Cambridge Judge Business School

Executive Presence and Leadership for Influence

Cambridge Judge Business School

Leadership

About Programme

In today’s high-stakes business world, organisations seek leaders who can go beyond expertise, inspiring trust, influencing outcomes and modelling authenticity. Thus, executive presence is not optional – it is what differentiates leaders from being heard to being followed. This 6-week online programme helps you strengthen your leadership brand, communicate with clarity and confidence, build influence strategies grounded in emotional intelligence, elevate your visibility and lead with authenticity.

Guided by Cambridge Judge Business School’s renowned faculty, fellows and contributors, you will learn proven strategies that can be immediately applied to real-world settings, as well as case insights and practical assignments. By the end of the programme, you will have demonstrated your abilities through a video presentation and reflective report, ready to lead with greater impact and execute business decisions with confidence.

Programme Content

Module 1: The essence of executive presence

Discover what drives executive presence and how it shapes leadership effectiveness while learning to prioritise the dimensions most critical to your success.

Module 2: Developing executive presence throughout your career

Learn to apply emotional intelligence and social awareness to sustain presence across key career moments, transitions and conflict situations.

Module 3: Crafting your leadership brand

Build a leadership brand grounded in your strengths and values, and learn how to communicate it clearly across audiences and channels.

Module 4: Networking and relationship building

Design and grow a professional network aligned with your long-term goals, and learn how to assess and evolve it for career and organisational success.

Module 5: Persuasion and influence

Explore ethical influence strategies rooted in emotional intelligence, and apply them to create alignment, action and organisational benefit.

Module 6: Communicating vision

Learn how to deliver compelling messages with clarity, authenticity and storytelling to inspire trust and communicate vision effectively.

Programme Audience

Managers and rising leaders seeking skills to influence and inspire others.
Transitioning leaders aiming to gain stakeholder trust and lead effectively from day one.
Entrepreneurs and business owners looking to align and motivate teams and strengthen their leadership brands.
Professionals across industries seeking practical, research-based tools to elevate executive presence, ethical influence and relationship building in real-world contexts.

Programme Benefits

Benefits for you
Lead with a stronger presence that earns trust and drives impact.
Show up with clarity and composure using socially intelligent leadership tools.
Shape an authentic leadership brand that reflects your values and strengths.
Build a high-impact network that supports your influence and career growth.
Inspire alignment through ethical, emotionally intelligent influence.
Communicate your vision clearly and confidently through compelling storytelling.

Testimonials

"Leaders today plateau not because of technical gaps but because they struggle to be seen, heard and trusted. The Executive Presence and Leadership for Influence programme addresses this need through a blend of academic rigour, practical assignments and reflective learning, giving participants the tools to project credibility and inspire trust."

Thomas Roulet

Academic Programme Director

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