Online Program

Innovative Leadership:
Fostering a Culture of Transformation and Growth

Unlock an Innovation-Driven Mindset for Breakthrough Leadership.

This seven-week program at Chicago Booth, guided by renowned executive coach Justin Milano, equips leaders to drive sustainable transformation, foster innovation, and build high-performing teams. Combining immersive classroom sessions, real-time group coaching, and actionable tools, the program empowers participants to navigate rapid change, embrace an innovation mindset, and create a workplace culture of openness and empowerment. With a focus on overcoming organizational inertia and staying ahead of technological disruption, this is your opportunity to gain the skills and strategies needed to lead with confidence in a dynamic world.
This online program is held at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in partnership with Global Alumni.

Overcome individual and team resistance to change

Identify and address org. barriers to innovation

Make effective decisions to drive innovation

Practical techniques to foster collaboration & innovation

Cultivate a culture of agility, empowerment, and growth

Learning Format & Details

  • This interactive, collaborative program is a blend of self-paced learning modules, live-online sessions incorporating real-time practice and coaching, 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.

  • In the program’s two 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.

  • The program includes Abroad’s exclusive, high-impact executive development & 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.

  • This program is offered in English, and soon, Spanish. All live-online sessions and platform experiences are delivered in English.

  • Seven weeks, 5–6 hours per week. The program's two live-online sessions are 90 minutes each.

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.

Commander Brendan McCrudden

Executive Officer- Area One, Bureau of Patrol Chicago Police Department

Who Should Attend?

This program is for executives seeking to become "the leader their organization has been waiting for” — a leader who drives continuous and bold innovation, influences transformation at all levels, and creates an adaptable and high-trust environment of learning and growth.

This program empowers leaders across the globe. Participants from any industry — such as healthcare, manufacturing, government, retail, finance, and services — will benefit.

It is also designed for a variety of job titles including general management, operations, strategy, sales, marketing, business development, and those responsible for launching new processes, products, or services.

We recommend a minimum of seven years of work experience to fully capitalize on the program curriculum and coaching benefits.

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.

Shawn Wilt

Director of Pharmacy Operations, Meijer

Program Outline

    • Unlock an innovation-driven mindset for breakthrough leadership

    • Build a personalized growth plan based on assessment results

    • Learn to identify and overcome barriers such as attachments, identity constraints, and inner critics that hinder innovative thinking

    • Acquire proven strategies to drive positive and resilient outcomes

    • Implement techniques to address resistance to change and cultivate adaptability at all levels of your organizations.

    • Understand the neuroscience behind innovation to cultivate curious and creative teams

    • Learn strategies for achieving sustainable and long-term growth

    • Develop strategies to mitigate fear and unconscious attachments to enable effective decision-making

    • Balance 'System 1 and System 2 Thinking' for transformative results

    • Develop self-compassion as a foundational skill for maintaining a growth mindset

    • Foster a culture of innovation, resilience, and continuous improvement

    • Create the ideal conditions for innovation, collaboration, and high performance

    • Overcome common challenges in managing people, change, and disruption

Months later, I find myself returning to my notes from Justin's program. The program material and Justin's engaging delivery continue to reveal new insights, just as truly great education should. I’ll continue to draw on what I learned as I navigate my next career move or life adventure.

Michelle Fanzo

Executive Director at AIA Pittsburgh and Executive Director at the Pittsburgh Architecture Foundation

Justin Milano

Founder & CEO of Abroad

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.

Upcoming Course Dates

February 18 - April 7, 2025

April 29 - June 16, 2025

September 30 - November 17, 2025

Fee: $2,800