High Performance Leadership
High Performance Leadership is the first leadership program that defines an entirely new approach to leadership — one that breaks away from performance metrics, simplistic evaluation forms, meaningless KPIs, and spreadsheets.
High Performance Leadership is deeply rooted in theory, practice, and insights drawn from the worlds of sports, the arts, science, and business.
The result is a unique leadership program that can stand alongside the best business schools and universities in the world.
The DNA of High Performance Leadership
The groundbreaking and essential DNA of High Performance Leadership lies in bringing together remarkable individuals from the worlds of sports, arts, science, and business into a shared leadership mindset. Through inspiration, learning, and training, this mindset helps people perform at a higher level. It’s called: Servant Leadership.
A pioneering approach to leadership
The High Performance Leadership program is aimed at ambitious and courageous leaders who want to take their leadership to the next level — benefiting their employees, their organisation, and society as a whole.
The Meaningful Leadership
Good leadership is not about the right to command, but about the ability to recognize your employees’ potential and motivate each individual.
Effective leadership requires translating strategies and targets into meaningful challenges that ignite employees’ ambitions, boost their self-confidence, and sharpen their desire to perform at their very best.
The ability to navigate
In a world of constant and rapid change, there is a need for leadership that is agile and able to navigate the present while simultaneously creating the future. This further emphasises the need for leaders who can foster an inclusive and diverse culture—one that unlocks each individual’s full potential and contributes to value creation, innovation, and psychological safety for all. And that is exactly what you learn in the High Performance Leadership programme.
“No leadership programme has developed my approach to leadership as much as High Performance Leadership. The course is outstanding!”
Troels Ranis, Deputy Director, Dansk Industri
The High Performance Programme gives you:
- Practical inspiration and learning from some of Denmark’s most prominent leaders in business, sports, and the arts.
- The latest research and insights from renowned professors.
- Leadership that can navigate the present and create the future.
- A leadership programme that moves beyond Performance Management and New Public Management, instead showing the way with a different leadership mindset.
- A leadership programme that benefits employees, the organisation, and society.
- “Leadership is about helping others perform” — a fundamental part of the High Performance Leadership programme.
- Leadership skills to develop, unlock, and realise the full potential of your employees and organisation.
- A leadership mindset focused on promoting value creation, innovation, and psychological safety through diversity to build an inclusive culture.
- A strong, relevant, and practical network.
During the programme you will meet:
Svend Brinkmann
Professor
Emma Holten
Author
Programme overview
Faculty: Nicolai E. Iversen, Louisa Loran, Kasper Hvidt, Kirsten Sasady, Allan Levann, Morten Albæk, Loveleen Rihel Brenna, Emma Holten, Marianne Dahl, Claus Meyer, Kim Kristensen, Kasper Hjulmand, Mette Hybschmann, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Lene Tanggaard, Kasper Holten, Lars Kolind, Caroline Hart Sehested, Jacob Bøtter, Mette Højen, and Uffe Savery, along with musicians.
The High Performance Institute reserves the right to make changes to the programme, including the replacement of individual instructors. Should this be necessary, we will always ensure to find other relevant experts as substitutes.
High Performance Leadership offers a new perspective on leadership. The leader’s role is to establish a shared strategic direction and unlock the creativity, capabilities, and full potential of employees.
“High Performance Leadership is not just a leadership course but a life-changing experience.”
“An outstanding programme that places human potential at the centre and creates the space for leaders to find the courage and strength to elevate themselves towards a higher, more sustainable performance culture — the High Performance culture.”
“High Performance Leadership draws inspiration from business, the arts, and sports — from leaders who succeed in enabling their teams to deliver extraordinary results. It’s worth listening to. Combined with the Action Learning groups, it creates real impact.”
High Performance Leadership er en anden måde at tænke ledelse på. Her er lederens rolle at skabe en fælles strategisk retning og slippe medarbejdernes kreativitet, evner og fulde potentiale fri.
“High Performance Leadership er ikke en lederuddannelse men en livsuddannelse.”
“En fantastisk uddannelse der sætter menneskets potentiale i centrum, og skaber rummet for lederen kan skabe mod og styrke til at løfte sig til en højere, mere bæredygtige performance kultur. Nemlig Highperformance kulturen.”
“High Performance Leadership giver inspiration fra både erhvervsliv, kunst og sport fra ledere, som formår at få deres hold til at præstere det ekstraordinære. Det er værd at lytte til. Dette kombineret med Action Learning grupperne giver impact.”
