What makes a good leader? This course is meant for people who want to get a deeper understanding of the dynamics between an abstract concept such as social influence and its implementation in a day-to-day organizational environment, as well as build towards the ideal of a skilled leader. It is meant to make individuals have a more structured view on both the theoretical and the practical challenges of delegating, managing, and mediating. The main focus of the course is revisiting concepts about the relationships with others and with oneself to help any leader, regardless of previous experience.

During the course we will have a hands-on approach focused on dissecting leadership practices and leaders themselves and learn how to apply that information to personalize it to your needs. Discover and discuss the evolution of the necessary aces up any powerful leader’s sleeve and increase the performance of your organization.

Key benefits

Be a skilled leader:

  • Understand abstract concepts such as power, influence, and how they connect us
  • Do’s and Don’ts in a leadership position

  • Draw social influence from existing sources

  • What to do when theory and practice clash

  • The power of perception

  • Practical advice to use in day-to-day situations

  • Maximising your social influence

Instructors

Tănase Stamule

Dean at the Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages

Tănase Stamule is an associate professor and dean of the Faculty of Business Administration in foreign languages, within the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. He has a PhD in management of change and a specialization of public administration and leadership at Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. With both a BSc in public administration from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and a BSc in commercial communication at the University of Strasbourg, Tănase is also certified in European Affairs by the Jean Monnet Department of Trier University. His research areas include intercultural management, leadership and public administration.
Outside of his academic career, Tănase Stamule has a 10 year experience in entrepreneurship, has been a municipal councelor in the Municipal Council of Sector 1, has activated as an expert to the European Co-mission for evaluating operational programmes and has developed the excellency programme of the Kon-rad Adanauer Foundation in Romania. As of December 2019 until January 2021 he has been State Councelor in Economic Affairs.

Adela Jansen

Board director of the French Commerce, Agriculture, and Industrial Chamber of Romania (CCIFER)

Adela Jansen has over 25 years of experience in top executive management positions at several multinational companies activating in various diverse industries, as non-executive director in companies, business and professional organizations boards. She has expertise in business launches and development, restructuring and transformation processes, leading strategy formulation and implementation, human capital and corporate governance activities in high demanding and regulated industries.

Currently she is independent director in several boards and advisory boards (Envisia Boards of Elite, EMI International, Holde Agri Invest, Bucharest Business School and other), partner in Druid, artificial intelligence tech company active at international level. As board member in the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Romania, she is also a Steering Committee member of Coalitia pentru Dezvoltarea Romaniei – the biggest business platform in Romania, being its coordinator in CCIFER’s rotative mandates. With systems control and computers’ Master Degree, Alumna of Henley and Bucharest Business Schools, PGCert and EMBA programs, she is also associated professor and PhD student at the Bucharest University of Economic studies and at the University of Strasbourg.

Andreea Pipernea

Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board of Directors – NN Private Pension Fund

Andreea Pipernea has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector (banking and capital market). Her experience was built having worked in treasury, risk management, corporate finance, and investment banking of international financial groups such as ABN AMRO Bank, Erste Bank and Citibank. Currently, she is the CEO of NN Pensions –the largest pension fund in Romania, with assets surpassing 5 billion euros and over 2 million clients. At the same time, Andreea occupies several non-executive positions in entrepreneurial companies and professional organizations such as Vice President of the Association of Privately Managed Pensions Romania, Member of the Advisory Board at Dr. Leahu dental clinics, and Chief Community Officer at Envisia –Boards of Elite.

With a BSc in Finance and Banking and a DOFIN Master Degree, Andreea has graduated an EMBA at the Asebuss and Kennesaw State University (Atlanta, Georgia), and earned a specialization in market risk management from Georgetown University (Washington) and an Independent Director certification from Henley Business School (University of Reading).

Her main areas of expertise are finance, strategic management, leadership, and corporate governance.

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