Renewed Direction
A desire to change, grow, or re-establish passion for your career.
Onsite Workshop
Positive Leadership
Lead with purpose. Bring out the best in your people.
Build practical skills to lead through strengths, connect with empathy, and inspire your team—in two immersive days at the University for Peace.
UPEACE campus, Costa Rica
March 9–10, 2027
UPEACE Certificate
UPEACE × Euphrates Institute
A Special Collaboration for 2027
Positive Leadership Meets
Peace Leadership.
This year’s Positive Leadership experience will be co-facilitated by the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education and Euphrates Institute, bringing together UPEACE’s long-running Positive Leadership workshop with practices and perspectives from Euphrates’ work in Peace Leadership.
Together, we’ll explore leadership from the inside out: developing greater self-awareness, strengthening how we relate to and lead others, and considering how our leadership can contribute to healthier organizations, communities, and systems.
Monday, March 8, 2027 · Optional
Want to go deeper?
Join us one day early for a Peace Leadership Immersion, with more space for reflection, practice, connection, and exploration of Euphrates’ approach to Peace Leadership. The March 9–10 Positive Leadership workshop remains a complete two-day experience, so the Monday immersion is entirely optional.
A Transformational Campus Experience
Step back, reflect deeply, and set leadership goals that stretch what is possible.
Join us on the UPEACE campus for an experience of connection, renewal, co-creation, and meaningful exchange with international facilitators and fellow participants from around the world.
This seminar explores a human-centered paradigm of leadership: strengthening your ability to connect with others, understand their perspectives, engage and motivate teams, and lead by appealing to people’s strengths and passions.
Who should take this course?
Designed for people ready to grow, reconnect with purpose, and lead what comes next.
Positive Leadership is applicable across ages, career levels, and fields. Participants often recognize themselves in these four motivations:
Personal Stretch
A deep drive to push personal boundaries and give back to your community or the world.
Global Connection
The need to connect with like-minded individuals and broaden an already global mindset.
Future Readiness
Professionals in fast-growing fields who want to stay ahead of the curve.
Start With Why
Positive leadership unlocks the potential of each person in the organization.
In this course, we touch on the topic of “starting with the why.” As an appetizer, this powerful TED Talk by Simon Sinek introduces a model of inspirational leadership by looking at Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers.
During the course, we analyze our own scores and develop our own how, why, and what through the workshop process.
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This course counts toward the Diploma in Social Innovation or Global Leadership Diploma.
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Onsite Format
Two practical days on the UPEACE campus.
The course is designed to be a practical and hands-on workshop, allowing space for sharing and peer-to-peer learning. Spanning two full days on campus, we'll cover a variety of introspective activities, theory, and small group application.
We'll cover:
- Emotional Intelligence
- Positive Leadership
- Conflict Transformation
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Strengths Feedback
- Crafting a Purpose Statement
- Knowing Personal Conflict Style
Course Details
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Facilitation Team
A special collaboration for 2027. Positive Leadership brings together the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education and Euphrates Institute for a uniquely collaborative learning experience, combining UPEACE's long-running Positive Leadership approach with practices and perspectives from Euphrates' work in Peace Leadership.
Mohit Mukherjee
Founding Director, UPEACE Centre for Executive Education · Co-Facilitator
Mohit Mukherjee is the Founding Director of the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace. In this role, he has developed and taught more than 75 seminars in countries around the world on themes ranging from Designing Your Life to Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Change.
Mohit is also the founder of Changemakers International and previously served as Vice President of Programs for Watson U and Education Program Manager for the Earth Charter Initiative. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and his Master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Euphrates Institute
Peace Leadership Partner · Co-Facilitator
Euphrates Institute equips, connects, and uplifts emerging peacebuilders worldwide. Its approach to Peace Leadership explores how the practice of peace moves from the personal and interpersonal to communities and broader systems change, with self-awareness, reflection, and inner work as foundations for leadership.
Through experiential practice, reflection, storytelling, and learning in community, Euphrates creates spaces for leaders to deepen connection, strengthen their peace leadership practices, and translate those practices into meaningful action in their organizations and communities.
Course Schedule
This onsite course will take place at the United Nations-established University for Peace in Costa Rica on March 9-10, 2027. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and include lunches and coffee breaks, with vegetarian and vegan options available.
Participants will also have the opportunity to stay on and take part in the Gross Global Happiness Summit 2026 , which begins a day after the course-creating a seamless and inspiring learning experience.
Have a little more time? Participants are warmly invited to join us one day early on Monday, March 8, 2027 for an optional Peace Leadership Immersion, offering additional space for reflection, practice, connection, and a deeper exploration of Euphrates' approach to Peace Leadership. The two-day Positive Leadership workshop remains a complete experience on its own, so participation in the Monday immersion is entirely optional.
Course Cost
$895 tuition rate for the onsite course in Costa Rica. A certificate is awarded upon completion by the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Enroll with a colleague each will receive a 10% discount. Contact us for groups of 3 or more.
University for Peace alumni and alumni of the Centre for Executive Education receive a discount.
Questions?
Have a question? Contact us at centre@upeace.org with inquiries or to set up a phone call, or visit our Frequently Asked Questions section.
Past Participants Say
Real reflections from leaders who joined us.
“This course is an eye opener. Positive Leadership is all about focusing on strengths and opportunities and a good way to ensure a healthy work- environment.”
Jelle-Jochem Duits
Policy Officer at Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
“It’s not an investment, it’s a gift for your mind and your soul. This is not just another workshop, it’s the beginning of a journey.”
Diego Lineiro
Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific
“Find your WHY by engaging with committed leaders and social entrepreneurs coming together to lead in a world of constant change. UPEACE brings nations together for a common purpose. The WHY is the betterment of humanity, with wisdom, compassion, and grit.”
Iris Prada
Education Specialist and Project Director
“This course sure tackles issues not normally addressed in other programs. It is powerful, innovating, thought provoking... Highly recommended!”
Cindy Fonseca
Founding Director at Satori Consulting S.A.
