Leadership at the Peak - Overview

"Leadership at the Peak is a great opportunity to spend some time reflecting on yourself and getting feedback - from the people you work with and also from people in the class who are observing your behaviors and style for the first time. If you don't get a wakeup call from this, you're completely not paying attention."

Michael T. Kowal
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, RadioShack Corp.

Read the complete alumni profile of Michael Kowal (Acrobat PDF, 240 KB)

This programme focuses exclusively on the demands of senior-most leaders, guaranteeing a comfortable, secure environment in which they can evaluate their leadership style and effectiveness and focus on high-level challenges in the company of their peers. It blends self-discovery, self-development and fitness activities and sets it all against a backdrop of current business themes. Held in the mountains of Davos, Switzerland, this programme offers a stimulating setting for reflection and development.

Who Should Attend

Senior executives with 15-plus years of management experience who typically are in the top three tiers of their organisation and have leadership responsibility for 500 or more people and/or executive staff functions. Admission is by application only.

Outcomes

During this programme, participants:

• Initiate behavioural changes that have long-term individual, organisational and shareholder value.
• Assess who and where they are as leaders and benchmark themselves against others at the same professional level.
• Enrich communication skills by participating in a simulated television interview session that focuses on public image.
• Enhance executive selection skills through an interactive selection simulation.
• Develop a plan of action that encompasses both fitness and leadership development goals.
• Broaden their network of executive colleagues.

Special Features

• Each participant is assigned to an individual executive coach who establishes contact prior to the programme and also conducts a follow-up coaching session after the programme.
• Each participant receives intensive personalized feedback from colleagues in the programme and 360-degree feedback from direct reports back home, delivered by a certified CCL coach.
• Participants take part in an action-learning module focusing on organisational climate issues and how they as leaders create or improve the environment in which they lead.
• The Peak Selection Simulation replicates the leader selection process, and a simulated television interview allows leaders to focus on their public image and improve communication skills.
• Each participant receives a thorough fitness evaluation, with an emphasis on how to handle stress and workplace health issues. The programme also includes optional fitness hikes and Pilates or yoga workouts.