Meet Professor Mohanbir Sawhney: Kellogg Faculty in Product Leadership
| Synopsis: This blog explores Professor Mohanbir Sawhney’s academic contributions to business and his industry impact that influenced most of Kellogg’s transformative executive educations programs such as the Chief Product Officer Program, making him a guiding force for future business leaders. |
“Frameworks are timeless, but contexts are timely,” quoted Professor Mohanbir Sawhney during a Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program webinar to express his ideology of applying the right solutions at timely and opportune moments. The quote reflects the professor’s principle of staying one step ahead of the rapidly changing business contexts by applying time-tested skills and frameworks to situations demanding immediate resolution.
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney applies this ideology when delivering leadership and upskilling programs under the Kellogg Executive Education banner, making the programs such as the Chief Product Officer Program highly relevant for executives aiming to stay relevant and excel in today’s dynamic digital technology-driven business era.Â
Bringing Business Insights Into Academia—Professor Sawhney’s Contributions as a Kellogg FacultyÂ
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney is a thought leader in strategic marketing and digital innovation. Through his research, case studies, and unique teaching methods, he channelled his academic brilliance to curate online Kellogg Executive Education programs that aim to prepare leaders like you to shine in a disruptive digital tools-driven business landscape. His teaching methods focus on providing leaders with actionable insights that can be applied to real-world scenarios, making his contributions to executive education invaluable.
Through simulation exercises such as DigiStrat and CloudStrat, Mohanbir Sawhney gamified executive learning, uplifting Kellogg programs’ nature from a merely theoretical exercise to a stimulating learning environment. The simulation games provided learners with an interactive and practical understanding of strategic decision-making in digital business environments, empowering them for critical business operations, such as product innovation management.
How Professor Sawhney Brings His Insights Into the Kellogg Chief Product Officer ProgramÂ
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney’s work in executive education is particularly notable in programs such as the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program. Through this program, the professor aims to help senior professionals and executives step into the role of a chief product officer, as he believes that the role is still undefined across several industries.Â
The Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program will enable you to craft product-led strategies leveraging advanced analytics to boost product portfolio performance and accelerate business model innovation in your organization. Professor Sawhney will bring his industry consulting experience with tech giants such as Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft, and Salesforce into this program curriculum delivery. His expertise and guidance will empower you with skills that are industry-relevant and forward-looking.
Jairaman Vishwanathan, a past participant in the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program, commented,
“I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Mohanbir Sawhney for his profound guidance and wisdom throughout this program. Your insights have been invaluable, and I am deeply grateful for your mentorship.”
Here’s how the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program will empower you to step into a new role:
- Comprehensive learning: Develop a strategic foundation in product management and strategy through the comprehensive core module topics. Choose among the elective topics to enhance your expertise in specific areas, equipping you to navigate unprecedented business challenges as a chief product officer.
- Cutting-edge thought leadership in marketing: Prepare to drive product-led growth at an executive level by gaining actionable insights from industry veterans, including Professor Mohanbir Sawhney, who enrich the program curriculum with their deep expertise in modern marketing and digital transformation leadership.Â
- Rigorous executive-focused curriculum: Engage in high-impact online sessions led by Kellogg faculty and industry experts, designed to equip you with the leadership and decision-making skills required for a chief product officer role.
- Real-world application through simulation-based learning: Apply strategic product management principles in the DigiStrat Capstone simulation, tackling real-world business challenges to refine your leadership approach.
- Exclusive in-person executive networking opportunities: Connect with global peers, industry leaders, and Kellogg faculty during a three-day immersive event, building a powerful network to support your transition into a chief product officer role.
Here’s a glimpse of participants’ experience about Kellogg executive education program’s networking events.
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney takes you through the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program curriculum and its potential benefits in the video below:
Commenting on how the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program shaped him into a product visionary, Pete Frank, senior director at Dell Digital Federal Organization, said that learning from Professor Mohanbir Sawhney has been an amazing journey and that the program helps strengthen or establish critical principles and techniques to become a better business leader, product visionary, and strategic thinker.
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney—A Transformative Educator and a Renowned Kellogg FacultyÂ
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney once stated “the world is your Lego set” during an interview session, reinstating his stance as a transformative educator. He aims to empower aspiring leaders like you with cutting-edge digital literacy and strategic planning expertise to build and rebuild organizational growth strategies, just like a Lego set.Â
Enroll in the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program to interact with and learn from Professor Mohanbir Sawhney and to view product-led growth strategies from the lens of an industry leader. Gain the strategic vision and digital leadership skills needed to accelerate your journey to executive product leadership.
