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Achieving Leadership Excellence

Intensive programmes for visionary thinkers, in the heart of London

Engage with world-class LSE teaching faculty

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This course will challenge you to consider your own leadership characteristics and techniques in the context of robust analytic frameworks:

1. A personal approachBy using a detailed self-assessment and a 360° leadership assessment, we discuss leadership from participants’ own viewpoints. In-class activities and a one-to-one coaching session provide opportunities to examine your leadership from an evidence-based, benchmarked perspective as well as a personal one.

2. Reflection and growthThrough personal reflection on leadership styles, and by engaging in discussion with peers and faculty in class, you will gain in-depth insights into your personal leadership styles. You can use these insights to develop a nuanced perspective on how you can achieve leadership excellence.

3. Leadership in contextUnderstanding the mutual influence of leaders on organisations, and organisations on leaders, is critical to leadership effectiveness. Application of theory and research enables you to develop a rigorous approach to leadership that transforms your teams and your organisation.

What will you gain from the course?• A clear and confident grasp of your

leadership style through achieving enhancedself-awareness of your strengths and howyou can build on them.

• An increase in your understanding of thecurrent paradigm for leadership, and itsimplications for individual development andorganisational change.

• A tailored personal development plan toensure you continue to grow as you lead.

• How to apply the knowledge and skillsyou learn to develop your employee’sperformance and wellbeing, as well as thegrowth of your organisation.

Achieving Leadership Excellence

How can you become the best leader that you can be? What skills do

you need to manage yourself and other people? How can leadership

transform organisations?

There are major challenges facing the leaders of today who seek to shape

organisations for tomorrow. New models of leadership are emerging to

address these challenges, and these developments require a different

approach to thinking about effective leadership. There is also an increasing

demand for ethical and engaging leadership that enhances the performance

and well-being of employees, as well as the performance of the organisation.

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Is this course for you?This course is suitable for:

• Executives and senior managers seeking to reflect on, and further develop,their own leadership style

• Those aspiring to take on leading roles in their organisation

• Professionals that wish to create and sustain an organisational environmentthat enables effective leadership and high performance.

“The highlights of the course has been presentation of the many leadership models and the practical examples of utilising these models in real life”.Eelco Lijding, Partner, KPMG Australia

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Job roles of previous participantsManaging DirectorHead of External RelationsPresidentCFOSenior LawyerResearch & Development DirectorDirector of DevelopmentDeanAmbassadorSenior Vice PresidentRisk ManagerPartnerCEODeputy Head of DivisionCMOCommissionerVice ChancellorHead of Data MigrationCounsellor

From employers including

World Trade OrganisationNew Zealand EmbassyD. Swarovovski KGArizona Science CenterMinistry of Lands and Housing - Botswana GovernmentBAE SystemsSTEMCELL TechnologiesGaranti BankU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityAdministration of the President of GeorgiaAlzheimer’s SocietyEuropean Central BankKenya Urban Roads AuthorityMicrosoftUnited NationsNetherlands Authority for the Financial MarketsWorld Health OrganisationEmbassy of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsTrinity Care

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Achieving Leadership Excellence

Programme fee: £6,495

This includes all course materials, refreshments, daily lunches, receptions and the programme dinner unless mentioned otherwise.

Discounted rates at two local hotels are available to participants.

Full terms and conditions:

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Course Schedule

Day one:• Introductions and course outline

• Leadership in organisations

• Developing your leadership style.

Evening welcome reception

Day two:• Transformational leadership

• Leadership presence.

Day three• Leadership presence continued

• One-to-one coaching.

Day four• Leading change

• Organisational cultureand leadership

• Leading for engagement.

Dinner and drinks reception

Day five• Change leadership

• Group presentations.

A final timetable and any pre-course reading will be provided prior to the start of the course. Topic areas are delivered in the form of case studies for review, discussion and theory application.

All course content is correct at the time of production and can be subject to change.

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Dr Connson LockeDr Connson Locke joined the LSE Department of Management in 2008 where she teaches Leadership and Organisational Behaviour. Before entering academia, she worked for 16 years as

an educator, manager, and consultant in the United States and Asia Pacific. Previously, she served as Regional Training and Development Manager for the Boston Consulting Group where she was responsible for the learning and development of consulting staff in 10 offices across Asia Pacific. Connson was awarded the LSE Department of Management’s Outstanding Teaching Contribution Award in 2013. Connson holds a PhD and MSc in Organisational Behaviour from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in Sociology from Harvard University where she graduated with honours. She has worked in nearly 20 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Australia. Her research interests include gender and leadership, nonverbal communication, and organisational culture.

Dr Emma SoaneDr Emma Soane joined the Organisational Behaviour group at LSE in September 2008. Emma is interested in how personality influences leadership, interpersonal interactions, risk taking

and engagement with work. Emma has a BSc Psychology (University of Leicester), an MSc Occupational Psychology and a PhD in Psychology (University of Sheffield). She is a Chartered Psychologist and a Chartered Scientist. Emma worked in several NHS mental health and learning disability services before joining London Business School then Kingston Business School. She has travelled and worked in more than 40 countries. While at LSE, Emma has been the Programme Director for the MSc Management, the Academic Director of the CEMS MSc International Management, and taught leadership and organisational behaviour courses to postgraduates and executives. Emma also teaches on the TRIUM programme and the Executive Global MSc Management.

“The thing that stuck out for me was the diversity of the student body, the other students in the class, and the various perspectives they had on the same situations”.John DePuy, President, DePuy Sales and Marketing, USA

World-class faculty

Why LSE for your executive education needs?

A history of excellenceFounded in 1895 with the purpose of academic engagement with real world issues, LSE enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s best universities in the social sciences field.

Talented global participantsOur reputation for innovative and intellectually challenging courses is the reason why fast-track and senior executives from a diverse range of organisations attend LSE education courses.

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Achieving Leadership Excellence

“This course has further equipped me with tools that will help me confront everyday leadership challenges and more importantly it has taught me those little but essential things that matter, if one must become a true transformational leader”.

Manager, DAAR Communications PLC, Nigeria

World-class facultyCourse are taught by full-time LSE faculty who lead their field and augmented by senior practitioners drawn from industry and business our lecturers will engage, challenge and equip you with the latest knowledge and skills.

Certificate of Excellence in Global BusinessOur courses are affiliated with the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), and our courses can be taken as part of the network’s Certificate of Excellence in Global Business.