PROGRAM DETAILS
Taking place June 10-14, 2024 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
Learn by doing
With an emphasis on positive leadership to empower people, world-renowned faculty from Michigan Ross—consistently ranked one of the top business schools in the world by the Financial Times, Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report— will engage and inspire robust discussions around topics that matter most to growth entrepreneurs ready to launch their business to the next level. The program helps leverage your strengths to energize employees, drive change and innovation, and deliver value to stakeholders in the following areas:
Leadership
Learn how to guide your organization through effective change and embrace positive leadership practices.
Strategy
Strengthen your ability to manage growth and drive new strategic direction within your organization.
Innovation
Deliver new value from your business through creative strategies.
Culture
Understand how to develop a positive culture throughout your organization.
FOUR days that impact a lifetime
The four days you spend at QuantumShift will be intense, interactive and immersive. The program mixes case studies and simulations—based on relevant, real-life business situations—with small-group exercises and peer-to-peer discussions providing critical insights, skills and hands-on experience that will enable you to have an immediate and lasting impact.
A consistent thread throughout QuantumShift is an emphasis on Positive Leadership, an area of scholarship and research for which Michigan Ross is well known. You’ll learn to leverage your strengths to energize employees, drive change and innovation, and deliver value to stakeholders.
We make the most of your time each day with two learning sessions, opportunities to connect and share experiences with your peers, and access to exclusive networking opportunities. The week concludes with a celebratory dinner and awards ceremony.
| MONDAY |
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| Program kickoff |
| Program reception and dinner |
| TUESDAY |
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| Building a winning culture |
| Lunch / Personal Time |
| Leading change |
| External business speaker |
| Personal Time |
| Philanthropic networking activity and dinner |
| WEDNESDAY |
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| Managing Talent |
| Lunch / Personal Time |
| Inspiring innovation |
| Dinner / Personal Time |
| Peer-to-peer mentoring |
| THURSDAY |
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| Igniting growth |
| Lunch / Personal Time |
| Managing a crisis |
| Personal Time |
| Michigan Stadium dinner |
| FRIDAY |
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| Building a legacy |
| Awards and conclusion |
| Lunch & Departure |
*Week agenda subject to change.
The QuantumShift program is tailor made for companies that have gotten to a certain scale and are looking to figure out how to accelerate and optimize for future growth.
JOIN AN ELITE CEO NETWORK
Ideal candidates will:
- Be the founder, owner and/or CEO of a private, U.S. company.
- Lead a successful, high-growth business that is generating sales revenue of at least $10 million or have previously led or founded a qualifying business which has since been exited.
- Have a personal net worth that is substantially tied to the success of the business.
- Be committed to propelling the business to the next level.
- Be eager to learn, develop and collaborate with other entrepreneurial leaders, during the program and as part of the Alumni Network.
PROGRAM FACULTY
Learn from the University of Michigan’s most distinguished faculty, ranked in the top 5 for undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurial programs, as rated by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, 2021.
*Faculty subject to change.
Application timeline
Nov – Feb
Complete the formal application
March
The admissions committee reviews all applications
Applicants are notified of the selection decision
June
2024 QuantumShift program begins
The cost of the program to those selected to attend is $4,000, plus any travel expenses to Ann Arbor, MI that the participant will incur. The original cost of the program is over $10,000 which is heavily subsidized by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and KPMG LLP as a benefit to selected participants.
The cost of the program to those selected to attend is $4,000, plus any travel expenses to Ann Arbor, MI that the participant will incur. The original cost of the program is over $10,000 which is heavily subsidized by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and KPMG LLP as a benefit to selected participants.
NETWORK FOR LIFE
Graduates of the QuantumShift program will join a prestigious network of trusted peers with access to the exclusive annual conference for continual connecting and engagement.
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The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan is a vibrant and distinctive learning community grounded in the principle that business can be an extraordinary vehicle for positive change. Through thought and action, members of the Ross community drive change and innovation that improves business and society. Housed within Michigan Ross, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is a leading center for entrepreneurial thought leadership and engagement.