Start date
TBD
Duration
8 months
Format
Classroom + Live Online
Location
Michigan Ross Campus – Ann Arbor and Los Angeles, USA.
The new age COO is a strategic partner to the CEO, playing a pivotal role in transforming organizational vision into reality while driving organizational success and inspiring global teams to deliver outstanding results. The Michigan Ross Executive Education Chief Operating Officer (COO) Program is an immersive 8-month multi-modular program that includes live online modules balanced with classroom modules at the Michigan Ross campus at Ann Arbor and Los Angeles, USA. The program is designed to prepare you to excel in your leadership journey as a future-focused and inspired COO. The program will empower you with insights, knowledge and best practices in strategy, leadership, operational excellence and innovation needed to navigate the complex landscape of modern business with confidence.
Through a dynamic curriculum you will explore cutting-edge frameworks and tools to administer a strategic approach to leadership and organizational excellence to drive long-term growth, profitability and business efficiencies. Through this transformative learning journey you will evolve into a strategic COO primed to lead and transform organizations.
Key Benefits
Inclusion in the Michigan Ross Executive Education Network
Earn the Michigan Ross Executive Education Distinguished Leader Executive Certificate
25% scholarship for life for Michigan Ross Executive Education Programs
Access to the Kresge Library Services on the Michigan Ross campus
Access and invitations to exclusive Michigan Ross Executive Education sponsored events, conferences, and seminars
Receive a Continuing Education Unit letter
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Who Should Attend
- A minimum of 10 years of work experience in functional, technical, or business roles and may also include:
- CXOs, Directors, Presidents, VPs, etc.
- Executives with demonstrated career progression and success across levels
- Senior functional managers and business heads with experience in strategizing and implementing operational initiatives
- Managers of managers
- Individuals with outstanding careers and leadership roles in a variety of settings
INDUSTRY-RELEVANT CURRICULUM
The COO Program is precisely designed for senior leaders in operational functions who are ready to embrace advanced leadership responsibilities. The curriculum of the COO Program is designed for future COOs to bolster five crucial pillars that are indispensable for high-performing operations leaders. Those five crucial pillars are;
- Understanding global operations in the context of competitive and corporate strategy, with a focus on value creation, risk management, buffer management and variability
- Asserting executive leadership through negotiations and influence in order to lead growth in times of crisis
- Envisaging operational strategy for the future-ready organization while keeping a focus on financial performance
- Business model innovation: The COO perspective
- Using a design thinking framework and building an innovation pipeline
- Implementing digital transformation, big data strategy with a focus on data security and privacy
- Machine Learning and Data-Driven Decision-Making Models
- Create an enterprise-wide digital infrastructure for seamless integration of various business functions
- Leveraging exponential technologies in shaping business strategy
- Envisaging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning driven operating models in business
- Leading the application of emerging technologies such as fintech, blockchain, metaverse, digital manufacturing, IoT etc. across industries
- Understanding the complexities of modern supply chains and digital manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing & rapid prototyping
- Digital Supply Chain: Reinventing Supply Chains for the Future
- Risk management in global supply chains
- Building Digital Resilience With Supply Chain 5.0
- The new paradigm shift for COO: Master the essential skills required for leaders to thrive in an ever changing business landscape
- Creating and executing a company’s vision and missions, while maximizing the COO’s effectiveness in the boardroom
- Shifting COOs’ priorities: Building high-performing teams while migrating to a data driven mindset and managing cross-cultural issues in global organizations
- Aligning short-term and long-term strategic goals
CAPSTONE PROJECT
Through the course of this program, you will work on a capstone project specifically designed to give you the tools to apply your learnings in a real world context. This application-oriented approach will instill practical problem-solving skills, strategic decision-making capabilities, and innovative thinking. It will also enhance collaborative skills through peer learning and cooperation.
The focus of the project could be a business plan for a new idea, an existing or perceived business challenge at your workplace, or a potential opportunity in the market. You will identify a suitable and significant topic and execute it in three phases:
- Project initiation, planning and research
- Project review
- Final presentation and feedback session
Program Experience
The Chief Operating Officer Program is a comprehensive learning experience with a blend of classroom modules and live online modules designed especially for busy working professionals. The program employs an action-based learning approach that promotes the real-world application of what you learn during the program and is delivered by distinguished Michigan Ross faculty. The program will also enable you to grow your global network of like-minded inspired COOs and augment your learning journey with a diverse peer group.
ACTION-BASED LEARNING
Michigan Ross pioneered action-based learning 25 years ago to provide exceptional learning experiences drawn from our world-class research and a client-centric design process that elevates thinking and drives unparalleled business results in formats that fit your lifestyle. Through our experiential learning approach, you and your colleagues leave our programs with actionable plans and evidence-based tools that ensure a significant positive impact. Our approach helps you create more value for your customers, employees, shareholders, and communities.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
MICHIGAN ROSS ADVANTAGE
At Michigan Ross, we are leaders, researchers, and lifelong learners creating innovative solutions to the world’s most complex business challenges. Our mission is to build a better world through business. We are committed to unlock the potential of business by developing powerful ideas, purpose-driven leaders, and a community dedicated to making a positive impact.
Our impact extends far beyond the classroom as we aim to set a new standard in business and business education, and empower business leaders to make a positive difference in the world. Our core values serve as guiding principles for how we lead and represent our commitment to excellence;
Connect and Collaborate- Learn and Grow
- Do Great Things
- Be an Owner
- Be Inclusive
Connect and Collaborate
Learn and Grow
Do Great Things
Be an Owner
Be Inclusive
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PROGRAM DELIVERED BY:
Michigan Ross Executive Education has collaborated exclusively with Northwest Executive Education to build the Chief Operating Officer (COO) Program into a significant learning experience for participants.
