Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program

For the big picture thinkers of tomorrow

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Build Enterprise-Level Strategy And Leadership Skills

Today's dynamic business environment requires organizations to rethink their C-suite capabilities to navigate leadership challenges and ensure long-term growth. This has led to a rise in non-traditional leadership roles, such as chief innovation officer, chief diversity officer and chief sustainability officer. In addition to functional expertise, multifaceted leadership that prioritizes the interests of both the organization and people is vital. Executives must cultivate self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and an enterprise mindset to thrive and succeed.

The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program from Executive Education at Kellogg School of Management is designed to encourage big-picture thinking and help you transition to the highest levels of your organization. This unique seven-month program will equip you with the skills needed to meet the demands of the modern C-suite and be an enterprise leader.

68%

CEOs have at least one people-related transformation priority and 15% have two or more people priorities.

SOURCE: EY

50%

of business leaders feel their organizations are unprepared to react to future shocks and disruptions.

SOURCE: MCKINSEY&CO

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Learning Outcomes

The program will help equip emerging C-suite leaders with the leadership skills, strategic acumen, and enterprise mindset required to successfully guide their organizations through periods of growth and transformation.

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

Analyze complex business environments and growth opportunities to make informed strategic leadership decisions, fostering organizational growth and innovation
Assess disruptive challenges in business through a comprehensive understanding of industry trends, innovative leadership, and strategic adaptation
Apply advanced global macroeconomics knowledge to make well-informed decisions in a rapidly evolving international marketplace, using data-driven approaches
Develop high-performance teams through effective leadership, collaboration, and inspiration, resulting in excellence among diverse team members
Demonstrate advanced skills in influence and negotiation, employing effective communication and interpersonal abilities to consistently achieve successful outcomes in diverse professional scenarios
Implement effective product and market strategies to ensure sustainable business growth and a competitive edge in the market

Traditional leadership models are being challenged by a rapidly evolving business landscape. As a result, C-suite leaders must rely on an adaptive and human-centered approach that enables them to successfully navigate through this complexity and lead their organizations to greater heights. The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program addresses this imperative shift by offering an outstanding opportunity to gain the strategic enterprise leadership capabilities and people skills that are critical for personal success and organizational transformation.

DIANA CORDOVA, PHD

Faculty Director, Clinical Professor of Executive Education, Academic Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI)

Key Program Features

Holistic Curriculum

Develop an enterprise mindset and leadership perspective, beyond functional skills.

Frameworks and Tools

Gain the latest tools, frameworks and insights to lead your organization through disruption.

Capstone Project

Apply program lessons to address a real-world business challenge.

Expert Faculty

Learn from strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts and thought leaders in their fields.

Guest Speakers

Hear from leaders who have successfully moved into C-suite positions.

Global Peers

Interact with a cohort of accomplished global peers and benefit from their diverse experiences.

AI-Focused Live Online Sessions

Led by Kellogg faculty and industry experts, these live online AI sessions offer actionable insights and frameworks to help you use AI for big-picture thinking and transition to the highest levels of your organization.

Success Coach

Maximize your learning through sessions with a success coach assigned to your cohort.

Live Sessions

Participate in regular live sessions with faculty, the cohort success coach, and guest speakers.

Kellogg Connections

Engage in three days of in-person networking with peers, faculty, and industry experts.

Pathway to Executive Scholar Certificate

Continue your learning journey through a pathway to the prestigious Kellogg Executive Scholar Certificate and receive select scholar benefits.

Program Learning Journey

Program Curriculum

The program's learning journey is divided into 5 phases that cover the foundations of impactful leadership to propel your career trajectory and prepare you to scale your organization.

1Phase 1: Leading Growth Strategy (6 weeks | online)

2Phase 2: Enterprise Leadership in the Age of Disruption (6 weeks | online)

3Phase 3: Maximizing Your Leadership Impact (2 weeks | live online)

4Phase 4: Leadership and Communication Acumen (4 weeks | online)

5Phase 5: Leading the Organization (4 weeks | online)

6AI-Focused Live Online Sessions: Three 1 Hour Sessions

7Kellogg Connections: Three Days of In-Person Networking

Note: Program schedule, outcomes, and curriculum are subject to change

Testimonials

Pinpointing the best part of the program is very hard. Overall, the program was very nice because it aligned closely with what my company and I were doing in terms of strategic planning and execution....

Jerry Andrews II

VP of Ferrous Operations,

OmniSource, LLC

The best part of the Kellogg Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program was how immediately applicable the frameworks were to real-world executive challenges. As a brand and commercial leader navigating a high-...

Zac McAuley

MBA Director of Marketing,

Trilliant

I really enjoyed the Phase 4, Leadership and Communication Acumen. Being able to clearly articulate and help others see the goal is key to leadership. Understanding the impact of culture and specifica...

Matthew Bell

Vice President, Commercial,

OmniSource

The best part was the guest speakers, who spoke candidly about their experiences overcoming challenges in their own businesses to make them successful

Kimberly Barrett

Director of Legal Operations,

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Weekly meetings and guest speakers were a great part of this program. Additionally, being able to meet with talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and ask questions really helped me gain additi...

Ashlie Rodriguez

Associate Director, Regulatory Operations and Compliance,

Exact Sciences Corporation

I think the best part of the program was the cohort. Kellogg and Emeritus did a phenomenal job with the program — the content, the administration and the facilitators were all fantastic. However, the ...

Jon Updegraff

CFO,

The Verdes Foundation

The program had all the elements — from developing strategy to managing change and communication. I’d say it was very well structured.

Sowmya Narayan Varadhan

Sr. Director - PMO,

FourKites India Pvt Ltd

I really enjoyed the live sessions with faculty and visiting scholars. I felt like I found valuable takeaways in each of the sessions. It was great having a success coach — Rich Frey was positive, sup...

A'verria Martin

Head of Research Operations and Strategy, CoS, Director level,

ServiceNow

Daria Pulyaeva

Consultant,

EgonZehnder

Kellogg Connections (Three Days)

The program culminates with an optional networking event on campus in Evanston, Illinois. The event is held once a year and gives you the unique opportunity 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

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Capstone Project

The capstone project is a crucial aspect of the program that enables you to apply program learnings to real-life challenges.

Pathway to Becoming an Executive Scholar

The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program offers not just advanced leadership learning but a pathway toward becoming a Kellogg Executive Scholar; a unique credential that provides you with the opportunity to earn a credential from a world-class business school, create a personalized leadership development path aligned with your unique goals and receive exceptional executive scholar benefits listed below.

A Certificate of Professional Achievement, including a digital certificate for your social media profile
A 15% discount on all Kellogg Executive Education chief officer programs
A 30% discount on Kellogg Executive Education individual programs
Membership in the global Kellogg alumni network, and access to the online network
Opportunities to participate in Kellogg alumni clubs and select webinars and events
Access to cutting-edge research and thought leadership content from Kellogg faculty and leading practitioners
A Kellogg branded email account
Membership in a private LinkedIn group for executive scholars
10% discount for your colleagues on all Kellogg Executive Education individual program (cannot be combined with any other offer or discount)

Please note that the Kellogg Job Board is not available to executive scholars.

In order to achieve Kellogg Executive Scholar status, you need to accrue 40 scholar points or more within four years of completing your first eligible program.*

Pathway to Becoming an Executive Scholar

Participant Profile

The Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program is ideal for executives who aspire to contribute to enterprise-wide strategy and growth, beyond leading a specific function. This program is specifically designed for high-potential mid-level and senior executives who are currently in or aspiring to take up their first leadership role.

Participants are required to have:

A minimum of eight years of work experience
Fluency in written and spoken English

DIANA CORDOVA, PHD

Faculty Director, Clinical Professor of Executive Education, Academic Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI)

Diana Cordova is a recognized expert in the areas of leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and human motivation in organizational settings. She has consulted for Fo...

SANJAY KHOSLA

Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group

A trained executive coach, Sanjay Khosla advises many companies across industries. He is also the co-author of Fewer Bigger Bolder: From Mindless Expansion to Focused Growth, ...

SERGIO REBELO

MUFG Bank Distinguished Professor of International Finance Professor of Finance

Sergio Rebelo’s research focuses on macroeconomics and international finance. He has won numerous teaching awards at the Kellogg School of Management, including the Executive ...

MOHANBIR SAWHNEY

Associate Dean, Digital Innovation, McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology; Clinical Professor of Marketing; Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation

Prof. Sawhney is a globally recognized scholar, teacher, consultant and speaker in business innovation, modern marketing, and Artificial Intelligence applications in business....

SHANA CARROLL

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations; Associate Chair of the Management & Organizations Department; Co-Director of the Leadership Development and Communications Program (LDEV)

Shana Carroll is a Clinical Professor at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, specializing in leadership, change management, and communication. She previousl...

NICHOLAS PEARCE

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

A scholar, speaker, entrepreneur, and pastor, Dr. Nicholas Pearce is an award-winning Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the Northwestern University Kellogg...

EDWARD ZAJAC

F. Bere Professor of Management & Organizations

Edward Zajac's research, teaching, and consulting focuses on strategy, alliances, and corporate governance. He has worked with several well-known organizations, such as AstraZ...

HARRY M. KRAEMER

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

Harry M. Kraemer, Jr. serves as an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago. Previously, he was the chairman and chief executiv...

GREGORY CARPENTER

Harold T. Martin Professor of Marketing; Director of the Center for Market Leadership

Gregory Carpenter focuses on understanding how firms thrive by succeeding with consumers. He is currently exploring how luxury firms influence tastes through brands and how he...

MICHELLE L. BUCK, PHD

Clinical Professor of Executive Education

Professor Buck's courses focus on the ways that leaders maximize their own performance and unleash the potential of others by addressing 1) how self-reflection and self-awaren...

LEIGH THOMPSON, PHD

J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations, Professor of Management & Organizations

Leigh Thompson’s research focuses on negotiation, creativity, virtual communication, and teamwork. Thompson directs several executive education programs, including: Leading Hi...