Stanford Graduate School of Business Campus

Develop your leadership style, create an action plan and inspire innovation in your team, your company, and the world.

Power. Influence. Collaboration. Learn to master all three in Leadership Strategies: The Effective Use of Power. This program explores the sources and uses of power and teaches influence strategies to help you become a more collaborative and successful leader.  

You’ll experience world-class faculty, cutting-edge research, and an interactive approach to learning. Engage directly with faculty through real-time lectures, Q&A, and office hours. Collaborate and connect with other senior executives through discussions and group-based exercises. And, immediately apply new insights and frameworks to create a personalized 100-day action plan. 

Whether you’re a high-potential leader preparing to take on more responsibility or a high-impact executive with a proven track record of success, you’ll learn the essential communication, collaboration, and coaching skills you need to empower and inspire your teams.

 

Key Benefits

Explore the dynamics of power, learn strategies for influencing others, and become a more collaborative and successful leader.

  • Learn how your personal leadership style impacts those around you.
  • Develop strategies for using personal power to build strong mutual-influence relationships within your organization.
  • Build a strong, cohesive team by leveraging the leadership potential of all members.
  • Create a personalized leadership action plan to make you more effective and accountable back at work.

Who Should Attend?

  • High-potential leaders preparing to take on increasing levels of responsibility and challenge as they move into more senior leadership/management roles
  • High-impact executives with a proven track record of success and seven to ten years of management experience — from any size company, any industry, and any country
  • Mid-level executives interested in leading with confidence may want to consider Executive Leadership Development

09 Nov 2025 – 14 Nov 2025

In-Person | Stanford, CA | US $16,000

Deadline

26 Sep 2025

Qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Early applications are encouraged.

The program fee includes tuition, private accommodations, all meals, and course materials.

Payment is due upon admission. Your space is secured upon receipt of full payment.

Awarded Upon completion

Certificate of completion

Contact

Jana Dubovska | Executive Education, Stanford GSB
Associate Director, Programs Executive Education
Program Overview

Program Overview

Meet faculty director Brian Lowery, and hear how Stanford's Executive Program in Leadership: The Effective Use of Power will teach you how to both use power and empower others.

Learn More About the Program

Explore our carefully designed curriculum, and go deeper with select course descriptions or a sample schedule.

Review all eligibility requirements, and learn about the application process.

Learn more about our past participants, and find out if the program is right for you.

Faculty Leadership

Brian S. Lowery
The Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior

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