Leadership Essentials identifies several of the skill sets that great leaders possess. Through engaging lectures delivered by Columbia Business School faculty, dynamic discussions with colleagues, and hands-on training and workshops, participants explore the most crucial areas of leadership development.
Participants emerge from the Leadership Essentials program with fresh insights into how to be better decision-makers, leaders of people and groups, and agents of organizational change.
“You'll walk out of there with frameworks and specific things to do differently.”
Joel Brockner
Programme Content
Core Module 1
Cultivating Leadership through Self-Awareness
Core Module 1
Leadership Styles: Explore the various styles of leadership, focusing on transformational versus transactional approaches.
Core Module 1
Leadership and Personality: Unlock your leadership potential by delving into the insights of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) survey.
Core Module 1
Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: Understand the critical role of emotional intelligence (EQ) in leadership effectiveness, beyond conventional intelligence (IQ).
Core Module 2
Maximizing Team Potential and Organizational Growth
Core Module 2
Leadership and Organizational Change: Gain insights into why employees may embrace or resist organizational change.
Core Module 2
Leadership and Team Dynamics: This specialized session focuses on creating a deep understanding of the complexity of groups and teams in order to master team leadership.
Core Module 2
Leadership and Team Effectiveness: The session is designed for leaders seeking actionable insights to enhance team dynamics, foster innovation, and drive exceptional results.
Programme Audience
Leadership Essentials 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
“I highly recommend Leadership Essentials. All too often, leadership is thrust upon high achievers, but this creates a situation where one does not have time to reflect on where they are or how to improve. This program gives you those tools and time.”
“The program provided an opportunity for me to polish my leadership skills through a profound understanding of the importance of transactional leadership as a support and balance to transformational leadership.”
“The Leadership Essentials program was truly impactful on my professional journey. From the insight on EI vs. IQ to transactional vs. transformational leadership, I feel more prepared for the next steps in my career as a leader, influencer, and change maker. Professors Joel Brockner and Sarah Brazaitis were encouraging, engaged, and full of wisdom. I'd highly recommend this program to anyone seeking to become the best version of themselves, for their teams and those they seek to inspire."”
“Leadership Essentials is a crash course in the most relevant topics that can immediately impact your leadership style. I took away tools that can help me as a professional, a non-profit board member, a Girl Scout troop leader, and as a parent.”
“Leadership Essentials will foster your EQ and will help you become the leader you want to be.”
“I was promoted to a new role and needed to shape up my management skills. In the Leadership Essentials program, I learned that how you deliver your message can often have a greater impact than the message itself. I immediately applied this to my role when I returned, and instead of judging a team member, I changed my tone of communication and was able to get results much faster.”
“This program teaches you everything you need to know about effective leadership in two days. Amazing theory and the perfect marriage of theory and practice. I can't wait to put these concepts into action at my company.”
“After taking the Leadership Essentials program, I started to let the people in my company have more ownership in the decision-making. I try to be better at delegating. One thing we do differently after I returned from the program is that we changed a weekly management meeting to a daily management meeting. Every person talks about a piece based on their department, and everyone gets to see what everyone else is doing.”
“A big component of the program was the interactivity within the group. Participants came from all around the world, and I received a lot of input. I work with people from Dubai, China, and Japan, so working well cross-culturally is absolutely essential for my role. The cross-cultural feedback in this course, hearing their points-of-view, and how they come to conclusions was absolutely phenomenal.”
“Although only two days long, the program was filled with useful, practical information balanced with the right amount of theory. I will definitely be able to use the tools in my daily work life.”
“48 hours of Ivy League genius that will last throughout your career.”
“The Leadership Essentials program was a real breakthrough in my self-development journey at work — a real eye-opener on unconscious bias and business patterns. Professors Joel Brockner and Sarah Brazaitis built bridges between research theory and practical work experience, going beyond common thinking. If you're looking to embrace change and nurture your growth mindset, you can't miss this program."”
