Chief Operating Officer (COO) Programme

Excel as a strategic operations leader
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What you will learn in this programme

The Chief Operating Officer Programme will enable you to:

  • Develop your operational thinking into strategic thinking, and articulate new strategic initiatives

  • Evaluate how a shift from an operational to a strategic mindset can transform your organisation, both inside and outside

  • Tackle large-scale problems by leveraging your operational excellence, working beyond your boundaries and acting as a strategic leader

  • Articulate the concepts of value creation and value capture by adopting a customer-centric perspective

  • Discuss how analytics, organisational agility, ecosystems’ capabilities and sustainability may enable your organisation to create more value

  • Evaluate your leadership capacities, including how to make decisions and navigate cognitive biases

  • Understand how to leverage your team, and use negotiations to create value

  • Define how strong leadership ability can influence teams and drive change at an organisational level.

Key programme features

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Experiential sessions

Test your understanding of key concepts through business simulations and live sessions.

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Action learning project (ALP)

Apply your learnings to create an action plan for executing a high-impact business strategy.

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Acclaimed case studies

Explore award-winning case studies with a focus on contemporary issues for COOs.

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Peer interaction

Experience a high level of engagement with accomplished global peers, and exchange diverse perspectives.

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INSEAD certificate

Upon completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by INSEAD Executive Education.

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Programme facilitator

Craft your learning journey in line with your career goals with a programme facilitator assigned to your cohort.

Curriculum

The comprehensive curriculum has been developed by renowned thought leaders in business management. It includes a core component and a choice of three electives so that you can tailor your learning journey. The core modules span three areas crucial for every COO position today: strategy, business acumen and executive leadership.

Note: Participants may take anywhere from eight to ten months to complete the programme depending on individual schedule and programme selections.

Meet the faculty

The global team of cross-disciplinary INSEAD faculty includes experts in technology and operations management, strategy, accounting, economics and organisational behaviour.

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Guillaume Roels

Programme Director for the Chief Operating Officer (COO) Programme, Professor of Technology and Operations Management, The Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and In...

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Noah Askin

Visiting Professor of Organisational Behaviour

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Atalay Atasu

Professor of Technology and Operations Management, The Bianca and James Pitt Chair in Environmental Sustainability

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Daniel A. Bens

Professor of Accounting and Control

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Maria Guadalupe

Professor of Economics, The Goltz Fellowship in Business and Society INSEAD

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Li Huang

Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour

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Chengyi Lin

Affiliate Professor of Strategy

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Ville Satopää

Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management

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Andrew Shipilov

Professor of Strategy The John H. Loudon Chaired Professor of International Management Chair, Strategy Area

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Manuel Sosa

Professor of Technology and Operations Management Chair, Technology and Operations Management , Director of the Heinrich and Esther Baumann – Steiner Fund for Creativity and B...

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Wolfgang Ulaga

Professor of Management Practice Co-Director of INSEAD Marketing and Sales Excellence Initiative (MSEI)

Who is it for?

The Chief Operating Officer Programme is ideal for:

  • New and emerging COOs looking to gain strategic insights to drive operational excellence in their organisations

  • Heads of operations and operations leaders looking to advance into C-level positions and gain executive leadership skills to enhance their existing skill set.

Participants should have:

  • A minimum of 10 years of work experience

  • Fluency in written and spoken English

  • International exposure (preferred)

Alumni benefits

Join INSEAD’s powerful global network of more than 64,000 alumni in over 180 countries, and receive select benefits, including:

  • Access to more than 1,000 events and programmes annually organised by INSEAD and the INSEAD Alumni Association

  • Access to the INSEAD Alumni Lifelong Learning programme

  • Career development for alumni, including career coaching, peer-to-peer advising and mentoring programmes

  • Benefit from preferential rates on in-person INSEAD Open Enrolment Programmes and Open Online Programmes

  • Networking tools and a lifelong INSEAD email.

*Upon completion of the programme, graduates of the Chief Operating Officer Programme will gain complimentary alumni status for a period of three years. A minimal annual membership fee will be required to maintain the status thereafter.

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