Leadership Training for High Potentials
Leadership Training for High Potentials
PLEASE NOTE: This program is currently being taught as an In Person class.
Leadership is a mindset, a set of behaviors, and a set of actions that can be carried out by individuals at all levels of an organization each and every day. Whether you are leading a group, mentoring an associate, or dealing with clients, all of these situations require leadership skills, and mastering these skills will help you become more effective in your respective role.
This program will introduce you to a variety of analytical frameworks related to leadership and will focus on how to apply those frameworks to analyze and address important leadership challenges. It will also help you to better understand the context within which leaders typically operate, and help make you more conscious of the choices you make as a leader in an organization. To achieve these objectives, this course combines a variety of pedagogical approaches: lectures, discussions, case analysis, short videos, and group exercises. Emphasis is placed on self-reflection and linking the concepts from the program to the participants’ own leadership objectives.
Upon completion of this course, participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
Program Takeaways
During this course, participants will:
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Perspective
Examine the meaning of leadership from multiple perspectives -
Action
Develop a framework for translating leadership into effective actions -
Organization Dynamics
Learn about power and influence, collaboration, teamwork and networks
Who Should Attend
Although there are no formal education or background requirements, this course is designed for executives who meet the criteria below. While we strongly encourage global participation, please note that all courses are taught in English. Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
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Years of Experience
Designed for professionals with 5+ years of work experience -
Job Functions
Ideal for professionals who have significant leadership responsibilities, or who have high potential for leadership -
Prerequisites
Intended for individuals who want to improve their leadership abilities
Agenda
The following agenda is a sample and subject to change.
9:00 am - 10:30am ET: Session 1: Leading in Complex Systems
- The myth of a “specific case”
- Leadership at all levels
- How to give credit and recognize the work of others
- Case study group exercise
10:30 am - 10:45 am ET: Break
10:45 - 12:15 pm ET: Session 2: Leadership for Others
- The differences between leadership and management
- The three main functions of leaders and three main aspects of leadership
- The importance of vision
- Case study group exercise
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm ET: Lunch Break
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm ET: Session 3: Leading Groups
- The pitfalls of group decision-making, including groupthink, the Abilene paradox, and group polarization, and how to overcome these challenges
- Strategies for improving group decision-making
- Executing decisions and acting fairly
- Case study group exercise
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm ET: Break
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET: Session 4: Leading Groups, continued
9:00 am - 10:30 pm ET: Session 5: Leading Change
- The roles of management vs. leadership in organizational change
- The three phases of successful change: unfreezing, change, and refreezing
- Push/pull leadership strategy
- Hands-on group exercise
10:30 am - 10:45 am ET: Break
10:45 am - 12:15 pm ET: Session 6: Leading Change, continued
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm ET: Lunch Break
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm ET: Session 7: Leading by Listening
- What listening looks like, and what it does not look like
- Effects of good listening on performance
- Hands-on small group exercise
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm ET: Break
3:00 pm - 4:20 pm ET: Session 8: Leading Culture
- What organizational culture is and the different ways culture manifests
- The importance, benefits and liabilities of organizational culture
- Diagnosing culture: uncovering what’s really important and how to get things done
- Formation, reinforcement and change
- Hands-on small group exercise
4:20 - 4:30 pm ET: Course Debrief and Wrap-Up
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