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Women's Leadership Excellence

Reach your next level of leadership
business woman leader standing on the street in big city

Meet our teaching staff

Qiao Zhang

Program Director, Executive Programs, ESMT Berlin

Nora Grasselli

Lecturer in leadership and member of the faculty, ESMT Berlin

Eric Quintane

Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, ESMT Berlin

Andreas Bernhardt

Executive Development Advisor and Lead Coach, ESMT Berlin
Stephanie Street Dramatic Resources facilitator at ESMT

Stephanie Street

Senior Associate, Dramatic Resources
Lara King headshot

Lara King

Associate Trainer, Dramatic Resources

Program structure

Day 1

Women’s Leadership Excellence
  • Defining women's leadership excellence
  • Leadership excellence through networks 
Day 2

Your Path to Leadership Excellence
  • Group coaching
  • Peer consultation
  • Personal growth plan
Day 3

Leadership Excellence in Action
  • Projecting authority and confidence
  • Mastering difficult conversations
  • In the spotlight

How you will learn

You will engage in innovative exercises, participate in workshops with peers and faculty, collaborate in pair and group work, and benefit from group coaching sessions. Interactive lectures, plenary discussions, and networking events will also provide opportunities for learning and connection.

Two women speaking
Melissa Mayr
Participants' voices

The Women's Leadership Excellence program left a lasting impression on me, and the standout moment was the last coaching day.

...where theater and acting coaches unveiled the significance of body language, voice, and gestures in presentations and conversations. I was amazed to learn that these non-verbal elements contribute to 93% of the overall impact, while the actual content only makes up 7%! We got to practice communication techniques and dive deep into our work challenges. It was a great experience!

But here's the best part: this program didn't just help me professionally, it made a personal impact too. Those three intense days of coaching and exchange are still working their magic in my mind. I'm looking forward to using the techniques I learned and staying connected with the people I met to continue learning from each other.

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Melissa Mayr
Senior Legal Counsel, Allianz Partners SAS Niederlassung Deutschland
LΓ©a Reyx-Richard
Participants' voices

This program is not intended to be a "girl power" brainwashing experience.

I had a wonderful experience at ESMT Berlin where I attended the Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE) program. This program is not intended to be a "girl power" brainwashing experience. Rather, it aims to enhance participants' understanding of the necessary qualities of being a forward-looking manager, emphasizes the importance of developing a strong network, and provides the opportunity to benefit from individual coaching. I had the chance to meet wonderful and successful women from whom I learned a lot. In a nutshell, the key elements emphasized in the WLE program are self-confidence, trust, sharing, caring, kindness, and self-disclosure.

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LΓ©a Reyx-Richard
HR Business Partner, Akiem

Earn Your Postgraduate Diploma

This program can be taken as part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management curriculum.

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Next dates

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.11)
Location
Berlin
Next Intake
Jul 02-04, 2025
Duration
3 days
Format
Face-to-face
Tuition
€4,200
Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.12)
Location
Berlin
Next Intake
Dec 08-10, 2025
Duration
3 days
Format
Face-to-face
Tuition
€4,200