Leadership at Tuck (160K PDF)

An Interview with Jonathan L. Cohen D'60

Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship

Leadership Development

You may be a natural-born leader, but wait and see what you'll be capable of after two years at Tuck.

Leadership development is central to our mission. The skills you need to be the best come from the entire Tuck experience—core courses and electives, study groups, clubs, student activities, and the Career Development Office.

You'll learn the management theories, principles, and analytical methods needed to understand and execute effective business practices, as both an individual and a member of a team. You'll also gain the ability to:

• employ theoretical and analytical skills, lead a team, and manage people in a global work environment
• envision new approaches and possibilities and apply skill and knowledge in creative ways to solve problems
• influence others' thinking and actions and integrate functional areas to achieve broad organizational goals
• understand and balance the organizational, financial, ethical, political, and societal implications of decisions effectively—and take responsibility for the decisions of the entire organization

If you are committed to being a leader, we are committed to helping you get there.

Cohen Leadership Development Program

Leadership, as defined by Tuck's Jonathan L. Cohen D'60, T'61 Leadership Development Program, is the ability to inspire others to strive and enable them to accomplish great things. The program ensures that Tuck students graduate empowered to do just that—and to feel responsible for being a leader in the world.

The program's premise is that all students at Tuck have leadership potential that can be drawn out. It's not an original concept—all the leading business schools tout leadership initiatives—but several features set Tuck's program apart:

• It's tightly connected to the first-year core curriculum and especially to the Leading Organizations course.
  
• It ensures that every student gets individual coaching designed to bring out unique leadership strengths.
  
• It's multifaceted—in addition to coursework and coaching, the program includes self- and peer assessment, goal-setting, design and implementation of individual leadership development plans, a leadership speaker series, career development, and other activities.