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Prof. John Adair, University of Sussex: John Adair is one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership and leadership development and established the first Leadership Chair. Over a million managers worldwide have taken part in the Action-Centred Leadership programmes he pioneered. His publications include Not Bosses but Leaders, How to Grow Leaders and The Leadership of Muhammad. He is the Chair of Leadership Studies at the UNSSC. Prof. Barbara Kellerman, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: Barbara Kellerman is the James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership and was the Founding Executive Director of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. Her research interests and publications include Bad Leadership, Followership and Women and Leadership. She is currently ranked by Leadership Excellence in the top 15 of the 100 “best minds on leadership.” Prof. Marty Linsky, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: Marty Linsky is Co-Founder with Ronald Heifetz of Cambridge Leadership Associates and has been a faculty member at Harvard’s Kennedy School since 1982, except for 1992-5 when he was Chief Secretary to the Massachusetts Governor. A graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law, Linsky has been a journalist, lawyer and politician. His most recent books are Leadership on the Line and The Practice of Adaptive Leadership. Dr. Ariane Sabet, Norwich University: Ariane Sabet serves as faculty and course developer at Norwich’s Diplomacy MA programme. Previously, she was Chair of the Department of Global Governance and Global Management at LIU. She has advised on numerous international leadership projects. Her research interests include leadership ethics, consultative decision-making and security. Dr. Otto Scharmer, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Otto Scharmer is a Senior Lecturer at MIT, the founding chair of the Presencing Institute, and a founding member of the MIT Green Hub. He has consulted with global companies, international institutions, and governments around the globe and facilitates cross-sector programmes for leaders in business, government, and civil society that focus on building people’s collective capacity to achieve profound change as outlined in his Theory U. Mr. Ado Vaher: Ado Vaher has extensive experience in both public and private sectors and has dealt with UN issues at the most senior levels both as a UN official as well as a government representative. He covered various senior level positions, including Director of UNICEF’s Office of UN Affairs and External Relations as well as Special Adviser to two Executive Directors. Dr. Jan Vandemoortele: Jan Vandemoortele is an economist who served with the UN for 30 years. He held very senior positions in ILO, UNICEF and UNDP, including that of Resident Co-ordinator in Pakistan. He has published numerous articles, reports and chapters in books and is a regular speaker at international conferences and a frequent lecturer at universities.
In partnership with the Unicredit Group, the programme is hosted in the state of the art training centre of “UniManagement” (www.unimanagement.eu). This cutting-edge venue in downtown Turin uses innovative architectural features to support leadership training thus exposing participants to an ideal environment for brainstorming and knowledge sharing.
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TURIN You will be accommodated in the best hotels downtown, within walking distance from the training centre. Turin is a historical and dynamic city that offers unique and varied experiences: from pristine immaculate mountain landscapes and noble royal residences to futuristic architecture, events and to arts and culture.
THE UNSSC Since 2002 the UNSSC has been working as a system-wide knowledge-management and learning institution to serve multiple UN organisations without duplicating their learning and training activities. The College’s main goal is to be a “centre of excellence” and an agent for change, carrying out its programmes on the basis of the needs expressed by the UN system. The College’s services are focused around four main areas: Peace and Security, Resident Cooperation System Support, UN System Learning and Training Services and Leadership Development.
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