Group Therapy – Reimagined for Professionals in High-Pressure Careers
A leadership development program focused on the unique challenges of professionals in high-pressure careers – created by a team of former Harvard Business School educators, executive coaches, and clinical psychologists – to help program participants mentally prepare for greater leadership responsibility in their organization.
Do High-Performers Get Honest Feedback?
Elite performers face a paradox.
They are competitive, gritty, and insanely driven to hit performance targets. But, they are also human. They have emotions – and sometimes feel stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed as they take on more leadership responsibility. Yet, they rarely ask for help or get honest feedback.
Our program is an opportunity for high potential talent to reflect, get direct feedback from a team of experts, and perhaps for the first time ever, learn how to understand and control deep-seated emotions that impact business judgment and decision making.
Program Benefits
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Receive support from our team of executive coaches, psychologists, and professional assessors – for the entire 90 days of this program.
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Receive data-driven feedback from multiple experts on your leadership style and blind spots.
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Understand how your emotions and feelings impact your decision making and business judgment.
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Develop a deeper – more accurate – understanding of your psychological triggers under stress and uncertainty.
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Recognize you are not alone dealing with uncomfortable feelings. They are, in fact, quite common among high-potential leaders.
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Become a more self-aware leader and gain more clarity on how other people see you – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Learn from a remarkable lineup of experts, thought leaders, and CEOs – recent guests on our private podcast:
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Psychological safety, Amy Edmondson;
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#1 Thought Leader, Roger Martin;
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Harvard Dean, Rakesh Khurana
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HBS leadership guru, Linda Hill
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Columbia, Psychology Chair, Dr. Robert Carter
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Founders and leaders of the most innovative companies on the planet, including: Pixar, Sequoia, Cirque du Soleil, IDEO, Mayo and Cleveland Clinic
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Who Should Join?
This program was designed for high-potential talent in high-pressure careers:
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Professionals in law, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, real estate, healthcare, media, science, and technology startups.
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High potential talent and future leaders who wish to collaborate with a team of experts and with other self-motivated individuals and value an exchange of fresh perspectives.
Meet the Team Leaders
This program was developed and is taught by Jeffrey Cohn and Dr. Carrie Muchow, who have taught, coached, and professionally assessed thousands of high-potential leaders over the span of three decades. We collaborate in this program with some of the best minds in business – thought leaders, executive coaches, friends, and colleagues.
Jeffrey Cohn
Jeff was a former fellow at the CEO Leadership Institute, and case writer at the Harvard Business School, where he helped write the very first case study on Apple. He was also a leadership advisor at top talent advisory firms - Spencer Stuart and Heidrick & Struggles. His recent articles: "How Yale Law School is becoming the next Harvard Business School," and "Why CEOs Should Model Vulnerability."
Dr. Carrie Muchow
Dr. Carrie Muchow is a sought after executive coach, behavioral therapist, and group facilitator. Dr. Muchow received a Masters and Ph.D. with Honors in neuropsychology from Columbia University. She specializes in helping high-potential leaders manage stress, anxiety, and uncertainty. She is also an expert in the field of leadership style and culture fit assessments.
Group Therapy Activities & Take-a-ways
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Original Case Studies. A cornerstone of this program is the cathartic opportunity for program participants to join small teams and create brand new leadership 'case studies' under the supervision of former Harvard Business School case writers.
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Group Discussions. Participants talk about their emotions in professionally moderated, psychologically safe discussions. It's like group therapy meets business school for high-potential leaders.
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Root Cause Analysis. Participants are challenged by our case facilitators to dig beneath the surface and understand the true origin of personal discomfort when taking risk, assuming more responsibility, and making important business decisions.
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Professional Assessment. Participants receive confidential feedback from our team of experts, and the option for a 360-degree assessment of their leadership style and psychological triggers.