Leading with Confidence: How Self-Aware Leaders Should Think, Speak, and Act.

April 26 - June 29

Registration is open.

Leading with Confidence: How Self-Aware Leaders Should Think, Speak, and Act.

3 months
Ian Robertson, Sarah Gershman, Konstantin Korotov
In and Outside Yerevan

Throughout the program:
Intensive courses | International experts | Group discussions
At the end of the program:
Certificate from Matena

Program overview

A groundbreaking leadership program for senior executives. Combining the science of self-awareness, public speaking mastery, and action-oriented leadership, this program is among the best of its kind worldwide. An immersive program, packed with numerous exercises for hands-on learning and real-world application.

Who is the program meant for?

Tailored for senior executives navigating complex challenges, requiring 5+ years of leadership experience to unlock next-level insights and strategies.

What you get

International expertise

by world-leading professionals with extensive teaching experience

Practical Skills

obtained through classroom training and informal interactions

Networking

with groupmates and other alumni

Certificate of Completion

from Matena

Program content

Module 1: Think

2 days
April 26 - April 27
Yerevan

Experts: Ian Robertson

What is confidence and how does it apply to your life and work?
The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Aspiration, Introduction to Attention

The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Attention
The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Act

Experts: Ian Robertson

The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Attitude to Self, Attitude to Failure, Adversity can be your Friend
The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Avoid asking for reassurance, Address anxiety

The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Actor Mindset, Address the Impostor
The 12 ‘A’s of how confidence can be learned: Address saboteurs, Affirm your values

Module 2: Speak

2 days
May 17-18
Dilijan

Experts: Sarah Gershman

Presence of Self: What is presence? | What are the challenges of being present while speaking in public? | How can we harness generosity to overcome speaking anxiety?
Presence of Message: The curse of knowledge and how to overcome it | The spoken and unspoken needs of the audience | The core message | The opener

Presence of Delivery: How to match content and delivery | How to use voice to make the content stick | How to use movement and body language | How to use slides | How to use eye contact
The Power of Storytelling: Moving from tension to redemption | Finding a story about your presence

Experts: Sarah Gershman

How to Turn Information into a Story: What makes a good story? | What is the difference between a story and a typical “presentation?” | How to make our presentations sound more like good stories.
How to Speak to Persuade: The Persuasion Dilemma | How to get inside their circle | Matching the tone of the skeptic | How to handle tough Q and A

How to Brief Leadership: The challenges of briefing | How to overcome these challenges | How to speak with greater clarity and concision | How to structure an effective briefing

Module 3: Act

2 days
June 28-29
Yerevan

Experts: Konstantin Korotov

Strategic Leadership. Case Study “Robin Hood.”
Leadership Actions: Multi-Stakeholder perspective.

Leading for Exploration and Leading for Execution.
Choosing Leadership Styles. Review of Day 1

Experts: Konstantin Korotov

Change, Uncertainty, Resistance, and Reluctance.
Tools for Leading Adaptive Change.

Radical Transformation Game: Applying the Learning Points for My Organization
Leading for Resilience: Choosing Leadership Actions to Support Flexibility and Growth

Program outcomes

Understand the nature of confidence
Apply that understanding to one or more personal or professional challenges currently facing them
Learn a number of specific strategies for fostering confidence in themselves
Understand how best to foster collective confidence in a team
Understand the risks of overconfidence and how to mitigate them.
Be able to analyse previous business challenges in terms of confidence challenges of themselves or other colleagues
Explore the roots of public speaking anxiety, the essence of leadership presence, and how generosity can help overcome fear and enhance impact
Learn specific strategies to speak with greater confidence, clarity and concision
Learn how to craft and deliver an audience-focused presentation
Develop greater awareness of your own speaking strengths and challenges
Craft a clear core message
Open with power
Break down the wall between the speaker and the audience

Speak with slides
Use voice and body to make your content stick
Learn how to turn information into a story
Speak to persuade, brief leadership
Handle tough questions
Use eye contact to make each person feel personally addressed
Elevate virtual presence
Identify the key dimensions of strategic leadership and apply them to their organizational situations
Choose leadership styles in accordance with the situational requirements and followers’ needs
Understand the needs of followers in situations of uncertainty and transformation
Assess critical aspects of change initiatives requiring leadership interventions
Experiment with a set of tools supporting leadership actions

Experts

Ian Robertson

Founding Director of Neuroscience Institute at Trinity College Dublin & Author of "How Confidence Works"

Konstantin Korotov

Director of “Leading with Psychological Intelligence” Executive Program at ESMT Berlin, taught and directed executive education courses for Allianz, Deutsche Bank, Mercedes-Benz, and many more

Sarah Gershman

Georgetown University Professor & CEO of Green Room Speakers, trained and coached executives at hundreds of companies, including Microsoft, JP Morgan, and many more.

Admission procedure & Fee

After the online submission, the applicant will have an individual online meeting with Matena team to make sure that the given program is of most benefit to him/her. If needed, the applicants will be provided with consultancy on the experience of participation in other programs. We do our best to ensure that your participation in our programs brings you maximum results!

General fee: 1,500,000 AMD. Matena provides up to 400,000 AMD scholarship.

The fee includes:

Intensive courses by world-leading experts
Yerevan-Dilijan transfer
Accommodation in Dilijan
Meals and coffee breaks in Yerevan and Dilijan

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