Performance-Driven Leadership: Empower People for Lasting Impact—Online

Chicago Booth School of Business

Leadership Programs

About Programme

Gain a holistic view of effective talent management and team leadership to give your organization a competitive edge.

Performance-Driven Leadership—a six-week online program that blends self-paced online modules with live-online sessions—equips leaders with the skills to align talent strategy with business goals, foster high-performing teams, and create lasting organizational impact.

Today's organizations depend on leaders who can inspire performance, cultivate engagement, and navigate increasingly complex workforce challenges. You'll apply proven leadership and talent management frameworks through assessments, real-world exercises, and live faculty guidance, developing a personalized action plan to address your organization's unique talent challenges. By the end of the program, you'll be prepared to build stronger teams, develop future leaders, and drive sustainable business performance through effective people leadership.

This program is solely owned and managed by Chicago Booth (no external partners).

Programme Content

Fundamentals of Talent Management

Defining talent management: key deliverables for leaders

'9 Box' and the alternative talent review

Assess the state of your succession planning

Identify risks to your company’s performance due to talent gaps

Advanced Talent Management and Integration

Building people development plans using principles of People Literacy

Team/department talent action planning

Integrating your talent strategy with business and people strategy

Ensuring top performers are developing on the right track

Evaluating workforce tradeoffs when organizations change and innovate

Team Dynamics and Psychological Safety

How style and temperament affect team dynamics, cohesiveness, and performance

The importance of psychological safety

Building trust and avoiding derailers

Team Alignment and Cross-Cultural Dynamics

Getting your team aligned, performing, and agile

Cross-cultural considerations

Courage, Conflict, and Challenge

Leadership and Personal Talent Management

Balancing self-empathy and high standards

Strategies for continuous growth as a leader

Personal action planning

Programme Objective

By attending this program, you will explore key themes in:

Strategic Talent Management

Develop leadership skills to align business strategy with people strategy, creating the conditions for sustainable organizational success.

Master the fundamentals of talent management and apply behavioral insights to attract, retain, and develop high-performing talent.

Learn practical approaches to building a culture that supports long-term organizational performance.

Team Performance and Alignment

Apply evidence-based frameworks to strengthen team dynamics, improve performance, and foster psychological safety.

Build greater alignment across teams while navigating cross-cultural dynamics and diverse perspectives.

Develop strategies to create engaged, collaborative teams that drive organizational results.

Leadership Growth and Talent Development

Strengthen your personal leadership effectiveness through greater self-awareness and intentional talent stewardship.

Develop a personalized action plan to address your organization's unique talent challenges and support continuous leadership growth.

Build practical leadership capabilities you can immediately apply to develop people, strengthen teams, and improve organizational performance.

Programme Audience

Mid- to senior-level leaders from any functional area who are key in managing talent and aligning their teams with the organization’s broader vision. Download the program brochure for in-depth insights into who should attend, participant profiles, and the ideal candidate. Download brochure

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Prashansa Uttam

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Chicago Booth School of Business

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Chicago, USA

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