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Steward Leadership:
Shaping Culture, Extending Influence
To lead is to tend.
Steward Leadership develops the rarest leadership capability — the ability to shape & nurture culture:
- implicitly through psychological safety, values, and service, where people & ideas flourish
- explicitly through every interaction, in acts of dialogue, influence, and integrity
DURATION
2.5 Day Program
Full Day Masterclasses
Half-Day Courses
MODALITY
Self-Paced (Online)
Corporate In-house (F2F/Online)
TARGET AUDIENCE
Mid-Career Professionals, (New) Managers, (Senior) Consultants, Directors
CERTIFICATE
Awarded by MQ Learning, an EduQua Certified Swiss Academy
Trusted by leading organizations...
Our Programs & Masterclasses
2.5 DAYS | CORE PROGRAM
Steward Leadership:
Shaping Culture,
Extending Influence
Learn to become a conscious steward of the field around you — shaping & nurturing culture implicitly through psychological safety, values, and service, and extending your influence explicitly through every interaction, dialogue, and integrity.
4 HALF-DAY COURSES + 0.5 DAY CASE
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY: FROM INCLUSIVE TO LEARNING CULTURE
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP: VALUES, MEANING, & LIVED PURPOSE
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COLLABORATIVE DIALOGUE: TURNING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
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POSITIONING IDEAS PERSUASIVELY: ETHOS, LOGOS, PATHOS
1 DAY | MASTERCLASS
Cultural Stewardship: Psychological Safety & Servant Leadership
2 HALF-DAY COURSES
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY: FROM INCLUSIVE TO LEARNING CULTURE
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP: VALUES, MEANING, & LIVED PURPOSE
1 DAY | MASTERCLASS
Participatory Stewardship: Collaborative Dialogue & Influence
Learn to be a steward in every interaction — listening deeply to understand, turning difficult conversations into opportunities, and advocating persuasively to shape direction & build trust across every relationship and ecosystem.
2 HALF-DAY COURSES
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COLLABORATIVE DIALOGUE: TURNING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
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POSITIONING IDEAS PERSUASIVELY: ETHOS, LOGOS, PATHOS
Our Courses
HALF-DAY | COURSE
Psychological Safety:
From Inclusive Culture to Learning Culture
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, LEARNING ORGANISATION, FEARLESS CULTURE, INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
HALF-DAY | COURSE
Collaborative Dialogue: Turning Difficult Conversations into Opportunity
Learn to navigate difficult conversations with courage and clarity — using deep listening and the I-We-It framework to build trust and turn every dialogue into an opportunity for collaboration.
DEEP LISTENING, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, COLLABORATION & TRUST
HALF-DAY | COURSE
Servant Leadership:
Values, Meaning & Lived Purpose
Learn to lead through presence and purpose — clarifying your core values, communicating meaning that resonates, and cultivating shared direction that orients everyone in the field.
SERVANT LEADERSHIP, VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP, SHARED PURPOSE, PRESENCING
HALF-DAY | COURSE
Positioning Ideas Persuasively:
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
Learn to craft compelling arguments and advocate powerfully — using ethos, logos and pathos to align diverse groups, influence with integrity, and inspire others toward shared direction.
PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION, ETHOS-LOGOS-PATHOS, INFLUENCING SKILLS
What They Say About Us...
Christof T., Distribution Transformation Director, Generali
We are in the middle of a major transformation. It will have a major impact on hundreds of employees. We know how difficult it is to embed change. Hence, we invited MQ Learning for a workshop to shape the WHY-story for the transformation. They were able to embed the seed of “meaning” and triggered a strong ownership for the change in the whole leadership team.
Massimo M., Head of Strategy & Business Development - ABB Electrification
MQ facilitated a future-proofing session with my team of strategy and business development professionals: we all appreciated their thoughtful contribution and fair challenges. As an outcome of the actions we agreed to take, the engagement score of my team increased significantly!
Victoria B., BoD, Zurich Insurance
The program was not only inspiring but also very pragmatic since you take away a mental attitude and tool kit to face any leadership challenge. Highly recommended!
INSTRUCTOR
Deepak Bansal
Deepak holds an MTech (IIM Mumbai), MBA (HSG Switzerland), MA in Philosophy (CIIS, California), and is a certified Professional Coach (CPCC, ACC).
He brings 20+ years of senior executive experience — as Associate Partner, COO, and Director — at globally recognised organisations including Accenture, Deutsche Post DHL, and Zurich Insurance.
Having led diverse, cross-functional teams and navigated complex stakeholder landscapes across cultures and industries, he understands firsthand what it takes to build trust, influence without authority, and harness the collective intelligence of people around you.
As founder of MQ Learning Academy, he brings this lived experience of collaborative leadership directly into the classroom — helping leaders move from individual expertise to powerful, people-centred leadership.
Contact - deepak@mq-learning.com
