The objective of this workshop is to deepen knowledge of and equip business leaders with the capabilities required to tackle and overcome the challenges of today’s globally impacting and fast-paced national economies, as well as business management imperatives. The course contents are uniquely designed for interactive delivery, taking leadership issues and imperatives to a new level of thinking and (relevance/understanding). The insights to be generated revolve around the increasingly complex dynamics of business management, the changing demands on leaders for success and the emergence of new styles of leadership that engage the entire organisation and create value on all fronts.

Case studies will focus on the Nigerian leadership scope and space.

The workshop delivery approach will be highly interactive, relying heavily on executive business cases. Participants will find themselves applying strategic and analytical thinking skills to make ground-breaking decisions on leadership and business aligned solutions making and analytical thinking throughout the five-day period.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate personal leadership capabilities, and benchmark against globally recognized leaders.
• Formulate and implement effective leadership strategies.
• Understand how to influence the culture within their organisation through leadership higher engagement and employee involvement.
• Know when and how to apply vital executive skills to create value across the full range of responsibilities.
• Better evaluate organisational and workplace disruptions and take advantage of opportunities to maintain a competitive edge.
• Develop vital communication skills, as well as master the art of negotiation, influence and conflict management.
• Effectively connect to people, developing the ability to give constructive feedback, and critically seek the feedback of your team.
• Develop and implement Write a personal executive agenda that drives top performance personally and organisationally.

Senior executives who are keen to hone and develop critical business leadership skills in an increasingly global and competitive environment. The workshop programme, which starts with a leadership assessment, is designed to provide business leaders with an opportunity to re-acquaint or familiarize themselves with core business concepts essential to the roles they perform. From achieving higher results, to building efficient organisations, and responding to and effectively resolving strategic business issues concerns, the course provides those executives with the opportunity to take their organisations to the next level of performance.

• Organisational leadership
• Executive strategic thinking
• Dealing with organisational culture
• Value creation
• Leading operational transformation
• Risk management
• Executive decision making
• Cultural sensitivity
• Change agility.
• Communication and workforce engagement
• Performance and accountability for results
• Mentoring and building subordinate capacity

Emotional intelligence

• The Senior executive – An inward perspective
  • A perspective on leadership: local vs regional vs global
  • Competencies of a successful senior executive
    • Behavioural competencies
    • Functional competencies
  • Levels of executive leadership
    • A discussion around Tim Collins ‘Level 5 Leadership’
    • A discussion around leadership styles
  • Ethics and executive-ship
    • Interpreting ethics
    • Practicing ethics
    • Building an ethical framework
  • Leadership mindset and self-awareness
  • The Senior executive – An outward perspective
    • The view from the top
    • Engaging the organisation
      • Influencing the culture
      • Building the structure
      • Involving the employees
    • Interacting with the market
      • Dealing with new market realities
      • Understanding the new consumer
    • Building partnerships and alliances
      • The importance of market collaboration
    • Dealing with competition – how well do you know them
    • From strategy articulation to value creation (realization)
      • Staying strategically nimble
      • Driving operational versatility
      • Knowing your numbers – where to start
        • Mastering your business forecast
        • Revisiting key financial statements
        • Reviewing key measures and KPIs – keeping an eye on the right stuff
      • Optimizing your decision in a challenging landscape
      • Value Creation: three ways to creating value a senior executive must know
        • The Clayton Christensen approach
      • Dealing with Market Variables
        • From intermittent change to constant disruptions – the law of permanent transformation
        • The executive challenge: balancing between stability and flexibility
        • Introducing dexterity and resourcefulness across the organisation
        • Embracing risk and thinking alternatives
      • The Executive Agenda
        • 5 things you must always do
        • 4 strategic elements you need to have on your agenda
        • Mentoring, coaching, and peer networking
        • Self-development and personal wellness