Senior Management & Leadership Programme

Programme Description & Objectives

Over time the world of the corporate senior manager has grown more complex. Competitive strategic advantage is now the turf on which the corporate battle is fought and won. In addition to this, cultural sensitivity and motivational management of employees has become a vital component of day-to-day business activity. Above all, senior managers are now expected to be leaders, team builders, coaches, and an inspiration to their staff, in addition to being the final decision makers and risk takers. The course is designed to be interactive in an effort to learn the key issues and principles that will help delegates build their capabilities and strengths. Each module will allow a significant time for scenario analysis, self-assessment, and debate of contemporary issues.

Course Objectives

To understand leadership & vision in an entrepreneurial society
To gain skills in leading teams for the future
Maximise performance and minimize conflict
Consider strategic thinking and planning in a global context
Understand planning and management of strategic change projects
Learn how to gather information and use it productively
Gain a clear understanding of the role of a senior manager in a modern company
Explore individual leadership level and the steps needed to get to Level Five
Gain better insight in motivating and managing your talent pools

Venues, Dates & Cost

Venues	Dublin	London	Dubai	Edmonton (CAN)	Lagos/Abuja
Dates	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Cost	$4,500 per participant (=N=)

For Whom

Business Executives
Managers and those in leadership positions
Director Generals in the public sector
Local Government Councillors & State Commissioners
Chief Executive Officers
Members of the board
Corporate Senior Managers in all disciplines
Management Team involved in financial & strategic planning

Snapshot of Course Content

An overview of the senior manager role
Understanding your impact on others
Leadership characteristics of an effective leader
Theories on leadership styles
Being a proactive leader
Time management matrix
The Concept of level five leadership
Leadership & Power
Unlocking your own leadership potential
The four keystones based on the work of Dr Robert Cooper
Team Leadership
Defining effective teamwork
What a team needs to succeed
Team dynamics
Building an effective team
Keeping teams motivated
Working with cross-cultural teams
Achieving better results through others
Appraisal & performance review
The leader as coach & mentor
A place for executive coaching
Influencing Others & Managing Conflict
Types of conflict
Thomas Killman conflict model
Dealing with conflict
10 steps to joint victory
Strategic Thinking
What is strategic thinking?
The strategic thinking pyramid
The strategic thinking process
Identifying your strategic issues
Using your company’s strategic vision
Integrating your new strategy into your organization’s overall strategy
Strategic Analysis
Map of the strategic context
External analysis tools: PESTLE, Porter’s 5 forces, competitive advantage, etc.
Internal analysis tools: SWOT, Gap Analysis, GE Grid, etc.
Strategic change
Managing strategic change
The five stages of planning & implementing a strategy (Initiation, Planning, Motivating, Monitoring, Closing)
Strategic option analysis
Analysis tools: Force-Field Analysis, Ishikawa Diagrams, Attractiveness-Implementation Difficulty, Stakeholder Analysis, etc.
Integrating your new strategy into your organization’s overall strategy
Building a business case & communicating your new strategy
Managing information
Understanding data uses
Control Vs Productivity
Performance measures
Prediction & Forecasting
Identifying your management information style
How to collect & analyse good data
Using a business dashboard
Exercise: Business expansion into a new region