Bringing together a team of experienced leadership trainers and practitioners, this training is designed to be skills-focused, providing participants with the opportunity to share their own experiences and to practice with each other. The two days will cover several dimensions of leadership from a micro, individual level, to a macro, systemic one.

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Objectives

 

  • Examine individual leadership values and skills
  • Explore systems thinking for leadership, including how to effectively deploy leadership skills to navigate complexity
  • Understand the connection between leadership and biological, psychological and physiological awareness in order to practice holistic leadership skills
  • Consider their personal ethics and values
  • Elaborate their individual roadmap for their own leadership journey

 

Programme overview

 

DAY 1

Personal vision and ethics in international affairs and advocacy:

  • Define your unique leadership style and its impact on others
  • Develop greater self-awareness as a foundation for effective leadership
  • Align your leadership actions with your core personal values
  • Recognise your leadership strengths and areas for growth


DAY 2

The work of leadership:

  • Understand the evolution of leadership and emerging leadership paradigms
  • Explore the relationship between adult development and leadership effectiveness
  • Align your personal values and talents with the work of leadership
  • Develop leadership approaches capable of addressing complex global challenges

 

 

Who is this programme for

 

This programme is particularly relevant for professionals in the fields of:

  • Advocacy and public affairs
  • Communication
  • Fundraising and resource mobilisation
  • Campaigning
  • Governmental affairs, corporate social responsibility, environment, social and governance and sustainability
  • Diplomats and members of permanent missions
     

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Applications

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Calendar

DATES
March 2027

This 2-day face-to-face course is part of the Executive Degree in Advocacy and International Public Affairs. As such, you will be able to exchange with participants of that degree-granting programme.

Fees

Fees
CHF 880

Discounts

Discounts
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Location

Face-to-face
Villa Barton
Rue de Lausanne 132
1202 Geneva

Location

Language
English

Contact us

Johnson Jimmye (Mrs.)
Admissions Officer
+41 (0)22 908 57 28
ee.programadvisor@graduateinstitute.ch

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