A Three-Day Senior Executive Program for Leaders of Corporate, Government, and Non- Profit Organizations

Designed and taught by leading faculty of the MIT Sloan School of Management, this intensive program will introduce participants to the key concepts, practical tools, and essential skills needed to help drive innovation and turn today’s good ideas into tomorrow’s successful products and services.

Overview

In today’s fast-moving, complex business environment, the ability to innovate quickly, reliably, and effectively is an imperative for achieving profitability and growth. Yet, all too frequently, organizations are unable to generate sufficiently creative ideas and effectively move them to market. Innovation and creativity are treated as mysterious processes. Organizational investments to support change and innovation are overlooked. As a result, change and innovation efforts are often fragmented and short-lived, with little measurable influence on business competitiveness and success.

Successful implementation of new business strategies and innovations is dependent on executives who know how to understand innovation and lead organizational change. Leading Innovation and Change provides executives with the critical insights and tools they need to successfully manage innovation and avert the pitfalls associated with traditional approaches to change. The program introduces participants to proven tools and techniques for encouraging innovation, a new analytical model of the leadership process, and a unique framework for analyzing the change process from three perspectives—strategic, political, and cultural.

Benefits

Through a combination of lectures, case studies, and group discussions, participants will learn to:

» identify the leadership strengths and weaknesses of their own firms

» recognize the difference between effective leadership and good management

» avoid the roadblocks typically encountered in making changeadopt best practices for managing innovation and change

» develop procedures for encouraging innovation in their organizations

» understand successful practices of the “Digital Organization”

» effectively communicate their strategies and recommendations

Who Should Attend?

“Leading Innovation and Change” is designed for senior-level managers from leading organizations in the United Arab Emirates and around the Middle East including:

» Executives of public and private corporations, NGOs, and government entities responsible for developing and executing strategy

» Top managers and board members of recently-privatized corporations

» Government ministers and deputy ministers in technology, finance, and business/industrial policy