The Advanced Management Programme

This programme prepares and develops senior managers to lead in an increasingly uncertain, ambiguous and changing world. It is a rich, challenging and stretching learning experience that will ally the essential practical and conceptual skills of an MBA with the necessary capabilities to drive and engage people in ways that unlocks their potential and leads to better business results. It is an essential building block for those recently appointed to, or about to step up to, an executive leadership role.
  

Who is the programme for?

Senior managers who are ready to take on a broader leadership role in their organisation. Typically it is for individuals who have come up through a technical or functional route and now need to assume responsibility for developing and implementing strategy, managing significant cost and/or revenue budgets, and leading change initiatives through larger groups of people.

In an international context, the programme is highly relevant for those facing the challenge of delivering results in a local or regional market but as part of a globalised world. In other words, all the issues of global versus local needs while managing multicultural teams.

In a public service or not-for-profit context, the programme will be relevant for those tasked with accountability at a senior level for service delivery, external stakeholder management or the protection and management of reputation. It will also appeal to mid-career executives ready to build on their experience and skills to make a more substantial contribution to the success of their organisation.

• What our clients say about the Advanced Management Programme
   

Advanced Management Programme Directors:

• Professor Chris Bones 

• Paul Bennett
   

Preview DVD

Request a DVD and hear more from the senior executives who have attended the Advanced Management Programme.

 
 

Programme content

The programme is divided into three one-week modules which can be taken three weeks back-to-back or in single modules over a one-year period.

Week 1

Broadening perspectives - differing world views

• What does your organisation stand for? Values, reputation and the role of leadership in delivering the promise.
• The global environment: macro-economic, political and social trends.
• Customers - their power, their values, their influence.
• Value drivers and creation.
• World-class performance - what it takes.
• You as a leader - being authentic and the importance of managing oneself.
• Leadership as a practice.

Week 2

Making strategic choices and decisions

• Building trust and confidence i and externally.
• Managing complexity and ambiguity.
• From external environment to positioning - the positioning choices; the importance of focus.
• Portfolio management and profit drivers.
• Market-driven strategies.
• Personal vision and direction.
• Seeking alignment, commitment and engagement to succeed Inspirational leadership for high performance.

Week 3

Implementing change for performance

• Strategic implementation.
• Components of hard and soft change.
• Change communication.
• Performance direction and management.
• Leadership legacy.
• Continuous personal development and innovation to succeed.
• Throughout the programme, participants will be immersed in the skills of coaching, innovation and high performance teams.
   

Benefits to the individual

• Gain new perspectives to drive personal improvement and competitive advantage.
• Deeper self-awareness as a prerequisite to being a more effective and engaging leader.
• Opportunity to 'unlearn' what might inhibit ability to manage and lead at more strategic level.
• Provides a fast-track immersion in the key topics and practices of the MBA.
• Provides time to learn about and reflect on global trends that will shape the future competitive, economic and social environment.
• Flexible programme schedule to fit with the demands of work.
   
  

Benefits for the organisation

• Provides a comprehensive development process for experienced managers to reach a higher level of performance and contribution.
• Increases the leadership talent pipeline for the organisation to support growth and succession planning.
• Injects the latest thinking on key strategic topics that underpin organisational success at a senior level where this can get immediate leverage.
• A senior programme with real flexibility built around the time pressures of a senior role.
   

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