
Leaders of Tomorrow
Leaders are made, not born.
What is the program?
A 25-hour transformational leadership training program for Nova SBE students, powered by Nova Skills Association.
People spend a great part of their lives in the workplace and for many it is a source of discontentment. As our vision of leadership is a transformational one – we believe great leaders inspire and care about the people they serve – we started this project hoping that it allows students to contribute to a world where work is meaningful, for everyone.

3 Domains, 9 Sessions

Self Domain
The processes of self-influence that facilitate self-direction and self-motivation.
(Neck & Houghton, 2006, cited from Cunha et al., 2017)

Interpersonal Domain
The social-relational competences to work with and through others.
(Cunha et al., 2017)

Conceptual Domain
The holistic understanding of the functioning of the organisation and its external environment.
(Cunha et al., 2017)
Take a look at our last edition’s sessions:
Get to know more about the trainers by visiting their LinkedIn pages!
Self Domain
1. Self-Leadership
Oct 8th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Outline clearly their purpose, vision, story and goals
• Leverage their leadership strengths and act upon the skills they needed to improve

Self Domain
2. Public Speaking
Oct 15th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Get over the fear of Public-Speaking
• Use verbal and non-verbal communication to deliver great presentations and speeches
• Read the audience’s emotion to adapt the presentation or speech

Interpersonal Domain
3. Entrepreneurship
Oct 16th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Identify, select and develop their ideas into a business
• Use tools and framework on how to evaluate an entrepreneurship venture
• Understand the impact of social entrepreneurs and how to become one

Interpersonal Domain
4. Mediating Conflict
Oct 29th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Diagnose situations to identify conflicts and understand their underlying factors
• Know which strategy to adopt and how to implement it in order to resolve a disagreement and reach an optimal solution

Interpersonal Domain
5. Talent Development through Coaching
Nov 5th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Listen actively and question effectively in order to better understand a given situation and boost the development of any person you collaborate with

Interpersonal Domain
6. Giving and Receiving Feedback
Nov 12th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Understand and respond positively to feedback
• Adjust the way you give feedback to suit different people

Interpersonal Domain
7. Mediating Conflict
Nov 19th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Design change management processes while understanding the importance of organisational culture in those processes
• Act as a change leader in change management processes

Conceptual Domain
8. Strategic Culture
Nov 20th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Comprehend the relationship between strategy and culture
• Learn to act as drivers of organisational agility to promote high performance cultures

Conceptual Domain
9. Managing Change
Nov 26th
After attending this session, participants were able to:
• Understand the importance of networking
• Adapt their approach to different groups of people and keep a conversation going
• Follow up on their connections and stay in touch on long term

This is not your typical classroom experience.
Empirical Learning
You will experiment with theory through practical activities, such as role-plays.
Experts as Trainers
The sessions will be led by industry professionals with expertise and training experience on the subject.
15 to 20 Participants
A small-sized class to promote personalisation and intimacy between trainer and participant.
Continuous Support
Our team will support participants throughout the program to accelerate learning.
The Selection Process
In order to select our unique participants, we have adapted our selection process to assess the potential for growth in each candidate.
Step 1: If you wish to be considered you must fill in the application form, which contains questions about yourself and it will give us an indication of who you are and if you fit the model to be a participant.
Step 2: If successful, you could be invited to an interview with our Project Managers, depending on your application form.

You will have to pay an exorbitant fee of … 0€!
No, we are not kidding! We believe everyone should have access to learning and to develop themselves while at university. We know the student life is not the easy life when it comes to money, therefore we want to make sure everyone has the possibility to experience something like this by not charging anything for the program.
Interesting, right?
Who can apply?
If you’re a Bachelor’s or Master’s student at Nova SBE, who is willing to step out of the comfort zone, apply! Whether you have leadership experience or not, it doesn’t matter: this program is designed to challenge you!
Deadline: applications are closed
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Rua da Holanda 1,
2775-405 Carcavelos
novaskillsassociation@novasbe.pt