human Intelligence Needed for AI — A Leadership Framework 

• Develop a divergent, values-based mindset for leading AI-driven teams. 

• Learn the key leadership skills required to transition into an AI-first strategic leader. 

• Apply strategic frameworks, including Share of Wallet, Outcome Equations and Vision Workflow Narrative, to AI-powered problem-solving. 

Leading With Predictive AI (Foundational Machine Learning Overview With Strategic Decision Making) 

• Explore machine learning (ML) as a subset of AI, focusing on forecasting upcoming events and transactions. 

• Differentiate between ML-driven personalization, mathematical probabilities and optimization techniques. 

• Analyze scalable ML strategies with an emphasis on predictive modeling and persona-based ML. 

 Generative AI: From Hype to Enterprise Value 

• Discover how AI generates value for individuals, departments and organizational systems. 

• Deconstruct AI’s P&L transformation through agentic AI, workflow automation and digital twins. 

• Evaluate real-world applications of AI and identify playbooks and "5% scenarios” critical for scaling AI in production. 

Scaling AI — Building a Platform and Data Moat 

• Implement the MSCW (Must, Should, Could, Won’t) framework for AI and data-driven prioritization. 

• Use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Data Science as a roadmap for AI adoption. 

• Develop a backcasted AI roadmap with examples from eBay, PNC Bank and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. 

*Live session schedules are subject to change based on speaker availability.

*Participation is highly recommended to deepen your understanding and application of the concepts taught.

The program culminates with an optional networking event on the Kellogg campus in Evanston, Illinois. The event is held once a year and gives you the unique opportunity to create a lifelong community of global executives.

• Interact with your cohort peers

• Meet professionals from other cohorts

• Engage with your faculty and success coaches

• Attend live faculty sessions

• Participate in breakout sessions

The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program is designed for experienced professionals, business heads, functional leaders, entrepreneurs and managers seeking leadership advancement opportunities. This leadership training program for emerging leaders may be relevant for professionals responsible for leading teams, influencing business priorities and preparing for enterprise-level responsibilities. The program also supports senior leaders and emerging leaders seeking structured executive development and broader leadership perspectives across industries and functions.

The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program approaches leadership development through frameworks, case studies, practical discussions and faculty-led learning focused on enterprise leadership and organizational effectiveness. Participants explore topics such as emotional intelligence, strategic leadership, communication and organizational culture while building a strong foundation for long-term leadership success. The program also includes faculty-led live online sessions and AI-focused discussions that examine leadership challenges, organizational change, AI adoption and business transformation to help participants understand how leaders can influence teams and drive change within organizations.

Whether the Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program is worth it depends on your leadership goals, career trajectory and organizational responsibilities. For professionals seeking structured executive development, the program offers exposure to Kellogg faculty perspectives, enterprise leadership frameworks and peer learning across industries. Through faculty-led live online sessions, AI-focused discussions and applied learning, participants gain insights into leadership challenges, business transformation and strategic decision making relevant to today’s evolving landscape.

The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program explores topics related to leadership, organizational effectiveness, global business trends, strategy and enterprise decision making. Participants examine concepts connected to people leadership, communication skills, business transformation, AI adoption, finance, organizational strategy and consumer behavior. Through faculty-led live online sessions, AI-focused discussions, practical frameworks and real-world examples, the program helps professionals develop leadership perspectives relevant across industries and respective fields.

The program supports both professional and personal leadership growth by helping participants strengthen self-awareness, emotional intelligence and an enterprise mindset. Through leadership discussions, collaborative exercises and reflective learning, participants build a better understanding of how leadership influences teams, business priorities and organizational culture. These experiences help professionals develop the confidence and perspective required to lead effectively in complex business environments.

Kellogg Executive Education’s Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program combines leadership learning with insights into global business trends, organizational transformation and the growing impact of AI on enterprises. The program features faculty-led live sessions, AI-focused live online sessions and practical business discussions informed by the latest research and real-world examples. Designed for future leaders and experienced professionals, the program offers interactive learning opportunities that help participants prepare for the next generation of enterprise leadership responsibilities. 

Emeritus collects all program payments, provides learner enrollment and program support and manages learning platform services.

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Program fees for Emeritus programs with Kellogg may not be paid for with (a) funds from the GI Bill, the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or similar types of military education funding benefits or (b) Title IV financial aid funds.