Notre Dame Executive Education

Vital Leadership Advantage

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An Executive Leadership Lab for complex business issues

Because senior leaders' business challenges are even more complex

You are innovative, wise and global-minded, yet you have a pressing business issue that would benefit from outside perspective and expertise. Where else but Notre Dame will you learn and practice tools that will take you beyond what you already know and allow you to create necessary, sustainable change?

Who should attend:
Successful senior leaders with 20+ years of experience seeking to create innovative sustainable solutions via a learning-in-action approach (individuals or teams welcome). Limited class size.
Why?

• The world is increasingly complex and fast changing--adopt a new way to navigate today’s pace
• Overcome traditional limitations with a comprehensive, inspiring approach
• Design an empowering solution to your change initiative while unleashing a powerful sense of hope and courage
• Gain multiple faculty and peer perspectives on your business challenge in a short timeframe

Program Structure:
Four days on campus September 18 - 21, 2012 at the University of Notre Dame plus five weekly virtual sessions with faculty and peer coaching. Final coaching session is a two hour webinar with faculty on October 26 or 27, 2012.

VLA Week 1

TUESDAY
Morning afternoon evening
Inspiring Each Other
Global Overview: Trends and Signals
Next Generation Business Models Navigating the New Economy

WEDNESDAY
Morning afternoon evening
Distinguishing What I Do from What I Stand For Focusing on Projects for Intersession Book Discussion
THURSDAY
Morning afternoon evening
Managing Risk Generating Breakthroughs
Voices of Youth
FRIDAY
Morning afternoon evening
Designing Process Changes for Breakthroughs
Planning for Intersession Triads

Intersession Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 (virtual meetings)

Virtual Triad Meetings:

Week 2
Triads with peer coaching

Week 3
Triads with faculty and peer coaching, October 2nd

Week 4
Triads with faculty and peer coaching, October 12th

Week 5
Triads with peer coaching

Closing Webinar Week 6 (online webinar meeting)

(Choose from Identical Webinars offered on Friday and Saturday)

Morning or Afternoon October 26 or Morning October 27, 2012
New Perspectives and Moving Forward