A Bias Towards Applied Learning – Sample Client Engagements
Global Defense and Aerospace Contractor
Program theme: Strategic thinking for competitive advantage.
Overview: Participants build understanding of how strategic thinking and “mindful” execution can foster a sustainable competitive advantage. Participants apply strategy concepts and frameworks principles in the context of a current “strategy challenge” confronting senior leaders, providing valuable advice and counsel as a specific program output. Program incorporates company-specific custom case studies and significant executive involvement in program delivery.
Format: 4-day, 30-person intensive sessions
Global Information Technology Company
Program theme: Leading profitable growth through innovation.
Overview: Focuses on instilling a perspective and skill set among senior directors for driving and leading profitable growth (top and bottom-line) through innovation across a complex organization. Concepts and frameworks/s are applied to innovation projects identified by participants and developed throughout the program, culminating in project presentations to a panel of senior executives.
Format: 3-day intensive
Health Plan Organization
Program theme: Creating value through business intelligence and analytics
Overview: Focuses on frameworks and concepts centered around quality, performance measurement, analytics, and internal/external collaboration. Cross-functional teams work on real-time business projects while learning and applying concepts. Teams present their projects to senior leaders who may agree to sponsor and/or adopt projects emerging from the program.
Format: One day a week over 3 weeks with team assignments between sessions.
Financial Services Company
Program theme: Building business acumen.
Overview: Focuses on improving participants’ business acumen to align with the firm’s strategic goals. Participants move in cohort through four graduate-level business courses over several academic semesters. Courses are focused on understanding the global business environment and driving innovation. Participants earn graduate credit that may be applied to a Northeastern part-time MBA programs. The cohort experience builds strong, cross-functional, internal relationships and networks critical for making ever increasing contributions to the firm.
Format: One evening a week, over 16-month time period. Video conferencing is used to enable participation from multiple locations.