High-Impact Leadership
High-Impact Leadership
Overview
3-day in-person or 3-day online program
Influential leadership begins with the power of storytelling and knowing how to connect with your audience. Having these strong leadership and communication skills is foundational to building lasting business relationships that drive your professional success.
The High-Impact Leadership program is an opportunity to develop your personal expression and establish your authentic voice, presence, and talents as a leader who leaves a lasting impression. Through world-class theater techniques, role-playing, and individual coaching, you will sharpen and mold your charismatic and powerful leadership skills.
Features, Dates, & Cost
In-Person
- Three-day communication-intensive program at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business campus
- World-renowned Berkeley Haas and Executive Education Faculty
- Former professional actor Mark Rittenberg as Faculty Director
- A highly interactive learning environment
- Exclusive networking reception with faculty
- Access to the program alumni community
- High-Impact Leadership Certificate of Completion
Online
- Three-day virtual communication-intensive program utilizing the flexible, online ExecEd Digital Lab
- Program sessions held from 9:00 am-3:30 pm PT
- World-renowned Berkeley Haas and Executive Education Faculty
- Former professional actor Mark Rittenberg as Faculty Director
- Supportive participant community curated through practical group exercises and peer feedback
- Interactive and collaborative learning environment
- Access to the program alumni community
- High-Impact Leadership Certificate of Completion
*These programs are run as live sessions and require active participation in breakouts with peer discussions. Your engagement in these sessions are critical to the program experience for you and your fellow classmates
We are currently in the process of scheduling future dates. Please join our contact list to be informed when we schedule new program dates.
Who It's For
- Mid-to-senior level business leaders looking to strengthen their impact
- High-potential individuals looking to further develop leadership skills
- Any role from various industries can benefit from taking this leadership training program
- A group of colleagues or team who would like to advance their skills together
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Faculty
Group Programs
Certificates
Certificate of Completion
Signal your professional achievement to your network and get recognized for your completion! Upon successful completion of the program, UC Berkeley Executive Education grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants that you are encouraged to add to your profiles.
Note: This program results in a digital certificate of completion and is not eligible for degree credit/CEUs. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you directly. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of UC Berkeley Executive Education.

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Testimonials
"I left a different person to the one I came. Very challenging and engaging course. Exceeded my expectations. Thank you to all the faculty for providing an excellent learning environment."
- Virtual Ward Clinical Manager, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust"Program was a step above in terms of meaningful and actionable content, especially in the areas of authentic leadership, communication and storytelling, and real-time feedback."
- Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Adobe"This program focused on the human aspect of leadership and how important it is to make connections and lead through empathy. The skills I learned, the stories I heard, and the people I grew with during this course will stay with me for the rest of my life."
- Engineering Manager, Google"This was the most welcoming & experiential program I’ve attended. There was never a dull moment, I was always learning and thinking of how soon I can implement what I was learning. The faculty of this program is unparalleled; welcoming, inclusive, positive, and smart!"
- Director & Senior Leadership Consultant, FCCS"I have become a better and more inclusive human being in just the last 3 days."
- Product Line Manager, VMWare