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As they ascend the management ladder, many senior executives find that the soft skills of leadership constitute their hardest challenges. Furthermore, most executives have come to rely on a familiar set of behaviors and skills. Recent data shows that top-performing leaders exhibit high emotional intelligence; they are able to adapt interpersonally and thrive in a diverse range of situations. Based on two of the Graduate School of Business' most popular and longstanding courses, this program's unique T-group methodology and 12-1 faculty ratio provide a highly personalized learning experience for each individual participant. In this highly interactive program, senior-level executives learn how to engage in productive interpersonal exchanges, assess the impact of their own behaviors and leadership style, and excel at creating more powerful, professional relationships in a variety of contexts.
The program is hosted at CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort, located in the foothills of California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. CordeValle is a 1,700-acre luxury retreat in a picturesque countryside setting with breathtaking views of the surrounding hillsides. The resort is an ideal setting that promotes balance in living and learning. CordeValle is located 30 minutes from the San Jose International Airport and 60 minutes from the San Francisco International Airport.
As a business leader, you live in an increasingly interdependent world where you need others to get your work done. As you move up the leadership hierarchy, "command and control" no longer works as the major source of power - the ability to influence others becomes the determining factor for success. This workshop focuses on improving your emotional intelligence via the T-Group (Training Group) methodology. In small, experiential group settings, you will observe how your individual behavior affects others in real time, customize your learning based on those observations, practice key leadership skills with peer feedback, and experience the power that comes from being more fully yourself while becoming more effective. Topics include influence in a direct, non-coercive way, how to address contentious work style conflicts, giving and receiving developmental feedback through "supportive confrontation", creating open, trustful, work environments. The afternoon application sessions transfer learning directly to participant's work situation. Class size is limited to 36 participants (divided into T-groups of 12) to ensure maximized interaction with faculty and peer teams.
This unique program, hailed as nothing less than transformative, was developed from 30 years of Professor Bradford and his colleagues' work. The program is offered as part of the Stanford MBA curriculum. Business executives
now will have the opportunity to benefit from this personally rewarding experience.
- Skills for developing, managing and adapting personal style and behavior to
a wider range of constituents for more effective leadership
- Frameworks and practice for inviting and providing feedback that strengthens
performance and relationships
- Understanding of how to surface problems directly and fully without damaging
relationships and to reach quality outcomes
- Expansion of self-knowledge, broadening repertoire and adaptation of
behaviors as situations require
- Application plans where participants apply the program learnings to their
own specific work situations and commit to a set of concrete implementation
goals
- Follow-up coaching within two months of the program to help participants
implement their application plan
 The Interpersonal dynamics course has been an eye opening experience. It took me out of my comfort zone and helped me connect with the leader I aspire to be. I truly believe that this experience was essential to get me to where I am, President and CEO of ThedaCare.
Dean Gruner
President & CEO, ThedaCare
Class of 2008
The program was one of the best I have ever attended, and I will carry the things I learned for the rest of my life.
Michael Flowers
Account Director, Sepracor, Inc.
Class of 2008
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