Increasingly, the business world requires people to work successfully in teams that depend on persuasive leadership rather than reporting relationships. Wharton's learning team model brings together classmates from around the globe, working to achieve common goals. You explore different leadership styles in a risk-free training ground that promotes both effective leadership and collaboration.

Click above on a team member of The 9 Lives Learning Team see what they have to say.

During the Learning Team Retreat, team members decide on their own team name. 9 Lives expected that the projects they would face over the coming year would be tough, so having more than one life would give them more opportunities to do well. Antoinette Graefin zu Eltz, WG'05 Leadership Fellow for the 9 Lives Learning Team; Operations Mgmt » Antoinette's Bio "At Wharton, the learning team ties in with the spirit of the school – it's about supporting and working with your fellow students. Being a leadership fellow was probably my most rewarding experience at Wharton." Farhan Syed, WG'06 Marketing/Middle East and Arabic (Lauder) » Farhan's Bio "The learning team required us to create a larger vision for ourselves that incorporated everyone's goals. We had to learn how to address multiple incentives so that we could marshal one another to reach those goals. It's great to have four or five people you see on regular basis." Maria Silvon, WG'06 Marketing » Maria's Bio "The learning team let me get to know people so closely that I see myself trying to incorporate their characteristics into my leadership style. We came from all over the world and it's fascinating to learn about everyone's experiences. We got along so well, we met even when we had nothing 'official' to talk about." Jerry Parkes, WG'06 Finance » Jerry's Bio "I think being assigned a learning team is a great way to learn how to work with different people. The most valuable thing I got from my learning team was feedback. They wanted me to be a bit more assertive in defending my point of view, and it's something I'm much more conscious of now." Nicole Lim, WG'06 Finance » Nicole's Bio "As a team, we established our objectives up front. We agreed that it was important for everyone to learn as much as we could, so the team member who most wanted to learn about a particular subject took the lead on that project." Brad Cornell, WG'06 Finance » Brad's Bio "We had to learn how to compromise and also recognize when one team member actually had the right solution, and then work toward gaining consensus. That's as real world as it gets, in my opinion."