EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Leading
High-Impact Teams
How to Build and Lead a Powerful,
Successful Team
April 4–7, 2017
September 12–15, 2017
Kellogg School of Management
Evanston, Illinois, USA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Instructive, insightful, inspirational and above all, impactful, this program
delivers knowledge, tools and techniques you can apply immediately to
the complex team challenges you face every day.
In this intensive program, members of Kellogg’s top-tier faculty share
their proven approaches to the art and science of teamwork — best practices
that set the standard for complex organizational challenges in the dynamic
business environment.
In this highly collaborative and interactive program, you will, alongside
like-minded professionals, explore the intricacies of internal and external
team dynamics and the complexities of managing these dynamics. Preprogram work, including a web survey, will help address your specific
leadership goals. Post-program tools include videos you can use with
your team and organization.
KEY BENEFITS
•Structure team roles to maximize potential
•Set clear and engaging goals
•Resolve conflict effectively
•Communicate passionately
“Attending this course was an inspiring experience.
Being amongst such professionals as classmates in
a stimulating environment, fueled by the knowledge
and enthusiasm of the session leaders was an
experience I would recommend to anyone.”
COO, US & Canada, Brightstar US & Canada
•Advocate for change persuasively
•Unlock your team’s creative potential
•Create a positive and supportive team culture
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
•Leaders and members of formally structured
organizational teams
•Members of an ad hoc workforce or a team
with a new mission
•Individuals seeking to improve the
effectiveness of teams in their organizations
NEXT STEPS
Learn more and apply
kell.gg/kxteams
Consult with an
Executive Development Advisor
[email protected]
847.467.6018
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Leading High-Impact Teams
How to Build and Lead a Powerful, Successful Team
PROGRAM CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
Leading Teams
Managing Multicultural Teams
•Create an environment conducive for
“good” conflict
•Understand key cultural style
differences
•Understand challenges in getting team
members to learn from one another
•Leverage cultural differences into
high quality team decisions
•Move beyond agendas and opinions
to reveal the facts
Distance and Virtual Teamwork
•Discover the real value of diversity
in teams
•Motivate hybrid and virtual teams
•Lead effective brainstorming
Emotional Intelligence
and Team Coaching
•Sharpen convergent and divergent
thinking skills
•Successfully sell creative ideas in your
organization
Power and Influence In Teams
•Understand open-loop versus closedloop networks
Leigh Thompson
Academic Director;
J. Jay Gerber Professor
of Dispute Resolution and
Organizations; Director,
Kellogg Team and Group
Research Center (KTAG)
•Build an effective virtual team
•Navigate across geographic and
functional borders
Creativity and Innovation
THE FACULTY
•Assess your team EQ versus your IQ
•Develop a personal plan to increase
your EQ
•Create a community of active
communication
•Build and mobilize organizational capital
Jeanne Brett
DeWitt W. Buchanan Jr. Professor of Dispute
Resolution and Organizations; Director, Dispute
Resolution Research Center
Mark Rittenberg
Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University
of California, Berkeley
David Schonthal
Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship: Director, Business Design,
IDEO design firm
Carter Cast
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Marketing;
Venture Partner, Pritzker Group Venture Capital
Please note: Faculty is subject to change.
ACCOMMODATIONS
This program is held at the James L. Allen Center and includes onsite lodging,
all meals, coffee breaks and snacks. Participants also enjoy access to a fitness
center and lakeshore walking paths.
In this program, you’ll learn from
leading experts — faculty, authors,
researchers and practitioners —
who are defining the discipline
and setting the bar in executive
education for team structure,
dynamics and leadership.
SPECIAL FEATURE
PRE- AND POST-PROGRAM
ENHANCEMENTS
•Pre-program: Web surveys with
personalized reports
•Faculty-authored books
NEXT STEPS
Learn more and apply
kell.gg/kxteams
Consult with an
Executive Development Advisor
•Post-program: online toolkits for you,
your team and organization
[email protected]
847.467.6018
TEAM2017R-SUM
leadership // Executive Education
Leading High-Impact Teams
Leigh Thompson, Academic Director
Day 1
Morning
Session(s)
Sample Schedule
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Managing
Multicultural Teams,
Cont’d
Brett
Dynamic Teamwork
Creating a Community of
Excellence II – Inspiring the
Team
Rittenberg
Creating a Community of
Excellence III – Building
Relationships in the Team:
The Power of Dialogue
Rittenberg
Managing
Multicultural Teams,
Cont’d
Brett
lunch
Program Objectives and
Introductions
Thompson
Afternoon
Session(s)
Leading High
Performance Teams
Thompson
Leading High
Performance Teams:
Distance Teamwork
Thompson
Team Challenge
Thompson
Creativity and Innovation
in Teams
Thompson
Building Power & Influence
Through Team Networks
Menon
Individual Study or Recreation
Individual Study or Recreation
Creating a Community of
Excellence I – Becoming a
Trusted Advisor
Rittenberg
Dinner
Evening
Session
Managing Multicultural
Teams
Brett