FAQs About THE YALE CEO COLLEGE
What is The CEO College?
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The Yale CEO College is the unique
program crafted at the request, and with the participation, of some
of the world's top CEOs, along with the council of the most respected
leadership scholars in the academic community. The result of this
unprecedented pooling of knowledge and experience is a program that
provides top-tier executives of Fortune 500 companies with a learning
experience tailored to their individual needs. For those executives
who are either on their management committee or just one level removed
and are accepted to the program, The Yale CEO College offers extraordinary opportunities. |
Why focus on executives at this level?
- Research shows
that this level of management often lacks the leadership skills required
to succeed when promoted.
- Even if gaps in
skill or experience are recognized, these individuals often cannot be
spared for the multiple week duration of a typical management program.
What is special about The CEO College?
- Attendees
are hand-selected from top companies and are all either current or next
generation management committee members.
- Content is
customized to the individual development needs of each attendee as well
as the strategic needs of the organization that they represent.
- Curriculum is
designed to minimize time away from the participant's current responsibilities
while at the same time maximizing their overall learning experience.
- Faculty
is drawn from top institutions across the country.
What benefits may we expect to derive from The CEO College?
- The effective development
of the leadership potential of your top executives through this unique
program that integrates the most useful aspects of classroom/seminar
learning and thesis/evaluation reinforcement
- Limited loss of
time to the management team of the participant's organization due to
the concise and highly customized curriculum
How much
does participation cost?
The fee of $10,000 includes registration, materials, and all meals for The CEO College and Summit.
How is
the "teaching or content" portion of the program conducted?
The scholars
are selected based upon the make-up of the participants; they will vary
to some degree depending on the particular session. We invite selected
scholars to present topics on which they are currently conducting research,
and that is relevant to the group. There is time allotted for discussion
where participants explore how these various issues may be of significance
to them.
These sessions
are conducted completely "off the record". Unlike other discussion
forums for senior executives, ours are closed to the press. In addition,
we do not take more than one participant from the same company at any
one session except in special circumstances where the candor of the
participants would not be hindered. Our main objective is to facilitate
open and frank discussions where group learning can flourish. There
are no vendors, no press - nothing that would inhibit frankness or distract
from this purpose
Executive Education Programs
| Program
content |
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| Focused |
Georgia
Tech "Finance for Non-financial Managers"
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General
Electric "Work-Out"
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| Broad |
Harvard
"Advanced Management Program"
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New
director orientation program
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Multiple
Organizations |
Single
Organization |
| Program
Attendees |
Benefits by Program Type
| Program
content |
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Focused |
| + |
Build specific skill/knowledge |
| + |
Networking |
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| + |
Achieve
measurable corporate objectives |
| + |
Targeted to specific needs |
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| Broad |
| + |
External
perspectives |
| + |
Exposure to new ideas |
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| + |
Aligned
with strategy |
| + |
Instill
organization culture/values |
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Multiple
Organizations |
Single
Organization |
| Program
Attendees |
The "CEO College Space"
| Program
content |
|
Focused |
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| Broad |
|
Multiple
Organizations |
Single
Organization |
| Program
Attendees |
Best Practices in Executive Education1 :
The CEO College tie-in....
| Program
content |
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| Focused |
| ++ |
Distinctive reputation in 2-3 subject areas |
| ++ |
Agenda
shaped by corp. learning priorities |
| ++ |
Continuously
updated program content |
| ++ |
Leading
practitioners as guest faculty |
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| ++ |
Highly interactive process |
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| Broad |
| ++ |
Balanced theory and application |
| + |
Multidisciplinary |
| + |
Flexible curriculum |
| ++ |
Strong facilitation skills among faculty |
| ++ |
Multiple classroom learning tools |
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| + |
Emphasis on implementation |
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Multiple
Organizations |
Single
Organization |
| Program
Attendees |
1 From Leadership by Design, summary of McKinsey study for Harvard
Business School
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