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KEY BENEFITS • Develop and sharpen your analytic strategy skills • Learn to apply leading edge frameworks to your business • Gain valuable insight from the successes and failures of respected firms and the issues they face looking forward WHO SHOULD ATTEND • Leaders of family enterprises and entrepreneurial firms • Mid-level to senior executives responsible for strategic planning, general management and acquisitions • Managers of marketing, operations and other functional areas who aspire to take on strategy-focused responsibilities • Cross-functional teams engaging in their strategic planning process EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Competitive advantage is not only difficult to achieve — it’s also a challenge to maintain, especially in times of uncertainty and change. Gain the insights you need to build your organization’s competitive strategy and develop powerful long-term action plans. In a highly collaborative learning environment, you’ll learn how to leverage top Kellogg faculty members’ latest thinking on how to remain competitive in challenging markets. You’ll gain practical insights from in-depth examination of the experiences of other leading companies and why certain strategies fail and others succeed. As you work with fellow, like-minded participants, you’ll explore how best to apply those insights to build a solid foundation for your own profitability and growth. You’ll sharpen your analytic skills, learn how to capitalize on growth opportunities and avoid strategic mistakes. You’ll leave with a clear articulation of your organization’s competitive advantages and a powerful, long-term action plan for making the most of your competitive strengths. Competitive Strategy Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage November 4–8, 2018 // $9,100 May 19–23, 2019 // $9,600 October 6–10, 2019 // $9,600 Your program fee includes accommodations, meals, course materials and access to a fitness center. Program fee is subject to change. EXECUTIVE EDUCATION STRATEGY Consult with an Executive Development Advisor [email protected] 847.467.6018 Learn more and apply kell.gg/kxcompete NEXT STEPS “ The program illustrated succinct, incremental methods and frameworks that will significantly help my strategy role.” Principal, Business Strategy, Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Page 1: Competitive Strategy - Kellogg School of Management€¦ · you need to build your organization’s competitive strategy and develop ... • Identify winner-takes-all markets —

KEY BENEFITS• Develop and sharpen your analytic strategy

skills

• Learn to apply leading edge frameworks to your business

• Gain valuable insight from the successes and failures of respected firms and the issues they face looking forward

WHO SHOULD ATTEND• Leaders of family enterprises and

entrepreneurial firms

• Mid-level to senior executives responsible for strategic planning, general management and acquisitions

• Managers of marketing, operations and other functional areas who aspire to take on strategy-focused responsibilities

• Cross-functional teams engaging in their strategic planning process

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Competitive advantage is not only difficult to achieve — it’s also a challenge to maintain, especially in times of uncertainty and change. Gain the insights you need to build your organization’s competitive strategy and develop powerful long-term action plans.

In a highly collaborative learning environment, you’ll learn how to leverage top Kellogg faculty members’ latest thinking on how to remain competitive in challenging markets. You’ll gain practical insights from in-depth examination of the experiences of other leading companies and why certain strategies fail and others succeed.

As you work with fellow, like-minded participants, you’ll explore how best to apply those insights to build a solid foundation for your own profitability and growth. You’ll sharpen your analytic skills, learn how to capitalize on growth opportunities and avoid strategic mistakes. You’ll leave with a clear articulation of your organization’s competitive advantages and a powerful, long-term action plan for making the most of your competitive strengths.

Competitive Strategy Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

November 4–8, 2018 // $9,100

May 19–23, 2019 // $9,600

October 6–10, 2019 // $9,600

Your program fee includes accommodations, meals, course materials and access to a fitness center. Program fee is subject to change.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION STRATEGY

Consult with an Executive Development Advisor

[email protected]

847.467.6018

Learn more and apply

kell.gg/kxcompete

NEXT STEPS

“ The program illustrated succinct, incremental methods and frameworks that will significantly help my strategy role.” Principal, Business Strategy, Adobe Systems Incorporated

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THE FACULTY

COMPETE2019R-SUM

Thomas N. HubbardCo-Academic Director; Senior Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives; Elinor and H. Wendell Hobbs Professor of Management; Professor of Strategy

Ann ZastrowCo-Academic Director; Director, Executive Programs

Meghan BusseAssociate Professor of Strategy

Craig GarthwaiteAssociate Professor of Strategy; Herman Smith Research Professor in Hospital and Health Services Management; Director of Health Enterprise Management Program (HEMA)

Michael MazzeoAssociate Professor of Strategy

Jeroen SwinkelsRichard M. Paget Professor of Management Policy; Professor of Strategy

Please note: Faculty is subject to change.

Competitive Strategy Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

PROGRAM CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS

For this program, Kellogg has assembled an outstanding faculty panel of groundbreaking researchers, award-winning authors and editors, and advisors to government and major corporations, all committed to delivering a rewarding learning experience.

Consult with an Executive Development Advisor

[email protected]

847.467.6018

Learn more and apply

kell.gg/kxcompete

NEXT STEPS

Fundamentals of Competitive Strategy• Learn analytical frameworks for

strategy formulation

• Understand the economics of value creation and capture

External Environment Analysis• Explore the market forces underlying

industry profitability and firm performance

• Learn modern game theory approaches for competing effectively with a small number of rivals

• Understand industry evolution and optimal responses to growth opportunities and shakeouts

• Identify winner-takes-all markets — a different battle

Internal Profitability Analysis• Articulate and evaluate competitive

advantage

• Assess the long-term sustainability of competitive advantage

• Develop resources and effective capabilities for strategic investments

• Capitalize on growth opportunities through strategic positioning and fit

YOUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

The program is held on the beautiful lakefront campus of Northwestern University at the James L. Allen Center, minutes from downtown Chicago.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

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Introduction to Competitive Strategy

Mazzeo

External Analysis: Industry Profitability

Garthwaite

Internal and External Analysis: Information

and Competition Swinkels

Internal Analysis: Leveraging Competitive

Advantage Mazzeo

Internal Analysis: Application Workshop – Competitive Advantage

Team Breakouts Mazzeo

Internal Analysis: Competitive Advantage

in ActionSwinkels

Networking Dine Around (Optional)

Free Evening

External Analysis: Added Value

Swinkels

Change and the Sustainability of

Competitive AdvantageBusse

External Analysis: Sunk Cost and Industry

EvolutionMazzeo

Economic Foundations: A Framework for

Competitive Strategy Mazzeo

lunch

Dinner

Day 1 Day 3

Reflection/Discussion

Day 4

Reflection/Discussion

Day 5

Reflection/Discussion

Day 2

Reflection/Discussion

AfternoonSession(s)

EveningSession

MorningSession(s)

Competitive StrategyMike Mazzeo, Academic Director

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION // STRATEGY

Sample Schedule

External Analysis: Added Value in

Action Swinkels

Internal Analysis: Foundations of

Competitive Advantage Swinkels

Internal Analysis: Application Workshop – Competitive Advantage

Team Report-Outs Mazzeo

Internal and External Analysis: Seeing The World Through Real

Options Swinkels

Capstone: Strategy and the Growth

Imperative Mazzeo

Free Evening Optional SPARK Series

The Challenges of GrowthBusse


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