GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE
Elevate your leadership potential with World Affairs’ Global Leadership Institute (GLI). GLI is a professional development program with a curriculum tailored to assist professionals with navigating business in today’s increasingly interconnected world. Participants gain a competitive edge in the international marketplace by enhancing cross-cultural awareness and developing leadership skills with a global perspective.
WHAT IS THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE?
LEARN
Gain insights from Terri Morrison, expert trainer and world-renowned author of the bestselling international business protocol guide, Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands®. Learn strategies for negotiation, supervision, and relationship-building across cultures and participate in an immersive international business dining etiquette experience.
MENTORSHIP
GIVE BACK
Put your cultural diplomacy training into action by engaging with students and faculty at one of World Affairs’ 100 partner schools. Contribute to the development of Philadelphia’s next generation of global leaders.
NETWORK & ENGAGE
LEARN
MENTORSHIP
GIVE BACK
NETWORK & ENGAGE
LEARN
MENTORSHIP
GIVE BACK
NETWORK & ENGAGE
WHO ARE GLI PARTICIPANTS?
Are you at the early-to-mid stage of your career, seeking to enhance your global fluency, leadership, and cultural diplomacy skills? Whether you find yourself jet-setting across the globe for work, leading virtual meetings with international clients, or managing relationships at the home office with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, GLI is designed for professionals like you. If you are based in the greater Philadelphia area and are ready to make the necessary time commitments, you’ll join a cohort of like-minded professionals dedicated to elevating their leadership potential on the world stage.
WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW?
Over the course of three months, participants will engage in four dynamic sessions in Philadelphia, as well as networking, mentorship, and volunteer opportunities.
SESSION 1: KICK OFF & CULTURAL DIPLOMACY TRAINING
- Initial Greetings, Titles, Forms of Address
- Non-Verbal Communication Across Cultures and the Significance of Silence
- Taboo and Auspicious Symbols, Colors, Numbers, and Gestures
SESSION 2: INTERNATIONAL DINING ETIQUETTE DINNER
- Global Dining Etiquette: From seating to cutlery to offering a toast
- Delicacies, Décor, and Food Faux Pas
SESSION 3: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL DIPLOMACY TRAINING
- Verbal Communication Skills: From subtle delivery of bad news to appropriate praise.
- Establishing Trust & Building Relationships
- Negotiating Techniques
- Integrative Complexity and Cognitive Dissonance across Cultures
SESSION 4: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL DIPLOMACY TRAINING
- International Sales & Marketing Variables
- Egalitarian to Authoritarian Cultures
- Diverse Approaches to Logic and Persuasion
- Global Gift-Giving
All sessions take place in the evening, with networking & registration taking place from 5:30-6:00 p.m. and the sessions starting at 6:00 p.m. All sessions conclude at 7:15 p.m. except for Session 2, which includes a sit-down, coursed dinner and concludes at 8:15 p.m.
ONGOING COMPONENTS INCLUDE:
- Volunteering at a World Affairs partner school
- Peer-to-peer networking
- Mentorship from corporate leaders across the region
- Complimentary access to world class speaker events and programs as you choose
WHO IS THE EXPERT TRAINER?
Terri Morrison is a widely acclaimed professional speaker and the author of ten books which have sold over 500,000 copies and have been translated into multiple languages. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands® is one of INC. Magazine’s “7 Best Books on How to Negotiate” and is a Library Journal and Business Week “Best Business Book.” Her new book is published by the American Bar Association.
TIMELINE AND PROGRAM FEES
PROGRAM DATES
Winter Cohort, Jan – Mar 2025
- January 13
- January 29
- February 11
- March 4
COMPLETE APPLICATION
Rolling admission through November 15
ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
Fall Cohort: July 15
Winter Cohort: November 15
FEE PAYMENTS DUE
Fall Cohort: August 15
Winter Cohort: December 15
PROGRAM DATES
Winter Cohort, Jan – Mar 2025
- January 13
- January 29
- February 11
- March 4
COMPLETE APPLICATION
Rolling admission through November 15
ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
Fall 2024: July 15; then rolling
Winter 2025: October 15; then rolling
FEE PAYMENTS DUE
Fall Cohort: August 15
Winter Cohort: December 15
PROGRAM DATES
Winter Cohort, Jan – Mar 2025
- January 13
- January 29
- February 11
- March 4
COMPLETE APPLICATION
Rolling admission through November 15
ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
Fall 2024: July 15
Winter 2024, November 15
FEE PAYMENTS DUE
Fall Cohort: August 15
Winter Cohort: December 15
Program Fees
Participation in the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia’s Global Leadership Institute has a program fee of $1,500, due by August 15 for the Fall Cohort (September – November) and by December 15 for the Winter Cohort (January – March).
If you are being sponsored by a corporate partner of World Affairs, that fee may be reduced or waived. The program fee will be confirmed for each individual during the application review process. If you have questions about the fees, corporate sponsorship, or scholarships, please contact Stefanie Yeung at syeung@wacphila.org or at +1 267-802-1219.
