Columbia Business School

Leadership Essentials (Online)

Columbia Business School

Core Leadership

About Programme

The topic of leadership can be overwhelmingly broad, encompassing multiple disciplines in academia that study the complexity of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational dynamics. But where do we begin to build our executive leadership abilities or hone our skills for the next chapter of our professional lives?

The Leadership Essentials (Online) program offers a four-week learning journey for aspiring, new, and mid-level leaders to immerse themselves into the essentials of effective leadership with real-world application and research-based insights presented by renowned Columbia Business School faculty and executive coaches in the field.

“This program provides an evidence-based approach to enhancing how you think and act as a leader while giving you considerable control over the learning process.”

Joel Brockner

Hear from Faculty Director Joel Brockner with an introduction to the Leadership Essential (Online) program, where he emphasizes the importance of leadership and how it can affect the people around you and your organization.

Programme Content

Week One

Introduction to Leadership Styles and Emotional Intelligence

Week One
Focuses on the difference between a “leader” and a “manager” and the relationship between emotional intelligence (EQ) and leadership effectiveness.
Week One
You will go through a series of hands-on activities to understand the topics and self-assess your own EQ.
Week Two

Understanding Yourself as a Leader

Week Two
Further explores leadership behaviors based on key findings and theories from Lewin’s studies.
Week Two
You will learn about your own leadership style from the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a widely acclaimed self-assessment tool, and build strategies to work effectively with people who have other leadership styles.
Week Three

Leading Organizational Change

Week Three
Invites you to dive deeper into your executive leadership abilities and addresses typical cases of organizational change.
Week Three
You’ll learn best practices for managing and bringing about change in your own organization.
Week Four

Leadership and Team Effectiveness

Week Four
Wraps up the program with further perspectives from research findings on team dynamics.
Week Four
You’ll explore key questions and trending topics to consider when it comes to shaping your team effectiveness.

Programme Audience

Leadership Essentials (Online) is designed for mid-level executives who want to lead people more effectively, manage teams, and adapt their approach to different leadership situations.

Managers and team leads looking to understand better their leadership style and how it shapes their interactions with others
Leaders who want to build the self-awareness and emotional intelligence needed to manage and develop people effectively
Managers taking on greater responsibility for team performance, development, and collaboration
Leaders seeking practical approaches to communication, team dynamics, and managing change

Mid-level executives who want to practice core leadership skills and apply them directly to the challenges they face with their teams

Mid-level executives who want to practice core leadership skills and apply them directly to the challenges they face with their teams

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