Foreword Publisher's acknowledgements Editors' acknowledgements Why should you want to master executive education? Chapter 1: High-impact learning Paul Strebel and Tracey Keys Part I: Drivers of great learning sessions Chapter 2: Emotional highs Contributions from: Jean L. Kahwajy, Victoria Kemanian, Tracey Keys, Paul Strebel Chapter 3: Energizing roles Contributions from: Andrew Boynton, Carlos Cordon, Elizabeth O'Halloran, Victoria Kemanian, Tracey Keys, Paul Strebel, Ellie Weldon Chapter 4: Session scripting Contributions from: Joe DiStefano, Victoria Kemanian, Tracey Keys, Paul Strebel Part II: Drivers of great learning programs Chapter 5: Real-world context Contributions from: Gavin Brown, Kazuo Ichijo, Petri Lehtivaara, Victoria Kemanian, Tracey Keys, Martha Maznevski, Paul Strebel, Annie Tobias, John Walsh Chapter 6: 3-dimensional learning Contributions from: Gordon Adler, Robert Hooijberg, Victoria Kemanian, Tracey Keys, Nancy Lane, Paul Strebel Chapter 7: Program scripting Contributions from: Carlos Cordero, Georges Haour, Jean L. Kahwajy, Victoria Kemanian, Tracey Keys, Sean Meehan, David Robertson, Leif Sjoeblom, Paul Strebel, Thomas Vollman Part III: Developing learning materials and methodologies Chapter 8 Writing an effective case for executive programs J. B. Kassarjian and Kamran Kashani Chapter 9 Real world. Real learning. Real video! J. Peter Killing Chapter 10 Developing a suite of cases for nurturing corporate entrepreneurship Bala Chakravarthy and Peter Lorange Chapter 11 Learning for leadership: The 'engineering' and 'clinical' approaches Gianpiero Petriglieri and Jack Denfield Wood Chapter 12 On coaches, counselors, facilitators and behavioral consultants Jack Denfield Wood and Gianpiero Petriglieri Chapter 13 The hidden agenda of management development: Coaching managers on project teams Xavier Gilbert Part IV: Learning scripts for sessions Building intellectual awareness Chapter 14 Scripting approaches for cross-cultural effectiveness Martha Maznevski and Karsten Jonsen Chapter 15 Teaching general managers about the business value of IT: Making the invisible visible! Don Marchand Chapter 16 Adapting a case learning script to different purposes: The example of a fierce 'product battle' Jean-Philippe Deschamps Chapter 17 Running effective study groups Ralf W. Seifert and Dominique Turpin Chapter 18 Beyond fun and games: Outdoor activities for meaningful leadership development Gianpiero Petriglieri and Jack Denfield Wood Driving into action-based applications Chapter 19 Negotiation simulations: A dynamic learning tool Bettina Buchel Chapter 20 Client initiated projects in partnership programs Robert S. Collins