Boardroom-Ready Leadership in 21 Months

Chief Operations Officer Accelerated Program

Elevate your career with the Executive Leadership Academy’s COO Accelerated Program—a premier executive development experience designed to prepare senior operations leaders for the challenges of tomorrow. This 21-month hybrid program is built to transform your leadership, operational strategy, and executive decision-making skills with cutting-edge methodologies and real-world simulations.

Next Session: March 9th 2025

Elite Mentorship

Learn directly from top C-suite executives.

Global Leadership Development

Master cross-industry operations at a global scale.

Technology-Driven Strategy

Leverage AI, automation, and data analytics.

Real-World Business Simulations

Solve complex operational challenges.

Accelerate your leadership with global strategies and cutting-edge innovation

Chief Learning Officer Accelerated Program

The Chief Operating Officer Accelerated Program is a transformative leadership development experience designed to prepare senior operations leaders for tomorrow’s challenges. With a focus on global leadership, emerging technologies, and operational excellence, this program accelerates the capabilities of future COOs by combining industry-specific strategies, cross-cultural leadership, and cutting-edge simulation tools.

Seats are limited. Secure your spot today.

Program Structure & Learning Approach

This program follows a structured, phased approach to accelerate your executive leadership journey. Each phase is designed to build critical competencies, integrating real-world simulations, AI-driven learning, and hands-on executive coaching.
Phase 1: Mastering Global Operations Leadership

Objective: Develop the mindset and skills to lead in a global, technology-driven world.

  • Managing Across Cultures: Gain critical insight into leading diverse teams and organizations across regions, countries, and industries.

  • Emerging Technologies in Operations: Leverage AI and data-driven solutions for operational decision-making and performance improvement.

  • Global Operations Strategy: Learn how to align operational practices with corporate vision in multinational organizations.

Phase 2: Innovation & Technology in Operations

Objective: Master AI, automation, and data analytics for driving operational transformation.

  • AI-Driven Operations: Apply AI tools for predictive analytics and process optimization in operations.

  • Tech-Enabled Lean Operations: Integrate AI and other cutting-edge technologies into Lean methodologies to improve efficiency.

  • Enterprise Simulation: Use real-time, simulated scenarios to test AI-driven strategies and solve operational challenges.

Phase 3: Leading in a Matrixed Environment

Objective: Equip participants with strategies to lead across complex, cross-functional teams and multiple reporting lines.

  • Navigating Cross-Functional Leadership: Build collaboration across departments and geographies.

  • Influencing Without Authority: Use persuasive leadership to align teams toward common goals.

  • Managing Conflicting Priorities: Balance the needs of different stakeholders while driving operational excellence.

  • Decision-Making in Complex Structures: Manage ambiguity and make impactful decisions in a matrixed structure.

  • CLO Business Simulation: Matrix Leadership Challenge—participants solve a multi-departmental crisis while balancing competing stakeholder demands.

Phase 4: Leading in Complex, Cross-Industry Environments

Objective: Develop strategies for navigating and managing in multi-industry and multi-market settings.

  • Navigating Cross-Industry Complexities: Build frameworks to lead operations across diverse sectors like healthcare, finance, and technology.

  • Leading Mergers & Acquisitions: Simulate post-merger integration, combining different corporate cultures and operational systems.

  • Global Risk Management: Learn to assess and mitigate risks in international operations.

Phase 5: Setting Up a Project Management Office (PMO) & Centers of Excellence

Objective: Develop the frameworks and structures necessary to establish a high-performing Project Management Office and Centers of Excellence to drive strategic outcomes.

  • Building a PMO: Establish a PMO to oversee project execution, manage risk, and ensure alignment with organizational strategy.

  • Creating Centers of Excellence: Develop Centers of Excellence to standardize best practices, enhance capabilities, and ensure continuous improvement across departments.

  • Leadership Alignment: Integrate PMO and CoE into organizational culture and executive leadership strategy.

  • Business Simulation: Participants design and present an implementation plan for a PMO and a Center of Excellence tailored to their organization’s needs.

Phase 6: Achieving Operational Excellence

Objective: Drive continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

  • Operations & Supply Chain Optimization: Master global supply chain strategies and efficiency models.

  • KPI & ROI Measurement: Learn to measure operational effectiveness through dynamic KPIs, ensuring constant improvement.

  • Enterprise Simulator: Continue real-time operational scenario work, focusing on optimizing ROI and meeting operational goals.

Phase 7: Maintaining a High-Performing Culture

Objective: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability to drive sustained high performance.

  • Building Trust and Engagement: Create a culture of trust, transparency, and employee engagement across teams.

  • Leadership Development: Develop leadership pipelines at all levels to maintain long-term organizational performance.

  • Incentivizing Excellence: Implement recognition and reward systems that reinforce high-performance behaviors.

  • Business Simulation: Participants design a high-performance culture action plan, incorporating strategies for engagement, recognition, and leadership development.

Phase 8: Capstone & Board-Level Strategy Presentation

Objective: Demonstrate readiness for C-suite leadership through real-world applications.

  • Capstone Project: Develop and present a comprehensive operations strategy to a panel of executives.

  • Cross-Cultural Leadership Challenge: Use knowledge from earlier phases to solve complex global operations challenges.

  • Executive Coaching: Personalized mentorship to hone leadership skills for the boardroom.

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Take the Next Step in Your Leadership Journey

Elevate your career with the Chief Operating Officer Accelerated Program. Gain the strategic skills, executive mentorship, and real-world experience to lead with confidence.

Apply now and position yourself for C-suite success.