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NEXT-LEVEL LEADERSHIP

ABOUT THE COURSE

The transition to strategic leadership requires a new set of skills. You will learn these key competencies and how to apply them when you return to work.

BENEFITS TO YOU
  • Understand and practise how to lead through coaching, rather than dictating.
  • Clarify your own strengths and weaknesses and how they affect your ability to be a good strategic leader.
  • Improve your ability to empower others and get the best out of them.
  • Inject a sense of purpose into your work and understand its critical role in inspiring your team.
  • Master the fundamentals of behavioural change – why it’s so difficult and how to make it work for you.
  • Benefit from high-impact group coaching sessions and feedback. A 360 review and a personal development tool will help guide your leadership approach.
  • Develop an individual action plan in a one-to-one session with an executive coach.
  • Gain new perspectives, informed by a world-class peer group.
BENEFITS TO YOUR ORGANISATION
  • Turn your managers into exceptional leaders.
  • Invigorate your people with a clear purpose.
  • Make change work for you and use it to improve performance.
  • Create a culture that rewards bravery and initiative.
  • Energise your executives and managers with innovative strategic thinking.
  • Boost performance and effectiveness in an era of continuous change and virtual or hybrid teams
RIGHT FOR YOU

This programme is aimed at senior managers who are moving from an operational to a strategic role.

Typical attendees have on average 10 years of work experience, including at least five years in a management role. Participants are directors or head of departments/functions who are responsible for:

  • Managing cross-functional and/or international teams
  • The direction of their business and leading their business unit
  • Multiple reporting lines
  • Direct influence and accountability for P&L.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Discover your best self

    • Find out what strategic leadership means and how it differs from operational management. Clarify your own strengths and weaknesses and understand how they can impede or improve your ability to be a successful, strategic leader. Discover the most common pitfalls for managers when faced with a strategic leadership role.
    • Learn how to forge effective connections with others. High-quality relationships are fundamental to succeeding as a leader, particularly at a time of great physical and digital disruption. Learn how to form strong relationships with team members, clients and external stakeholders, to help you gain influence at work.

  • Understand how to lead change. Deep dive into into the fundamentals of behavioural change, find out why it’s hard, and how to make it work for you.
HOW YOU LEARN
  • Discover an active and experiential programme that uses real-life situations to build skills.
  • Become immersed in group discussions revolving around real-world experiences of leading digital or hybrid teams.
  • Join highly interactive sessions that build improvisation skills, including techniques to manage difficult situations and conversations.
  • Experience a powerful personal development tool and discover how to showcase your best self in every situation.
  • Learn from internationally renowned faculty as they showcase the power of personal identity for leaders.
  • Benefit from individual and group coaching sessions to help you adapt what you’ve learnt to your personal leadership needs.
  • Explore informative feedback from colleagues on your leadership style.
  • Create a customised action plan to put what you’ve learnt into action.
  • Gain a toolkit of performance-support materials to use following completion of the programme.
  • Continue your learning journey with follow-up coaching to help you stay on track.
YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE
  • Learn from some of the world’s brightest leadership thinkers. Ena Inesi, an expert on hierarchy, relationships and decision-making, will show you the benefits of good workplace relationships and how to create them. Dan Cable, a specialist in leading change, leadership development and employee engagement, will help you inject purpose into your work and guide you through effective techniques to manage change.
  • Advance your leadership skills by mastering three key pillars: start with yourself, create connections and lead change.
  • Define your personal and organisational priorities with the help of an executive coach and 360 feedback.
  • Acquire a coaching mentality to build high-performing, more self-directing teams.
  • Put an end to business-as-usual approaches using new, global perspectives informed by a diverse and uniquely talented peer group.
FAQ
      • What is the application process?

    You can apply to the programme of your choice online. Acceptance is not automatic and your application will be reviewed by our team of Programme Consultants to ensure the best fit between applicants and programmes. Spaces on our programmes can fill up quickly so we encourage you to apply early and ensure your application is as comprehensive as possible.

      • Will I have to do any preparation before attending the programme?

    You’ll receive communication from your Programme Manager around six weeks before starting the programme. The information we send will direct you to our online learning platform which will include the programme timetable, pre-programme reading and preparation work, and an introduction to your fellow participants.

      • Do I need to obtain a visa if I’m coming from overseas?

    Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality and country of residence. We encourage you to use the ‘check if you need a visa’ tool or to consult the UK consulate or embassy in your home country.

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