Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership VoiceNEW
Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership Voice
Overview
Effective communication is the lifeblood of leadership. It is the force that drives vision, fosters trust, and galvanizes teams into action. Leaders who can articulate their ideas clearly and inspiringly create an environment where innovation thrives and challenges are met with confidence. Without these skills, leaders risk leaving their teams disoriented and disengaged.
The Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership Voice program takes place in Dubai, UAE, and is designed to address these critical challenges by equipping leaders with the tools and techniques needed to master the art of communication. Through immersive role-plays, simulations, and practical exercises, participants will learn to deliver transformational messages, engage their audiences, and build lasting connections. This program fosters a safe, collaborative space where leaders can refine their authentic communication styles and develop strategies to keep their teams committed to achieving shared goals.
- Of employees consider communication the number one leadership skill. [1]
- 75%
- Employees think their boss communicates effectively. [2]
- Only 1 in 3
- Global productivity lost annually due to disengaged employees. [3]
- $8.8 trillion
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Impact
With Columbia Business School’s Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership Voice program, participants will:
- Gain a deeper understanding of what constitutes communication, recognizing it encompasses more than moments of public speaking but also all the signals sent through day-to-day actions
- Learn to access their authentic delivery style
- Identify why leadership matters and which current challenges to focus on resolving; developing strategies to achieve specific goals
- Build current thought-leadership skills to confront the ambiguity and anxiety of stepping into a leadership communication opportunity
Participant Profile
- C-suite and senior leaders aiming to accelerate their impact on their organizations and teams
- High-potential professionals looking to enhance their leadership skills and drive organizational success
This program is structured to benefit from a diverse mix of participants, where both younger and senior members provide valuable perspectives to each other, fostering a trusting and safe environment that helps each participant identify and grow their authentic leadership style.
Learning Methodology
Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership Voice program is designed to help you enhance your communication capabilities and become a more effective leader for your organization. Our in-person program offers participants the chance to hone practical skills through hands-on learning, role-playing exercises, and real-world applications, allowing them to tackle specific challenges in a supportive and positive classroom environment. The curriculum includes these key pillars:
- Communication Theory and Principles: Learn the essential frameworks, key models, and practical applications for effectively navigating challenging future communication scenarios.
- Targeted Solutions for Participants’ Real-World Challenges: Participate in role-plays, simulations, and personalized leadership scenarios. Through select readings on communication skills and practical take-away tools, tackle your professional challenges. Enhance your learning through peer collaboration and faculty support, developing practical skills that can be applied directly to real-world situations.
- Small Group Collaborations: Integrated from start to finish, small group work ensures continuous engagement and enhanced learning throughout the program.
- Lectures and Practice: Foundational lessons in leadership communication are introduced through four days of immersive on-site learning.
Program Content
This four-day program takes place in-person at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai UAE.
Lecture sessions include:
The Leader’s Voice
Introduction to goals, projects, and pedagogy, setting the stage for the program.
Leadership Application Case Part 1: Principles into Action
Explore communication and listening principles, laying the groundwork for interactive learning.
Assessing the Environment: How to Navigate Risk and Build Opportunity
Explore how to recognize and navigate leadership responsibilities through applied learning in emotional and contextual intelligence and leadership purpose.
Aligning and Leveraging Experience as a Communication Resource
Discover how life history and experiences can be used as a "library" of resources for future leadership communication opportunities.
Program Faculty
Bruce Craven
Academic Director in Executive Education
Adjunct Associate Professor of Business Management Division
Jeffrey Golde
Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Business Management Division
“When we lead with authenticity, knowing what is important to us as individuals, we achieve three key outcomes: 1) we can remain stable under pressure, 2) we can adapt to a changing business landscape, and 3) our colleagues, direct reports, stakeholders, and customers can be confident in our consistent leadership vision, passion, and integrity. This is the essence of the Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership Voice program.”
Bruce Craven
Faculty Director“The Mastering Executive Communication: Empower Your Leadership Voice program gives executives useful communication tools. It helps them understand the difference between what they mean to say and how it’s received. Leaders will learn how to analyze, approach, and manage this gap in communication, which is very important. Without this skill, a leader’s best ideas will remain just that—an idea.”
Jeffrey Golde
Program DirectorFAQ
Certification
I’m interested in the Certificate in Business Excellence (CIBE), how do I get started?
At Columbia Business School Executive Education, you’ll be able to customize a unique learning experience by selecting programs that best interest you and are most suited for your needs. Any completed program, regardless of format (live online, in-person, or online), will count towards the Certificate in Business Excellence.
Which programs qualify for the CIBE?
Any completed executive education program, regardless of format (live-online, in-person, or online), will count towards the Certificate in Business Excellence. Partner programs will also count towards the certificate.
What programs are considered partner programs?
Executive education programs developed and administered with our educational partners, bring the best of our combined knowledge, thought leadership, resources, and expertise. Kindly find a list of our partners here on our partnership page.
What are the costs of the certificate?
There’s no set cost associated with the certificate path since you’re able to customize your learning journey with in-person and online programs (price will vary depending on the program type and length).
Are there any tuition assistance or scholarships?
At Columbia Business School Executive Education, we offer non-degree and non-credit-based professional development programs to the global business community. As our programs are non-degree and non-credit, they do not qualify for financial aid.
How are CIBE credits determined?
Credits for a program are determined by the program duration and total learning hours.
Where do I find information on the credit value for a program?
You will find this information on each program page. Credits range from 0.5 credits – 26 credits per program.
How do I get enrolled in the CIBE?
Your certificate journey will start with your first program, and you have 4 years to complete your CIBE. You may register for any of our executive education programs on each program page. You may enroll using the “Enroll Now” button, and the application process should take 5-10 minutes.
How do I receive credits?
You are required to fully attend a program and complete all necessary coursework in order to receive CIBE credits. Credits are only awarded after you complete a program.
How do I check the status of my Certificate completion?
Kindly reach out to a Learning Solutions representative for any questions on the status of your CIBE credit count.
Do CIBE credits expire?
Credits are only valid for four years (Please note: While we are not able to offer in-person programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration to complete the programming has been extended to five years.). If you have not completed your CIBE within four years, we will only count non-expired credits towards your CIBE credit total.
Does the Certificate in Business Excellence expire?
Your Certificate in Business Excellence does not expire. Once you become a certificate recipient, you will join the greater alumni community at Columbia Business School.
I’ve reached 18 CIBE credits, what’s next?
Congratulations! You should receive a digital copy of your certificate at the end of your program. If you do not receive a copy from your program manager, kindly contact your Learning Solutions representative or your program manager for next steps.
Will I receive a physical certificate?
Upon completion, you will receive a secure, digital certificate through Accredible. Within the platform you will have the option to print your credential, post it to your LinkedIn feed, or display it on your profile as a certification. Please contact your program manager for the status of your digital certificate.
How do I get access to my alumni benefits?
Once you complete your CIBE, we kindly ask for your patience as we process your alumni credentials. The processing time can take anywhere from 8 to 10 weeks long.
Can I add the Certificate in Business Excellence to LinkedIn?
Yes! We will provide you with instructions on how to add your certificate to your LinkedIn profile after you become a Certificate recipient.
Assignments
Will there be any homework or assignments?
For select programs, there will be some assignments to complete after the end of select program sessions. Assignments will typically consist of readings, self-reflections, and brief assessments. This approach is designed to help you practice your learnings.
How long will assignments take?
We do not expect that homework assignments will take up a large amount of time to complete.
Will there be any examinations or grades?
There will be no examinations or grades for our live online programs.
Preferred Pricing and Tuition Benefits for Alumni
Are there preferred pricing options available for live online programs?
Yes, preferred pricing is available for groups of two or more. To inquire, email execed@gsb.columbia.edu.
As a Columbia Business School alumni am I eligible for tuition benefit?
When you earn a Certificate in Business Excellence you will receive a 25 percent tuition benefit for full-price Executive Education in-person programs lasting three and four days and all full-price online programs. Exclusions apply**Which programs do not qualify for a 25 percent tuition benefit?
- Advanced Management Program
- Executive Development Program
- Developing Black Leaders in Financial Services
- Strategic Wealth Manager
- Global Banking Program: Fintech, Digital, and Analytics
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Venture Capital Private Equity
- Digital Business Leadership Program
- Executive Program in Management
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