High Performance People Skills for Leaders

Elevate your ability to inspire, influence and effectively communicate with your people.

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Get the best out of yourself and your people

Develop strong relationships, enhance your emotional intelligence and learn to influence others as a leader across face-to-face, hybrid and virtual teams.

Good for you
Good for your organisation

Learn how to develop strong, influential relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds, nationalities and professional functions.
Empower and inspire your people to unlock their potential and build successful teams across different settings.
Acquire critical coaching skills to share and receive feedback, helping your people to build on their strengths and improve their weaknesses.

Become a truly authentic leader by focusing on what makes you unique.
Gain skills and tactics to confidently confront poor performance and difficult people.
Learn how to empower, delegate and influence others, even in situations where you have little authority.

Organisations gain a senior executive or manager with greater self-awareness, vision and team-building skills who can:

Implement strategies and lead change more effectively.
Achieve the organisation's vision through better conflict management and resolution capabilities.

Build stronger relationships with key clients and partners.
Develop more motivated teams and foster greater co-operation.

"The programme made a significant difference in terms of how I operate and what I'll do next."

Sukwinder Bassi

CEO Africa GEMS Education
Programme: High Performance People Skills for Leaders
Nationality: Emirati

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Right for you

This programme is ideal for senior managers who interact with many different people as part of their role.

management experience

on average

nationalities

on average per cohort

Attendees include:

Highly-skilled technical managers who need a boost to their interpersonal skills.
CEOs, managing directors, general managers, sales and business development professionals, HR managers and lawyers.

The data above display the top nationalities and top 10 industries of participants who responded to our survey during the last full academic year.

Industry of recent participants

Finance – Commercial Banking 21.7 %
Telecommunication Services 13.1 %
Food/Beverages/Tobacco 10.9 %
Manufacturing 10.8 %
Finance/ Accounting Services 8.7 %
Public Administration/Regulatory Bodies 8.7 %
Construction/Building Materials 6.6 %
Consulting – Other 6.5 %
Downstream Oil/Gas 6.5 %
Healthcare 6.5 %

The data above display the top nationalities and top 10 industries of participants who responded to our survey during the last full academic year.

Programme content

Personal insights. Coaching. Practice.

Sharpen your self-awareness and insight into yourself and others, and build your skills through a powerful combination of coaching and practice.

Self-knowledge: Bring out your own personality and leverage your strengths more confidently and effectively. Complete a NEO personality profile to know yourself better and discover how those who work with you view your leadership style through a 360-degree assessment. Before joining the programme, you will also reflect on what you want to achieve during your five days to identify your business challenges and any development areas
Insight into others: Unlock your ability to create highly effective relationships and fine-tune your approach to the unique biases and motives of your colleagues. Through research-based insights into the drivers of human behaviour, gain an awareness of others that enhances your emotional intelligence. Plus, perform deep analysis of those who are vital to your success and master the skills to empower and inspire them to perform at their full potential.
Interpersonal problem-solving: Gain strategies and tools to influence and motivate people and test these techniques in a safe environment. Practise new patterns of behaviour through intimate group coaching, practical role play situations and one-to-one coaching sessions. Gain the tools to address specific challenges, drive new behaviours and achieve success through others.

Each day is structured around gaining insights, practising skills, and reflecting on how to apply your learnings in your role.
Benefit from workshops led by expert coaches in four key areas: having impact, coaching, emotional intelligence, and dealing with conflict.
Work closely with a dedicated executive coach before, during and after the programme to develop and execute a bespoke action plan. Through these insightful sessions, you’ll cement your goals, reinforce your learning and maximise your impact in your organisation.
Enlist a workplace observer – someone with visibility of your day-to-day in your organisation – to help highlight your strengths and weaknesses, formalise your objectives and implement your action plan.
Set your own agenda as part of an intimate coaching group, where you’ll learn how to master challenges through the diverse perspectives of classmates from different cultural and professional backgrounds.

Start your journey four to six weeks before the programme sessions, with preparation work, one-to-one coaching and by identifying your workplace observer.
Access a one-to-one discussion with thought-leader Professor Thomas Mussweiler to personalise the programme to your individual needs.
Work with a breadth of different people from around the world. Experience the reality of co-operating and collaborating with a diverse group.
Learn through faculty-led sessions, group work and one-to-one coaching.
Continue your development for up to a year after you complete the programme through additional one-to-one coaching sessions, a self-reflection survey and a follow-up 360 assessment.

What is the application process?

You can apply to the programme of your choice online. Acceptance is not automatic and your application will be reviewed by our team of Programme Consultants to ensure the best fit between applicants and programmes. Spaces on our programmes can fill up quickly so we encourage you to apply early and ensure your application is as comprehensive as possible.

Will I have to do any preparation before attending the programme?

You'll receive communication from your Programme Manager around six weeks before starting the programme. The information we send will direct you to our online learning platform which will include the programme timetable, pre-programme reading and preparation work, and an introduction to your fellow participants.

Do I need to obtain a visa if I’m coming from overseas?

Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality and country of residence. We encourage you to use the ‘check if you need a visa’ tool or to consult the UK consulate or embassy in your home country.

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London or Online

This programme can be delivered in-person at our London campus or online. The format options available to you are shown under the ‘location’ tab next to the dates at the top of this page.

London (in-person)

Experience our world-class Executive Education programmes at our central London campus.
Immerse yourself in experiential activities, collaborative group exercises and face-to-face networking opportunities with your peers, guest speakers and our world-class faculty.
For programme iterations running in-person and online simultaneously, you’ll experience a format that bridges the gap between on-campus and virtual learning, enabling you to collaborate with your fellow participants both in London and around the world.
Learn in the heart of London and access campus amenities.

Online

Bring the LBS experience to you with live virtual learning led by our world-class faculty.
Join a dynamic virtual classroom, where you’ll be immersed in experiential activities and collaborative group work with your peers, while learning from and interacting with our leading faculty and guest speakers.
For programmes running in-person and online simultaneously, you’ll experience a format that bridges the gap between on-campus and virtual learning, enabling you to collaborate with your fellow participants both in London and around the world.
After completion, online participants will have the chance to join us on campus for an exclusive day of networking with classmates and insightful sessions with LBS faculty.

To find out more contact our Programme Consultant.

Our faculty

Experts in the field

Access some of the world’s leading thinkers whose cutting-edge research in global business is grounded in real-world practicality.

Thomas Mussweiler

Professor of Organisational Behaviour

Academic Focus

Thomas is an expert on the psychological foundations of organisational behaviour. More specifically, his interests include trust and cooperation, judgment and decision making, negotiation and influence, the self, interpersonal processes and stereotyping. Much of Professor Mussweiler’s research focuses on social comparison processes – he examines how comparing with others changes people’s self-image, their motivation and performance.

Experience

Professor Mussweiler has extensive teaching experience at a variety of institutions. In his 20 years of teaching, he has taught decision making, negotiation, organisational behaviour and social psychology to a variety of different audiences. Professor Mussweiler is the recipient of a series of prestigious national and international awards, including the European Young Investigator Award and the Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Award, and is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 70 scientific articles in a broad spectrum of the leading journals of his field, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Review, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Psychological Science, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Making.

How to apply

Submit your application through our online application form.

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When should I apply?

We recommend you apply at least three months before the programme starts to guarantee your place. The form will take approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete.
When will I hear back from you?

We’ll acknowledge receipt of your application by email within 48 hours, if it’s received during normal working hours (Mon-Fri – 09:00-18:00 GMT). We will review and respond to your application within two working days. We do this in order of receipt and acceptance is not automatic.
Can I reserve a place?

Yes. We can hold a provisional place for you for up to two weeks, but be aware that completed applications take priority and programmes often fill up several months in advance. You can reserve a place online, by phone or by email.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7000 8575 Email: hpps@london.edu
What are your language requirements?

The programme is taught in English, so a good working knowledge of the language is essential. If English is not your first language, we may ask you for evidence of your proficiency.
What if I have more questions?

If you have any more questions, please read our FAQs here.

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