Waterloo Leadership Experience - The Conference Board

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Waterloo Leadership Experience

WATERLOO: Decision-Making Under Pressure

The Waterloo Leadership Experience walks you through the legendary battlefield at Waterloo and examines the key leadership decisions that shaped the outcome of one of Europe's most important battles.

Following in the path of The Conference Board's highly sought-after programmes for senior executives at Gettysburg and Normandy, the Waterloo Leadership Experience studies examples of decision-making under pressure as a basis to explore key principles of good leadership and applicability to business.

The Waterloo Leadership Experience offers unique insights into the very different command styles of two of history's great leaders: Napoleon Bonaparte, charismatic and arguably the greatest military genius of modern times, a man supremely gifted in his ability to inspire and command, and the Duke of Wellington, the soldier's soldier, a consummate and determined commander whose leadership turned a vast and diverse international organisation into a cohesive, well-oiled victorious fighting unit.

This 1 1/2-day programme examines decisions made by these military giants, as well as those down the chain of command, to see what worked and what failed, and to draw critical lessons from history that can help executives succeed in today's increasingly complex, rapidly changing, and globally competitive business environment.

Among the business themes addressed:

Strategic decision-making vs. decision-making under pressure
Organisational empowerment to ensure that direct reports understand the strategic objective and are entrusted to achieve it
Trust and the direction of allegiance in complex structures
Information, communication, and the risks inherent in highly unstable environments

To discuss a tailored leadership experience for your executive team, or for further information, please contact us by e-mail.