What does it take to get to the C-Suite?
Are you on the right path? Get the inside view from those who’ve been there in a unique new online program from the proven partnership of Inforum and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Women and the companies that employ them can overcome the disproportionate and relentless impact of this global pandemic with Next Level Leadership. Learn from the world’s leading business thinkers and leading business practitioners in a transformational virtual leadership development experience.
Next Level Leadership: Making the C-Suite Short List is a valuable precursor to the week-long executive education experience Ascending to the C-Suite: from Theory to Practice which will launch in November 2021.
Enrollment due: January 8, 2021
This dynamic program that is a precursor features a diverse group of faculty and executive speakers. It attracts participants from a wide variety of industries, organizations, and countries.
SESSION 1
• Global Observations on C-Suite leadership – maintaining career momentum and importance of epitomizing positivity
• Insider View of the C-Suite (panel of executives)
SESSION 2
• Agile Decision Making – help leaders develop an agile and systematic decision making process that will enable their teams to make better decisions, particularly in an increasingly volatile and fast-changing world
• Innovation – embracing virtual technologies to maintain and accelerate innovations while building teams globally
SESSION 3
• Inclusive Leadership – how to build equity and inclusion while keeping your culture strong and building diversity
• Are you ready? – demystifying core skills plus attributes of positive leaders
Questions?
Please contact:
Lorrena Black
Vice President, Leadership Development
lblack@inforummichigan.org
313.324.0236
Ascending to the C-Suite
“Ascending to the C-Suite: From Theory to Practice” immerses you in specialized subjects whose mastery is critical for C-Suite executives yet often represent gaps in professional development for women leaders. Topics are taught with a 360-degree view by pairing renowned Michigan Ross faculty with global business leaders.
Participants will dive deep into key business topics and leadership practices while hearing unfiltered insight and first-hand stories from executive role models. Participants will share a similar breadth and depth of experience in a learning environment that will foster strategic connections and relationships beyond the classroom.
Topics that will be covered in depth include business strategic and financial acumen, social styles, positive leadership, persuasion and influence, crisis communication, and true networks.
November 29 – December 3, 2021
Inforum Executive Speakers
Inforum Executive Speakers are global business leaders at Fortune 500 companies who offer their real world insights and experiences at each stage of the curriculum. These senior executives generously share what they’ve learned about what works — and sometimes what hasn’t.
- Terry Barclay, President & CEO, Inforum
- Lorrena Black, Vice President, Leadership Development, Inforum
- Teresa Carroll, President, Oasis
- Maximiliane Straub, President Global Business Services, Robert Bosch LLC
- Michelle Johnson Tidjani, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Henry Ford Health System
UM Executive Education Faculty
Michigan Ross faculty have collectively authored hundreds of articles and dozens of books. They travel the world, sharing their expertise with Fortune 100 companies in virtually every sector. They’re prolific thinkers and creators of revolutionary studies and frameworks. Most importantly, they are determined and dedicated to leveraging their extensive knowledge to help you succeed.
- Scott DeRue, Edward J. Frey Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross Professor of Business
- Cheri Alexander, Faculty, Management and Organizations
- Paula Caproni, Professor of Management and Organization
Inforum combines strategic connections, proven professional development programs, a respected forum for new ideas, and original research to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies.
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