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Become a Leader with the RAPS Executive Development Program
No other leadership program combines regulatory experts with one of the world’s most prestigious business schools, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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20-23 May 2018
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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In regulatory, I believe one of our biggest leadership challenges is understanding business administration.
The Executive Development Program is for regulatory leaders:
- Mid-to-senior level managers who lead other staff
- Leaders who work across departments and groups
Why should I attend the RAPS Executive Development Program?
- As you move ahead you will be faced with more challenges that require strategic thinking and rely on strong business acumen. Executive Development Program provides skills, knowledge, confidence, and realist approaches to effectively unlock your leadership potential.
- This is the only leadership program designed by the best in regulatory with the best in business to give participants techniques and strategies to stay abreast of corporate best practices to help them continue to learn and grow.
- Program attendees can earn up to 24 RAC Recertification Credits.
Directly Connecting to Real World Regulatory Application *NEW
New for 2018, RAPS has brought in two seasoned and respected experts from the RAPS regulatory community to help tie the powerful lessons learned in this Executive Development Program back to real world regulatory scenarios.
Ginger Swassing, RAC
Ginger Swassing joins the RAPS Executive Development program as an accomplished regulatory affairs professional with more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her work experience spans in vitro diagnostic and medical device products.
Robert Yocher joins the RAPS Executive Development program with more than 38 years in the medical products business, holding many senior executive management positions in QA, regulatory affairs and clinical affairs.
The instructors were not only knowledgeable in their subject matter, but they were able to make the area relatable to regulatory.
About Kellogg School of Management
Ranked as one of the top five business schools in the US, the Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University. The University provides unmatched education offerings ranging from doctoral to specially designed executive programs. The campus is located Evanston, IL, a place many have described as serene. The campus is teaming with prestigious faculty members who specialize in state-of-the-art teaching strategies and techniques that foster growth and positive problem-solving.
This four-day, intensive learning event will take place at the James L. Allen Center, which is located on the western shores of Lake Michigan. The Center hosts more 140 executive programs involving more than 5,000 executives annually. RAPS has been a proud member of their Executive Education Program since 2004. Learn more about James L. Allen Center.
Timothy Feddersen
Wendell Hobbs Professor of Managerial Politics
Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences
Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences
Harry Kraemer
Clinical Professor of Strategy
Strategy
Mohan Sawhney
McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology
Clinical Professor of Marketing
Director of the Center for Research in Technology and Innovation
Marketing
Leigh Thompson
J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations Professor of Management and Organizations Director of Kellogg Team and Group Research Center Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (Courtesy) Management and Organizations
Edward Zajac
James F. Bere Professor of Management and Organizations Management and Organizations
20–23 May 2018
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
The program is constructed of multiple modules to encompass all the skills required of a Regulatory Leader. We utilize realistic approaches from distinguished business leaders to make an impactful and interactive experience in a state-of-the-art facility.
- Change management
- Develop methods for facilitating organizational change
- Crisis management
- Respond to crisis situations and maintain a company’s reputation
- Customer insights via social media
- Dispute and conflict management
- Develop processes for managing conflict
- Decision Making
- Improve personal judgment and decision-making skills using up-to-date research
- Negotiation
- Negotiate agreements that create win-win solutions and build trust
- Reputation management
- Create market positioning strategies
- Teamwork and process improvement
- Understand the strategic challenges for regulatory professionals
- Values-based leadership
- Develop values-based leadership styles based on individual reflection, balanced considerations, true self-confidence, and personal humility
After completion of this course, you will receive up to
24 Recertification Credits and a wealth of knowledge.
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