Strategic Leadership in Times of Exponential Change

Harnessing the "Dreams and Details" model to inspire people and drive reinvention

Strategic Leadership in Times of Exponential Change is a deep dive into "Dreams and Details," the dynamic new model that's helping leaders develop and unleash human potential to achieve exceptional performance. In their critically acclaimed book, seasoned executives Jim Hagemann Snabe and Mikael Trolle plumb the power of dreams to inspire people to be part of something meaningful and exciting and the attention to detail needed to develop new capabilities and accelerate organizational transformation.

In four exciting two-day sessions, you'll learn and interact directly with Snabe and Trolle, 51²è¹Ý Cox Professor and Program Director, Dr. Helmuth Ludwig, and a dynamic roster of international business leaders sharing their experiences from the front line.

Benefits

By the end of this unique leadership journey, you'll:

  • Know how to address the opportunities and challenges of a "season change" from a position of strength
  • Have in-depth perspectives on how established and emerging firms compete through exponential change
  • Understand the key strategic drivers of value creation and appropriation in business ecosystems
  • Be confident in applying the "Dreams and Details" model to solve real problems

 

Course feature Course detail
Dates: –
Topic: Strategy
Format:
Location: Collins Center on the 51²è¹Ý campus
Credentialing: CPE Hours: 48
Price:

$12,000, which includes opening reception, breakfasts, lunches and dinners for in-person sessions.

Group discounts available when multiple attendees from the same organization register together.

 
Questions?

To learn more about the program, contact us at 214.768.3335 or exed@smu.edu

Topics

• Company case studies on Eataly/Degrofa, Siemens IT and Tesla
• Live discussions with executives from leading companies, including A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, and Energinet
• Deep dive into the application of the model to energy distribution and transmission
• Guided group discussions on applying the model to participants’ companies

Who Should Attend

Senior leaders responsible for creating and driving corporate strategy; executives focused on talent acquisition, retention and development. Especially valuable for leaders in the IT industry and companies with a global focus.

 

Faculty

Dr. Helmuth Ludwig, Program Director
Professor of Practice in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 51²è¹Ý Cox
Chair of the Boards of Directors of

• Circor International, Ltd, MA
 Humanetics Group, MI

Member of the Board of Directors Hitachi Ltd, Japan

Peter Trolle Bonnesen, Director of Clients and Partners, Idonea

Signe Dunne, Management Consultant and Change Lead, Energinet

Soeren Dupont, CEO, Energine

Lars Korby, Senior Consultant, Idoena

Jesper Lok, Vice-Chair, Idonea; Board Chair, Dagrofa, Vestergaard Company A/S and UNICE

Mikael Trolle, Founder and CEO of Idonea and former CEO of Volleyball Denmark with decades of experience as head coach of high-performance sports teams.
Co-author of "Dreams and Details"

Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairperson of Siemens AG. Member of the Board of Directors of c3.AI as well as the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum. Former Co-CEO of SAP.  Co-author of "Dreams and Details”

 

 

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