Positive Leadership

In Become a Positive Leader to Accelerate Positive Change, you will engage in an exciting, introspective, and intense opportunity to reflect on yourself and your organization. You will explore in detail the following topics:

The Positive Leadership Framework

• The BPL framework
• Application of the framework to personal and organizational realms

Enabling Spectacular Performance and an Exceptional Culture

• Tools and techniques to motivate employees through positive management leadership
• Setting the stage for implementation to excel

Character Development (Nurture Versus Nature)

• Self-awareness and development of positive leadership qualities
• Leveraging crisis situations as opportunities for resilience and learning

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Basilica: Drawing Inspiration from Gaudí

• Motivating others with a sense of purpose and mission
• Creativity for overcoming challenges and constraints
• Evaluating the present to create an alternative future

Reflected “Best Self” Exercise

• Customized feedback on your strengths and strength profile
• Creating a picture of you at your best

Deep Change

• Understanding the power of emotions and managing them in professional environments
• Clarifying values and purpose

Creating a Positive Organizational Culture

• Positive climate: stress prevention; mindfulness and well-being
• Pros, cons and sustainability of a positive culture

High-Quality Connections and Energy Networks

• Understanding the power of high-quality connections and learning how to create them to impact the future
• Trust and empowerment

Action Plan: Change Starts With You

• Planning and positioning for excellence
• Developing a 21-day personal action plan

The “Become a Positive Leader to Accelerate Positive Change” program targets Human Resources professionals and their teams; executives who are spearheading change or in the midst of a career transformation; and leaders who aspire to develop creative, committed and constructive teams by applying the pillars of positive leadership.

The faculty of the “Become a Positive Leader to Accelerate Positive Change” program is composed of professionals and positive leaders who are involved not only in teaching but also in research and in the business world.

The Positive Leadership program leverages a wide range of highly dynamic and interactive teaching methodologies, including group discussions, class lectures, exercises, the case study method and a computer simulation, all aimed to hone your skills as an agent of change. These teaching methods have been strategically combined to foster an optimal learning environment.
The on-site edition takes place on the school’s Barcelona campus.

To ensure participants get the most out of the program, they will be asked to prepare the academic materials provided two weeks before the program’s start date.

The admission process entails a three-step process:

1. Complete and submit the online application.
2. The Executive Education Department will email you to acknowledge receipt and provide further details on program dates, pre-program academic materials and bank details to submit payment.
3. Proceed with the payment of the program’s fee. This is an essential requisite to access the pre-readings and participate in the program. Two weeks before the start date, participants will receive an email with a user name to access the IESE Virtual Campus and pre-readings.

• General fee: € 6,400
• Alumni fee: € 5,760
• IESE Alumni Association members: € 5,440
• Executive Education Certificate fee: An additional 5% discount on the general or IESE Alumni Association member fee.

The program fee is tax-exempt. Payment is required before the program begins and includes all academic materials and most meals. Please note that travel and accommodation expenses are not included.

Discounts are available for corporate agreements and multiple registrations from the same company. Space is limited and filled in strict order of reception so early registration is encouraged.

Participants in the on-campus Barcelona edition can benefit from special rates at the following hotels: AC Hotel by Marriott Victoria Suites 4*, Sansi Pedralbes 4*, abba Garden Hotel 4*, Meliá Barcelona Sarriá 5*, Upper Diagonal 4*.

Payment Details
We accept payments by credit card or wire transfer.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received within 20 days before the program’s start date are subject to a fee equivalent to 25% of tuition. IESE reserves the right to cancel this edition or modify dates up to 20 days prior to its start. IESE is under no circumstances responsible for travel expenses incurred. Participants should consider travel cancellation coverage in the exceptional event that the program is cancelled or if they are unable to attend for personal or professional reasons.