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Master Class "Positive Leadership & The Next Best You"

Masterclass of Lee Newman in Paris

PROFILE Undergraduate and Master Degrees
EVENT TYPE Conferences
EVENT FORMAT Face to Face events
DATE 9th February 2023
TIME 18:30 - 21:30 (GMT +01:00)
LANGUAGE English
Master Class "Positive Leadership & The Next Best You"

We are glad to share with you our upcoming IE Master Class on February 9: "Positive Leadership & The Next Best You" given by Lee Newman, Dean of IE Business School.

 

Master Class Description

As professionals we all should be working towards the next best version of ourselves. One path you can walk in this direction is to see yourself as a Chief Behavior Officer who contributes to and/or leads workplace practices that allow everyone to perform at their best. This is the essence of positive leadership.  

In this session, Dean Lee Newman will explore how you might define your Next Best You and become a Positive Leader.

 

Professor Biography 

Lee Newman is the 9th Dean of IE Business School and a professor of Behavioral Science and Leadership at IE University in Madrid, Spain.

At IE he has been an educational entrepreneur who has successfully led the launch and ongoing management of a diverse portfolio of world-class undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs that integrate business with human sciences and technology.

His teaching and research focus on Behavioral Fitness and Positive Leadership–translating and applying behavioral science to help professionals optimize their performance in the workplace.

Prior to pursuing a career in academia, Dr. Newman served as an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company in Chicago working in the areas of organizational and operational performance improvement in the consumer-packaged goods, industrial manufacturing and natural resource sectors. He later was a founder and senior manager in two technology-based startups in New York City in the areas of social networks and SaaS.

Dr. Newman holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Psychology (Cognitive) and Computer Science (AI), as well as a Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience. He also holds an MBA from The MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master in Technology & Policy from MIT, and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering with honors and magna cum laude from Brown University.

 

AGENDA 

18H30 – 19H00 : Welcoming attendees

19H00 – 20H30 : Master Class

20H30 – 21H30 : Cocktail 

Our speakers

Dean of IE Business School, Professor, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Researcher

Lee Newman is Dean of IE Business School and a professor of Behavioral Science and Leadership at IE University in Madrid, Spain.

Dr. Newman holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Psychology (Cognitive) and Computer Science (AI), as well as a Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience. He also holds an MBA from The MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master in Technology & Policy from MIT, and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.