Executive Negotiation & Influence

Module I — Power & Influence in Organizations

Most senior decisions don't fail in execution. They fail in alignment.

A 2-day executive module on the political, relational, and negotiation dynamics that determine whether senior leaders actually execute — or get stuck.

Part of the Vietnam Executive Leadership Program · Available standalone

What this module covers

By the time leaders reach the senior tier, technical skill is no longer the bottleneck. The question is whether you can mobilize the people, capital, and political capital needed to execute decisions that cross organizational boundaries.

This module sharpens the four capabilities that separate executives who get things done from executives who get stuck:

  • Navigating enterprise politics — Reading power structures, identifying decision authority, and operating within informal systems without compromising integrity.

  • Strategic alliance building — Engineering coalitions across functions, geographies, and external stakeholders.

  • Executive negotiation — Frameworks for high-stakes negotiations with boards, investors, regulators, and partners.

  • Stakeholder mobilization — Converting senior alignment into organizational momentum.

Format

  • Duration: 2 days, in-person

  • Dates: May 14 — 15, 2026

  • Location: Ho Chi Minh City

  • Cohort size: 20–25 participants

  • Language: English

Who should attend

  • C-level executives navigating cross-functional or board-level decisions

  • Founders transitioning from operator to enterprise leader

  • Senior leaders preparing for institutional or geographic expansion

  • Operators who have mastered execution and now need to master alignment

This is not a course in soft skills or generic leadership theory. It is calibrated for executives operating at scale.

WashU—Olin Faculty

Dr. Alyssa Liang

Professor of Organizational Behavior. Washington University in St. Louis — Olin Business School

Two Pathways

  • Take Power & Influence as the opening module of the full Vietnam Executive Leadership Program — a sequenced four-month journey through Power, Teams, Strategy, and Institutional Design. Priority admission. Maximum cohort integration.

    US$6,250 · 4 modules · May — August 2026

    See Full Program →

  • Take this module on its own. Targeted capability upgrade for leaders who need to sharpen this specific dimension.

    US$1,750 · 2 days · May 14 — 15, 2026

    Apply for Standalone →

Pricing exclusive of VAT. Priority is given to full-track participants. Corporate seat blocks available.

In high-growth environments, ambition is rarely the constraint. Discipline and decision quality are. Markus Baer’s session addressed the deeper leadership challenge — how to align teams and sharpen judgment under uncertainty. 

For leaders navigating scale and institutional complexity, this kind of program brings rigor that is often missing in fast-moving markets.

Doan Viet Dai Tu Chairman, OpenAsia.

Apply for Module I — Power & Influence in Organizations

Cohort size is limited to 25. Priority admission for full-program participants.

$1,750

stand-alone, 2-day program

Introductory rate, pricing exclusive of VAT. Priority is given to full-track participants. Corporate seat blocks available.

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