Upcoming Sessions
The Challenge of Leadership | INSEAD
Creating effective leaders
In business, executives often focus on models of rational analysis, paying far too little attention to the idiosyncrasies and irrational processes that make up individual human behaviour. At the heart of success however, lies a true understanding of the emotional side of decision-making.
The Challenge of Leadership aims to improve your understanding of how human behaviour affects the functioning of an organisation. By focusing on conscious and unconscious behaviour, as well as rational and irrational action, you will learn to manage irrational and dysfunctional processes in your company. You will explore your personal leadership style and address ways of dealing with processes that fall outside recommended models.
Participant profile
Participants of this highly selective programme are: senior leaders from large and medium-sized firms; entrepreneurs; or senior executives in the public sector. Typically CEOs or board members, participants hold top-level positions and are in the mature phase of their careers.
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How You Benefit
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Build a foundation for effective leadership
Discover the forces behind authority and power, increasing your confidence at the most senior levels.
Develop a leadership style for the future
Evolve your leadership style to improve the health and effectiveness of your organisation.
Build teams with a collective mission
Gain the capability to diagnose toxic organisational cultures and dysfunctional processes in companies, enabling enhanced group dynamics and the creation of high-performance teams.
Better work-life balance
Determine when to pull back and how to share responsibilities, thus creating a better work-life balance.
This programme qualifies for the INSEAD Certificate in Global Management.
Program Director
Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Viewpoints
Erica Schaper
Chair of NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
I’d like to think I’m more receptive to feedback now as a leader, and that I approach teamwork in a more open way.
Manon Janssen
CEO and Chair of the Board at Ecorys, The Netherlands
It is an intense experience, so if you feel you’re ready to commit the time and energy to facing the depths of your soul, then don’t hesitate. It will change your life for the better. I don’t believe I would be where I am in my career today if I hadn’t attended the programme.
Is Your Organisation a Cult?
Beware of the cultish techniques that have crossed into the workplace.
Developing Leaders Through Adversity
Resilience is a hard-earned yet crucial trait for future leaders. “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” – Horace.
Lessons in destructive leadership from Africa
Africa may not have a monopoly on despots but it seems to have had more than its fair share. While the decolonisation of the continent in the middle of the 20th century offered greater freedom for its diverse ethnicities, cultures and languages, it also left a hole in its structure – both socially and politically.
Dates & Fees
Investing for a lifelong learning journey at INSEAD
Discount and Financing
4 Modules
To complete the Programme30% Off
For INSEAD alumni CommunityFinancial Aid
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