Essentials of Leadership

Who's it for?

The Essentials of Leadership programme is designed for those in a leadership position, who are looking for guidance and inspiration as to how to Essentials of leadership participantdevelop further and improve their performance.

Participants include Directors and General Managers, or those who are new to a significant leadership role and wish to receive guidance and inspiration to help improve their performance.

Participants should be able to identify at least four direct reports (or alternatively, peers and superiors) in order to take part in the 360-degree survey.

Diverse range of backgrounds
Essentials of Leadership Programme participants come from a diverse range of backgrounds including marketing, operations, finance, consultancy, human resources and project management.

Organisations that have recently benefited from London Business School leadership programmes:

  • ABN Amro
  • Bank of Korea
  • Barclays
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • BP
  • BT
  • Citibank
  • European Commission
  • KPMG
  • Kuwait Investment Authority
  • NATO
  • Norsk Hydro
  • Oracle
  • PWC
  • Roche
  • Shell
  • Sony Ericsson
  • Swarovski Optik KG
  • Unilever
  • World Heath Organisation


Past Participant Profile

To see how Elaine Gordon, from Gartmore Investment Management, UK benefited from the programme, download the case study. (PDF 1.2MB)

Participant Nationality

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Region Participant 
Europe               48%
UK               27%
Asia-Pacific                 9%
Middle East                 7%
North/South America                 6%
Africa                 3%

Download past participant information including job function and companies that have benefited from attending the programme.(PDF 814KB)

*Data used is from the previous three years