Designing a Management Education Course on Individual Leadership based on Emotional & Social Intelligence (ESI) and the Ideal Self

Leadership education for MBA graduates makes business sense, and its need has been felt across business schools. This paper provides an ESI (Emotional and Social Intelligence) and Ideal Self based approach to developing individual leadership among MBA students. A thirty hour course which includes teaching, case study discussions, classroom activities, individual assignments and coaching sessions has been proposed, and an appropriate grading system recommended. Details of conducting a longitudinal impact analysis have also been provided.