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High-impact results for your career

Develop your awareness, resilience and versatility to deliver much greater impact and successfully lead change.

High-impact results for your career

Develop your awareness, resilience and versatility to deliver much greater impact and successfully lead change.

Transformational, lasting impact

IMD’s Transformational Leader program is designed to redefine how you lead yourself and others, fostering real change and continuous growth. The combination of live virtual and face-to-face interactions, along with dedicated coaching and intentional moments for reflection, provides a powerful learning experience and the tools for lifelong self-transformation and lasting impact.

When we say “real impact”, we mean it. After attending Transformational Leader, participants rated the program’s impact highly across key areas of their leadership:

4.7/5

Making sense of complexity

Participants reported increased capacity to make sense of complex situations.

4.7/5

Flexibility & adaptability

Participants reported improved ability to be flexible and adaptive in their role.

4.6/5

Awareness of self & context

Participants reported greater awareness of themselves and their context.

*Average ratings from 40 participants, 2025 impact survey. 5-point scale.

Transformational Leader participant Denis Kuzmenko - IMD Business School

“It’s very personalized.” – Denis Kuzmenko, Pricing Director, International Vision Care, Alcon Management, Switzerland

Transformational Leader participant Loes Keijsers - IMD Business School

“Exactly what I was looking for.” – Loes Keijsers, Professor, Erasmus University, The Netherlands

Transformational Leader participant José Sousa Jardim - IMD Business School

“It’s opened my eyes.” – José Sousa Jardim, Head of Project Management, Maersk, Panama

Transformational Leader participant Roxana Hennig - IMD Business School

“You reflect on things you normally never do.” – Roxana Hennig, CEO, Looks Media, Germany

Transformational Leader Participant Giulia Van Waeyenberge - IMD Business School

“Very personal and extremely rewarding.” – Giulia Van Waeyenberge, Executive Committee Member, Sofina, Belgium

Transformational Leader participant Etienne Schuepfer - IMD Business School

“I’m getting so much out of it.” – Etienne Schuepfer, Lead Consultant, eXcellence Team, Migros, Switzerland

Life-changing. The program provided me with the tools to become an inspirational leader. My home group challenged me to think in new ways and apply the concepts to my everyday leadership; it guided me to the point where I could initiate change.

Refreshing, surprising, and challenging. The coaches and your home group really hold you accountable for owning your transformation.

You are encouraged to really be yourself, open up and go the extra mile to realize your full potential. You can take a step back and digest the depth and intensity of the sessions in a way that enhances their impact.

Looking back and assessing the past to better understand where I am in my career today enabled me to imagine the way forward. The program transformed my apprehension into genuine curiosity and open-mindedness. I’m now in a position where I look at life with eyes wide open and a positive spirit.

The deep work we did in the carefully crafted sessions helped me to better understand my behavior patterns and get rid of scripts that did more harm than good. The guidance and emotional support that I received from my leadership coach helped me to push myself and step out of my comfort zone.

Compared to previous management courses I had attended, Transformational Leader was of a clearly higher quality. All my gratitude to the whole team. I am now more convinced and hopeful about ‘leadership’ and its deeper effects on individuals and companies/organizations!