Mike Kelly, Jr,

Sr. Director, Global Learning & Leadership Development PepsiCo

Sunday, December 6

4:15 PM Boardroom A: Making Executive Champions Worth Something — Designing Their Role Before the Program Launches

Executive sponsorship is the single most cited predictor of leadership program success, and the single most inconsistently designed element in most programs. Too many CLOs treat champions as endorsers who send an email and show up for graduation, rather than as active participants whose personal vulnerability and ongoing presence transform the experience for everyone in the cohort.

- Select executive champions based on the credibility and genuine willingness to be vulnerable they bring into the room, not on seniority, schedule availability, or whoever said yes first

- Structure champion involvement so that leaders share the real highs and lows of their own development journey

- Sustain the champion relationship through the full program arc so that participants build genuine mentorship connections that outlast the cohort and translate into ongoing sponsorship inside the organization

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Mike Kelly, Jr,

Sunday, December 6

4:15 PM Boardroom A: Making Executive Champions Worth Something — Designing Their Role Before the Program Launches

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