IRI Shaping Innovation Leaders Program
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
June 2 – 9, 2006

Managers in today’s competitive R&D marketplace rely on enhanced business skills to improve their company’s competitive edge.  The Industrial Research Institute (IRI), in partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, specifically designed Shaping Innovation Leaders to meet the needs of demanding leadership roles in promising, mid-level managers in research, development and engineering. The program’s curriculum is designed by Kellogg, in cooperation with senior R&D executives of IRI Member Organizations.

Participants gain the skills, concepts, language, and tools they need to make more effective strategic decisions.

• address the challenges of leadership and motivate and lead others
• gain knowledge of general management through insights into marketing, finance, accounting, organization behavior and operations functions
• develop their ability to analyze, formulate, and implement strategies
• learn techniques for communicating with executives in other divisions
• grasp the latest thinking and management tools used in the business environment
• gain fresh perspectives for competing in a global marketplace
• gather priceless knowledge gleaned from networking with industry peers

Program Topics:

Learn these essentials to successfully understand the business side of technology:

• Evaluating Performance & Earning Quality
• Strategy & Strategic Thinking
• Leading the Strategic Change Process
• Evaluation of Investment Programs
• Financial Strategy & Cost of Capital
• Strategic Investments
• Financial Reports
• New Product Decisions
• Law for Technical Managers
• Voice of the Customer
• Negotiations: Strategies & Pitfalls
• Building Social Capital
• Evaluating Performance: Cash Flows & Asset Utilization
• Market Segmentation, Targeting, & Positioning

Register today for the premiere executive management course designed exclusively for technology leaders.

• SILP Brochure (download .pdf)
• SILP Application Form (download .pdf)

Additional Links:

• Participant Profile
• Program Facilities and Format
• Hours
• Faculty

Participant Profile:

Participants are seasoned, successful managers of their firm’s technological innovation efforts and are the future leaders of industrial research and development. The common characteristic of all participants is that they have reached a level that demands close interaction with executives from a cross-section of vital functions.

A typical participant:

• holds at least one graduate degree, usually a Ph.D.
• has approximately 20 years post-BS experience
• has substantial (10 or more years) managerial experience with a number of     direct reports
• effectively manages a laboratory or department, its personnel and budget
• holds a position one or two levels below the CTO

Program Facilities and Format:

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the nation and highly regarded around the world. Home to a renowned, research-based faculty, Kellogg keeps pace with the ever-changing business world through dedication to academic excellence, a commitment to serving the needs of organizations worldwide and an innovative approach to learning.

Lectures, case studies, team assignments, study groups, and other formats are combined for an enriched learning event. The setting offers an ideal opportunity for technology managers from a cross-section of industries to exchange ideas with peers in an informal atmosphere. Coffee breaks, group meals, and social hours present an excellent interactive learning and valuable networking experience.

Location:

Shaping Innovation Leaders is held at the James L. Allen Center, at the heart of Northwestern’s Evanston campus overlooking Lake Michigan. The center contains classrooms, study rooms, bedrooms (each with private bath), dining rooms, lounges, and recreational facilities.   This quiet campus environment is within close proximity of downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport.

Hours:

The program begins Friday at 4:00 PM and concludes the following Friday at 4:00 PM. The typical study day begins with breakfast followed by two class sessions, lunch, three afternoon sessions, reception/dinner and an evening session, study group session, or a free night.

Several weeks prior to the program, accepted applicants will be mailed both pre-program study materials and logistical instructions concerning the facilities, travel directions, message systems, etc.

Faculty:

Senior members of the Kellogg School of Management’s outstanding faculty are experts in helping executives apply the latest management theory to their work. As both leading practitioners and scholars of distinction, well known for their experience and research, Kellogg faculty provides participants with the most cutting-edge approaches to management problems and solutions.

Academic Director for Shaping Innovation Leaders

Albert W. Isenman(Ph.D., Northwestern University).

Professor of Management and Strategy, Director of Custom Programs. Professor Isenman’s research interests center on general management, strategy formulation, corporate social performance, and business ethics. Previously he was on the faculty of the University of Toronto, where he served as academic director of the Executive MBA Program.

Program Faculty

Michael Fishman (Ph.D., University of Chicago). Norman Strunk Distinguished Professor of Financial Institutions; Chair, Department of Finance. Research focuses on Regulation of Financial Markets, Corporate Finance, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Fishman is the recipient of Smith Breeden Prize, Chicago Board of Trade Award, Jacobs Prize, Levy Teaching Award, and Outstanding Professor for the Executive Master’s Program. Fishman teaches courses on Financial Decisions and Finance for Executives.

Julie Hennessy (MBA, Northwestern University). Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing. Teaching and research interests are in Marketing Strategy, Creative Problem Solving Training, Cross-functional Teams, and Leadership Coaching and Counseling.

Dipak C. Jain (Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas). Jain is the dean of the Kellogg School and is a Morton Goldman Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies and has a Sid Levy Award for Excellence in Teaching. He teaches courses in Marketing Research, New Products/Services, and Multivariate Data Analysis. His research interests focus on areas of Market Segmentation, Competitive Market Structure Analysis, New Product Diffusion and Forecasting Models.

Marian Powers (Ph.D., University of Illinois). Powers is Adjunct Associate Professor of Accounting Information & Management. Her research focuses on valuation issues associated with corporate financial reporting, with a perspective toward empirically analyzing the uses and abuses of existing corporate disclosures. The recipient of many teaching awards, Powers is a part of a team that developed and delivers The Conference on Accounting Education, an annual conference that teaches accounting professors how to be more effective facilitators of learning.

Stephen Presser (JD, magna cum laude, Harvard University). Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History. This leading American legal historian has testified before House of Representatives and Senate committees on constitutional law. He teaches American Legal History and Corporations.

Artur Raviv (Ph.D., Northwestern University). He is an Alan E. Peterson Distinguished Professor of Finance. Raviv teaches courses in Financial Decisions, Corporate Financial Strategy, Finance for Executives, and Advanced Executive Program. His research focuses on Corporate Finance, Economics of Uncertainty, Information Economics, and Industrial Organization.

Leigh Thompson (Ph.D., Psychology, Northwestern University) Jay J. Gerber Distinguished Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations. Teaches courses in Negotiations, Decision Making and Problem-Solving, Managing Groups and Teams, and Organization Behavior.  She is the recipient of the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award and a John L. and Helen Kellogg Distinguished Professor.

Brian Uzzi (Ph.D., The State University of New York at Stony Brook). Professor of Management and Organizations and Sociology. He is the recipient of Sid Levy Teaching Award at the Kellogg School of Management, and Teacher of the Year, Executive Master’s Program. Uzzi teaches courses in Strategies for Managing Organizations; Executive Management MBA Courses and Special Programs; Organizations and Environments Seminar; Managing Social Networks and the Social Capital of the Firm. His research focuses on inter-firm networks and alliances, financial markets, and executive careers.