Successful Corporate Renewal

If you are a senior level general manager, finance executive or marketing executive responsible for adding value and driving results at an underperforming organization or business unit, this program is designed for you. Board members, consultants, attorneys, lenders and private equity executives will also learn skills to improve underperforming clients and portfolio companies both in the United States and globally.


Continuing Education Credit
This program is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and is recommended for 30 CPE credits.


Continuing Professional Education Information
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417.
Web site: www.nasba.org

All Kellogg programs that qualify for CPE credits do not have pre-requisites. Advanced readings and case preparation is required. A packet of course materials is mailed to all participants before the program begins.

All Kellogg programs are group-live. Program level: Advanced.

For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact our office at 847-467-7000.

In this program, you will learn to:

1. Recognize the early-warning signs of underperformance
2. Develop new analytical techniques to accurately measure and forecast financial performance
3. Implement operations, leadership, finance, and legal strategies to drive transformational change
4. Evaluate risks and opportunities from troubled suppliers and customers

Early Warning Signs

1. Create a scorecard to diagnose the enterprise
2. Develop the use of new prediction methods
3. Learn why and how to use true cash flow forecasting
4. Analyze effect of internal and external causes of distress

Strategic Issues

1. Identify core competencies and needed capabilities
2. Leverage competitive advantage
3. Discover 12 ways to innovate

Transformational Leadership

1. When to use ‘ready- fire- aim’ decisionmaking
2. Re-engineer processes to create real shareholder value
3. Understand when and how to downsize
4. Practice multi-stakeholder negotiations
5. Lead change in an entrepreneurial environment

Buying a Troubled Company

1. Evaluate the risks and rewards for your company
2. Assess buying a competitor
3. Buy a supplier or a customer
4. Source deals more effectively

Governance

1. Understand state, federal, and international legal tools
2. Learn when to use bankruptcy as a sword or a shield
3. Recognize and respond to ethical issues
4. Gain confidence making decisions in a complex regulatory environment

James B. Shein - Academic Director; Clinical Professor of Management & Strategy

David Austen-Smith - Senior Associate Dean: Faculty and Research; Peter G. Peterson Chair in Corporate Ethics

Alan Handley - Lecturer of Management & Strategy

Michael Mazzeo - Associate Professor of Management & Strategy

Timothy Thompson - Senior Lecturer of Finance

2013 Location
The September 2013 Class will be held at Kellogg's downtown Chicago Campus. The program fee includes classroom instruction, program materials, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks. Accommodations are not included.

Wieboldt Hall
Kellogg Conference Center
340 East Superior Street
Maps and Directions

Suggested Accommodations

Avenue Hotel Chicago
160 E. Huron Street
Tel: 312-787-2900
(special Northwestern rate depending on room availability; rooms are not blocked) 

The Mile North Hotel
166 E. Superior Street
Tel: 866-980-9717 
(special Northwestern rate depending on room availability; rooms are not blocked)