LEAD Europe sustainability leadership programme
LEAD Europe sustainability leadership programme
Lead Europe's Sustainability Leadership Programme is designed for experienced, mid to senior managers and sustainability practitioners who want to increase their ability to make positive change in the world around them. The programme will allow you to step back, challenge your perceptions and stretch your leadership capability while helping you to redefine your vision of change for you and your organisation.
It’s a highly experiential learning journey allowing you to explore live sustainability challenges – with real cases – deepening your understanding of the complexities of sustainability today. And you’ll become part of one of the world’s largest global networks of leaders and experts in the field, opening the door to a wealth of knowledge and experience across 90 countries.
Programme overview:
Module 1: Orientation (virtual), 16 September - 8 October 2013
- Gain clarity on the programme objectives, structure and flow.
- Get to know the programme faculty and the other participants.
- Set personal learning objectives for your leadership journey within the programme.
- Online learning through Learnscape – a learning platform that provides both online learning content as well as the virtual space to connect and interact with the other programme participants.
- Prepare for the Leadership Challenge.
Module 2: Leadership challenge (residential), 9 - 13 October 2013
- Explore sustainability leadership in action while tackling a real-life sustainable development issue on location in Europe.
- Develop a set of leadership practices.
- Apply Stakeholder Dialogue and Engagement practices across multiple sectors.
- Apply Systems Thinking to identify option for effective change interventions Use collaborative innovation tools to create team recommendations.
- Gain skills and communication techniques for sustainable decision making and leadership.
Module 3: LEAD associate project (virtual), 14 October - 12 February 2013
- Integrate the learnings from the Leadership Challenge back into your everyday life.
- Design and develop a practical, action-oriented sustainability project with a small group of peers.
- Dive deeper into a particular area of interest in the cross section of Leadership and Sustainability whilst gaining experience in collaboration and working across cultures, disciplines and distance.
- Strengthen your leadership, group collaboration and action learning skills.
Module 4: Future creation (residential), 12 - 16 February 2014
- Capture your key learnings from the programme as a team and individuals.
- Create a personal leadership manifesto. Create a positive vision for the future.
- Deep your relationships and establish your peer network. Become part of the Lead Fellow Network.
- Graduation and celebration.
This programme targets private, public and third sectors including senior functional and general managers, entrepreneurs, executives, consultants, analysts, advisors, academics, etc.
Please complete the application form and email it to the event coordinator.
Deadline to apply is 12 August 2013.
A limited number of partial bursaries is available for deserving applicants.
Full fees: £5,250 or €6,565
NGO fees: £3,675 or €4,595
Fees include all tuition, learning materials, coffee breaks, accommodation and meals. Fees do not include travel costs.
NGO rates are available to those working in the charity or voluntary sectors or for not-for–profit organizations.
2013-08-12
europe@lead.org