Leadership
Development

A life changing transformational experience.

Principled leaders in a global world

Today’s complex business environment calls for a new approach to leadership, one that goes beyond financial performance and shareholder return, and focuses on co-creating meaningful value that serves society.
Leadership is a process of transformation and improvement, of oneself and others. The role of a leader is to inspire and guide with a compelling purpose, mobilizing and empowering teams to enhance agility and drive change, fostering diversity, inclusion and social responsibility awareness.
At The Lisbon MBA Católica|Nova, we look at leadership skills not as “soft skills” but as “deep skills” that will sustain a mindset capable of having a lasting and positive impact on people, business and society.

Leadership skills for a new era

A CLEAR VISION that enhances engagement, performance and morale, promoting change-driven solutions with a compelling purpose, energy and enthusiasm to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

THE CAPACITY TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO, encouraging teams to think independently, arousing intellectual curiosity to explore new ways of doing things, driven by a culture of trust, creativity and innovation.

THE DRIVE TO LIVE AND ACT BY A SET OF CORE VALUES and moral standards, to which they stay true even if they are challenged to the core.

THE ABILITY TO PROMOTE NETWORKS OF EMPOWERED PEOPLE, fostering endurable alliances, facilitating adaptable environments based on a daring culture of ownership and co-creation.

International MBA - LEAD

At LEAD, we invite you to live a transformational journey, leverage your full potential and discover the best version of yourself. You will acquire the right set of skills for your future leadership role.

Bonding First

Bonding First is an immersion experience that will give you the space and tools to launch a solid basis for your transformational experience. 

Leading Self

Before managing others, leaders have to understand and manage themselves. Managing your true self means reflecting and building on what you value, what you are, what you can become and fine tune a clear plan to unleash your full potential.  

Leading Teams

The next leap for your transformational journey is moving from leading self to leading others. The success in inspiring and mobilizing others is strongly based on the ability to connect and nurture reliable relationships. 

Lasting your Journey

Inspirational leaders build powerful visions by integrating other people’s aspirations and communicating them effectively. It is a daily endeavor for principled leaders who need to make thoughtful choices in an ever-changing environment.

Executive MBA - Leadership Stream

At Leadership Stream you will expand your competencies with a range of tools that will enable you to develop agile ways of working, rethinking your role and that of your teams, and unleashing a collective creative capacity to navigate the growing complexity of business and societies. 

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Expand your agile-self 

Commit to an ongoing personal and professional learning, and to the growing of self-awareness and thoughtful choices.

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Lead in a fast-changing ecosystem 

Understand the impact and opportunities underlying the current changes. Anticipate future trends and navigate the dynamic interplay of their conflicting forces.

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Foster engagement & value creation

Embrace agile management, and learn how to structure empowered and accountable teams. Encourage experimentation and fast decision-making, allowing sustainable transformation.

What our students say about the Leadership Development

Leadership development empowered me with the skills to guide teams through challenges, inspire innovation, adapt to dynamic environments and foster growth. Initiative Lead at UBS Switzerland

Anna Chernukhina

AUSTRIA

The LEAD was the most enriching module of the MBA for me – it forces you to reflect on your past achievements and beliefs, fostering exploration of how to become a better leader. Helen Mayer, Senior Consultant at Porsche Consulting, Germany

Helen Mayer

GERMANY

The LEAD was a key component of the program to make it work, to make the team cohesive and friendly from day one. Senior Sustainability Consultant at AECOM, USA

Rita Melo

PORTUGAL

The Leadership Stream is the right forum for those who look for inspiration, and comprehension about how to help our teams achieve their goals. Marketing & Communication Director at Dreamia, Portugal

Jorge Ruano

SPAIN

Friday Forums gave us an incredible opportunity to step away from classwork and engage with our classmates. We did all sorts of activities that really solidified us as a group. Executive Director at New Leaders, USA

Alex Elson

SPAIN

The Leadership Stream sessions provided me with the tools to improve results, fostering collaboration in a multicultural environment where teams must perform at a high level. Rui Francisco, Director Software Services at EBSCO, Portugal

Rui Francisco

PORTUGAL

Some key aspects that I learned from the Friday Forums are mindfulness or how to keep calm under certain circumstances - all skills needed in higher management levels. Senior Product Manager at DataWeave, India

Srivallabh B K

INDIA

The Leadership Development component drove me through a self-reflection exercise and made me intentional about developing my personal and professional strengths. Senior Director, People Development and Experience at OutSystems, Portugal

Sofia Bué Alves

PORTUGAL