Learning Programs


  • Babson College offers a residential 5-day executive development program, Leadership and Influence, exploring vision, teamwork and other leadership competencies needed to influence at all levels of an organization. This highly experiential program is for managers who have direct reports managing others, and combines videos, case discussions, role plays, simulations, and a day of outdoor problem-solving activities linked to influence without authority, and post-heroic concepts. Participants request confidential questionnaire feedback on leadership style from peers and direct reports, and utilize the results at the program. With a faculty team led by Keith Rollag, the program runs twice a year and has also been customized for numerous companies. More information available from Babson Executive Education, Babson Park, MA, 02157-0310, Phone: 781-239-4354 or Toll Free Phone: 800-882-EXEC, or http://www3.babson.edu/bee/programs/leadership

  • Stanford Graduate School of Business offers a residential 5-day Executive Program in Leadership: The Effective Use of Power, designed to help experienced managers put effective, collaborative methods of leadership to work for their organizations. Participants will discover how to develop and maintain vision and power by tapping into their team's valuable leadership potential and will gain hands-on experience through videos, case discussions, role plays, and simulations, linked to influence without authority and post-heroic concepts. Participants request confidential questionnaire feedback on leadership style from peers and direct reports, and utilize the results at the program. With a faculty team led by David Bradford, the program runs in the summer and has also been customized for numerous companies. More information available from Stanford Executive Education, 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305-5015, http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/exed/lead/ Phone: 650.723.3341 or Toll Free Phone: 866.542.2205.


  • Custom training by Allan Cohen, David Bradford or several associates, has been designed for half-day, one day and two day programs. These can be stand alone or integrated into longer executive development programs. Contacts: cohen@babson.edu or dlbrad@stanford.edu

  • The following link is for our training partners in Brazil, SSJ: www.labssj.com.br


  • The following link is to Skillsoft Corporation, a web-based training company where there are 7 "Quick Talk" short videos on influence and leadership by Allan Cohen: http://www.skillsoft.com