PROGRAM SUMMARY

Two, very real executive leadership needs led to the development of the program we call CEO Perspective.

The first concept is that there are certain issues, decisions, and responsibilities that a CEO cannot delegate. These are the things that make up what we call the “CEO agenda.”

The second concept is that traditionally there hasn’t been a way to provide people who are seen as making the transition to C-level management with deeper insight, in a structured way, into what CEOs value, how they make decisions, and what actions they take in certain situations.

This is not the type of insight that comes from a book.

But it takes place in CEO Perspective.

Here’s how it works.

• The program features current CEOs in the classroom. The CEOs are in part drawn from the participating companies, but frequently involve leading CEOs from the greater Chicago area and beyond.
  
  
• Teaching is not done by faculty for participants, but involves a three-way interaction among CEOs, participants, and Kellogg faculty.
  
  
• Participants must be nominated by their firm’s CEO. There is no self-nomination process.
  
  
• In nominating a person to participate, the CEO must also agree to be personally involved in the program.
  
  
• CEO Perspective is constructed around six modules, each based on an issue, decision, or responsibility that cannot be delegated.
  
  
• The program takes place in six, two-day residential sessions at the Kellogg School’s executive education facility, the Allen Center.
  
  

Every element of the program itself is distinctive. The Kellogg faculty members introduce topics, shape discussions, and provide key points of research-based information. The participants are seen as equal players, sharing their own experiences and insights. At certain points, their CEOs join the discussions, so that everything is based on what is happening at that moment in the business world, from the perspective of those who are directly involved in running it.