Innovative Leadership

Fostering a Culture of Transformation and Growth

Cultivating a Culture of Innovation and Growth

During seven weeks, you’ll explore barriers to innovation, learn the practical techniques to create high-impact teams, and discover strategies to build a workplace culture of safety, openness, and empowerment. With live sessions and a hands-on platform designed by the program instructor and trusted by top Silicon Valley leaders, you’ll gain the tools and strategies needed to stay ahead of change and succeed in today’s fast-evolving business landscape.

70 %

of senior executives say that innovation will be a top three driver of growth in their companies within the next three to five years.

Source: McKinsey

62 %

of high-growth companies plan to invest in technologies that lead to higher rates of innovation.

Source: Accenture

84 %

of respondents say it is somewhat or very important that the company they buy from is considered innovative.

Source: The Lab42 Innovation Survey

Distinctive Online Learning Features

FLEXIBLE METHOD

Our online learning method adapts to your schedule, commitments, and needs. In addition to self-paced content, our programs incorporate knowledge checks, interactive discussion boards, and live sessions to bring content to life.

USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM

Navigate program content with ease using a simple interface that offers a seamless learning experience.

TAILORED GUIDANCE

Throughout the program, you’ll be accompanied by an expert mentor to answer your questions and provide feedback on your work.

Your Chicago Booth Executive Coach

Justin Milano is an entrepreneur, executive coach, and CEO of Abroad.io, a global leadership platform dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of their journey. Splitting his time between San Francisco and New Zealand, Justin draws from his experience as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and now an internationally recognized coach. Over the past decade, Justin has been conducting research and providing individual and group coaching to guide leaders and organizations toward operating with purpose, self-awareness, and creating breakthrough innovations. As a public speaker, Justin has given talks at top universities, venture capital funds, and financial institutions on purpose-driven leadership and executive well-being. With his practical, real-world insights and personalized guidance, Justin offers actionable strategies tailored to current business landscapes and individual needs, fostering immediate implementation and innovation. His approach focuses on measurable results, enhancing leadership and emotional skills crucial for driving change. In 2019, Justin was selected for the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, an innovative New Zealand government program that looks to attract top social impact entrepreneurs.

Interactive Learning for Lasting Leadership Impact

A High-Impact Learning Format

This interactive, collaborative program is a blend of self-paced learning modules, live-online sessions incorporating real-time practice, group discussions, a case study, and assessments. Each module builds on the last, ensuring an impactful learning experience that makes you confident in your new skills and ready to drive change

Real-time group coaching

In the program’s live-online sessions, Justin Milano will lead participants through the same coaching techniques that have made him popular with top Silicon Valley and global executives.

Executive development and coaching platform

The program includes Abroad’s exclusive, high-impact executive coaching platform.

You’ll take Abroad’s Awareness Assessment, developed in collaboration with top psychologists. This assessment provides deep insights into your workplace mindset and behaviors, focusing on 18 categories scientifically proven to influence individual, team, and organizational performance. Then, you’ll gain access to a library of audio-based learning content with paths tailored to your assessment results and professional growth.
Participants who manage teams are also encouraged to utilize Abroad’s Leader Assessment and Simple 360 with their direct reports. Unlike traditional benchmarking, this tool emphasizes growth and improvement based on one’s unique experiences, fostering a more tailored and meaningful development process.

By completing this program, you’ll...

Learn to identify and overcome barriers such as attachments, identity constraints, and inner critics that hinder innovative thinking.
Develop strategies to mitigate fear and unconscious attachments to enable effective decision-making.
Implement techniques to address resistance to change and promote organizational adaptability.
Utilize your understanding of the neuroscience behind innovation to cultivate curious and creative teams.
Build an innovative organizational culture based on the principles of trust, empowerment, and continuous learning.
Receive guidance and expert insights from world-renowned leadership coach Justin Milano.
Learn to use Abroad i.o, a platform developed by the instructor, to boost personal and team performance.
Join live online sessions to engage with the program instructor and connect with your peers.

Upon program completion, you'll also...

Have learned from a world-class faculty within a university associated with 99 Nobel laureates.

Be awarded a certificate of completion and a digital credential of your accomplishment.

Become a member of the global Chicago Booth Executive Education network.

Program Modules

Module 1: Building a Personal Foundation

Module 2: Navigating Fear Dynamics in Decision-Making

Module 3: Leading Through Identity Dynamics

Module 4: Fueling Curiosity and Creativity

Module 5: Decisive Innovation

Module 6: Embracing a Growth Mindset

Module 7: Building Thriving Teams

FACULTY-LED LIVE-ONLINE SESSIONS

This program features two live-online sessions—a unique opportunity to put theory into practice immediately to amplify your learning and see results. These required sessions not only offer an opportunity to reflect and receive real-time feedback with faculty and peers, but also integrate interactive elements that can only be taught in a live environment. Participants are expected to attend all of the live sessions to maximize their growth. If a participant is unable to attend a session, an extra asynchronous assignment must be submitted to complete the program.

This program is an excellent fit for:

CEOs, managers, and c-suite executives of companies undergoing organizational transformation for which innovation is crucial to success
Senior-level technical experts with a strong interest in leadership positions
Professionals interested in innovation, testing new ideas, experimentation, and fostering an environment of constant adaptability
Entrepreneurs of startups where innovation is critical to the survival of the organization.
Human Resources practitioners who need to identify better incentives for their organizations’ teams.
Sales, marketing, business development, and operations professionals who want to improve organizational processes

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What our participants have to say:

"As we experience new leaps in technology, my profession needs to envision how these changes can increase public safety. This course has helped me see the potential when we start with innovation as our mindset. This program was just what I needed."

"This course was the exact class I needed as I continue my professional development. Pharmacy, and most healthcare, is in a state of flux with increasing workload and pressures coupled with decreasing reimbursement. These challenges require a leader to use an innovative mindset to make decisions and how best to lead our teams through the change. This course allowed me to understand the impact of fear and anxiety both on myself and my teams and create a true space of psychological safety as we rapidly evolve. It taught me tangible techniques to unlock my mind and processes to bring the team along with me in a time of uncertainty and change."