ESMT Berlin

Leading with Psychological Intelligence

ESMT Berlin

Leadership

About Programme

Work on the leadership challenge that matters most right now.

Organizations are shaped as much by psychological dynamics as by strategy and structure. Beneath formal processes lie powerful forces that influence energy, alignment, performance, and resistance. Leaders who can recognize and work with these dynamics are better positioned to mobilize followership, sustain momentum, and navigate complexity.

This program focuses on understanding what truly drives or derails results: how psychological needs shape behavior, how emotions stabilize or undermine performance, and how leaders can be deliberate in how they show up. The program promotes strategic awareness of self and others. It enables leaders to work with both visible and invisible forces in organizational life.

A central element of the program is the use of participants’ real leadership challenges. Each participant brings a current situation from their organization, which becomes working material during the program.

Programme Audience

This program is designed for managers with at least five years of leadership experience who:

lead teams or business units with clear performance responsibility
operate in environments marked by complexity, change, or cultural tension
seek deeper insight into what drives performance in themselves and others
are motivated to refine their leadership impact

Programme Benefits

Participants will:

gain insight into the hidden drivers of organizational performance
strengthen emotional containment capacity and self-regulation
mobilize followership through deliberate and credible leadership presence
navigate resistance and cultural dynamics more effectively
foster internal support while managing rivalry constructively
build resilience in themselves and their teams during change

Testimonials

"The program started with the question: why should anyone follow you?"

Martial Danthois

Manager Operations, Fujifilm Unigraphica AG

"An illuminating program that deepens your understanding of yourself, your relationships with others, and the dynamics shaping leadership."

Suzanne Hayward

Managing Director, Corporate and Investment Banking, UniCredit Bank

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