Ivy League Leadership Announces Spring & Fall 2011 Leadership Training Course Schedule

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivy League Leadership (www.ivyleagueleadership.com) launches its spring 2011 executive leadership training series with "Decision Making for Senior Executives" June 13-14 and  "Strategies of Persuasion and Executive Influence" June 15-16 at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA. These two sessions mark the first in a five-course series focused on essential executive leadership skills. Faculty from Ivy League  and other prestigious universities who have trained U.S. military leaders, United Nations officials, and senior executives from Fortune 500 corporations teach these two-day instructional courses.

The remaining sessions, taking place this October, include "Value Creation Through Informed Leadership," "Maximizing Individual and Organizational Performance," and "Promoting Creativity and Building an Innovative Culture." For the full faculty line-up, course details, and registration information, visit www.ivyleagueleadership.com.

The Ivy League Leadership series is designed for senior-level executives working across many industry sectors. The interdisciplinary nature of the courses enriches each attendee's experience with feedback and interaction from a multitude of perspectives.

Senior executives seeking an edge will advance their careers by mastering these five fundamental leadership skills and learning from faculty and industry experts about how to apply them for business success. The series kicks off with sessions taught by:

• Sherman Roberts, Faculty Chair, The Ivy Faculty Consortium, Academic Director, Oxford Programme on Negotiation, Said School of Business, and the University of Oxford;
• Sydney Finkelstein, Steven Roth Professor of Management Chair, Tuck School at Dartmouth College; and
• Gary Orren, Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard University

About Ivy League Leadership

Ivy League Leadership is an organization that promotes better leadership through course work, networking and the sharing of ideas. In addition to the in-person leadership series, course attendees receive a weekly "Leadership Journal" newsletter including a featured article, motivational quote, featured business book, and information about upcoming courses. Visit www.ivyleagueleadership.com to join the mailing list and to connect to other senior-level leaders.

SOURCE Ivy League Leadership