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The London Positive Leadership Intensive.

Bringing the world's leading research on Positive Leadership to London — translated for practising executives, not academics.

Delivered in partnership with Lift Consulting, grounded in research from the University of Michigan's Center for Positive Organizations.

Why this programme exists

Most leadership programmes teach skills. This one explores the conditions that create extraordinary performance.

Built on decades of research into Positive Leadership, Positive Deviance and high-performing organisations, the Intensive is designed for leaders who want to create sustained performance — not temporary behavioural change.

For more than two decades, this body of research has primarily been taught in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The London Positive Leadership Intensive brings these ideas together in an immersive UK experience, combining world-class research with practical organisational application.

Extraordinary Performance
Positive Leadership
High-Quality Connections
Positive Deviance
Organisational Virtuousness
What you'll explore

Six ideas at the centre of the Intensive.

Positive Leadership

How leaders create the conditions for people and organisations to thrive.

The Fundamental State of Leadership

The research behind extraordinary leadership performance.

Positive Deviance

What exceptional organisations do differently.

High-Quality Connections

How everyday relationships influence performance.

Organisational Virtuousness

The role of culture in sustained success.

The Competing Values Framework

Understanding the dynamics that drive organisational effectiveness.

Delivered by

Grounded in established research, not borrowed ideas.

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Shawn Quinn

President, Lift Consulting

Faculty, Executive Education, University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

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Robert E. Quinn

Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan

Co-founder, Center for Positive Organizations. Creator of the Competing Values Framework.

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Kim Cameron

Professor, University of Michigan

Co-founder, Center for Positive Organizations. Originator of the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument.

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