In America, CEOs are like royalty – high influencers who seem to be powerful and wealthy. What is it about CEOs that makes them special? Why do some CEOs seem to succeed so naturally, while other CEOs fail so miserably? The secret is how to think like a CEO.
If you are a sitting CEO, aspiring to become one, or are leading a division, department, or team trying to follow the lead of your CEO, this program will provide you with the valuable insights into the role and the skill sets of a successful chief executive. CEOs fail as often from trying to do too many things, as from failure to make the right decisions. “Thinking like a CEO” is a course about how to be—and how to support—a CEO so that the whole organization wins.
DATES: October 20-21, 2008
COST: $1,800; includes tuition, text, instructional materials, continental breakfast, and lunch.
Register today > WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: - The three essential jobs of a CEO
- The five skills that set CEOs apart
- The key components of strategy CEOs lead
- The secrets to manage your boss, board of directors and top management
- The personal brand of the CEO that drives the organization
FORMAT: Two-day program
Classes run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Owen Graduate School of Management, unless otherwise noted.
INSTRUCTORS: 
David Furse, Ph.D. –
Adjunct Professor of Management, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
David Furse has over 30 years experience as an entrepreneur, CEO and business professor. He is the founder of NCG Research, a national consulting and market research firm and his expertise is in market research design, entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy. He teaches a nationally rated strategy projects course in the Vanderbilt Executive MBA program.
Michael Burcham, DHA –
Professor for the Practice of Management, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management In addition to his role as a Professor for the Practice of Management at Owen, Michael Burcham is the Faculty Director for the Accelerator-Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute, a 30-day business immersion experience for undergraduates. He is a highly successful three-time entrepreneur–most recently President of ParadigmHealth, a $300-million disease management firm. One of Michael’s many talents as a CEO is the selection and development of senior management teams.
Kimberly Pace, MM -
Clinical Assistant Professor of Management, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Kimberly Pace teaches courses in leadership communications and public relations at Owen and uses her formal training in the performing arts to bring a unique perspective to business education and practice. Before joining Vanderbilt, she served in marketing and communications roles for two international faith-based non-profit agencies located in Nashville, served as a communications consultant and has taught branding and public relation seminars for professional communicators.
