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.
Other FormatsThis program is also being offered in an asynchronous online format. Learn more about Leadership Essentials (Online) .
What are the different styles of leadership, and when is it appropriate to exercise one rather than another?
Session 1
What role does emotional intelligence (or EQ) play in enacting the different forms of leadership?
Session 2
Leadership Styles and Managing Change
Session 2
Key questions
Session 2
What are the key action steps needed to plan and implement change?
Session 2
What do you think you do well versus not so well when it comes to planning and implementing change?
Session 2
What leadership style makes people more likely to embrace rather than resist change?
Session 2
What makes it hard for agents of change to adopt a style that makes others embrace rather than resist change?
Session 2
What can be done to overcome the obstacles alluded to in the preceding question?
Session 3
Leadership and Group Dynamics
Session 3
Key questions
Session 3
Why do some groups work together effectively, while other groups seem to struggle?
Session 3
How does “who you are” influence the type of roles that you take on in a group?
Session 3
What climate do you create for groups that you lead?
Session 3
How can you motivate your team to take more risk and responsibility?
Session 4
Leadership and Personality
Session 4
Key questions
Session 4
How much of your leadership behavior is driven by your environment?
Session 4
How much of your leadership behavior is driven by your own preferences?
Session 4
How can you learn about others' preferences in order to more effectively lead, manage, and collaborate?
Programme Audience
Leadership Essentials is designed for mid-level executives looking to develop essential leadership skills and improve their effectiveness working with individuals and teams.
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