Today’s Senior Management task is changing in focus.

Three components require particularly close attention: developing people, managing change and strategic planning. The Executive Development Ltd Senior Management Programme is designed to equip executives, senior  managers and those aspiring to take the lead in business. The context of this programme is set in an era when success increasingly depends on the management and leadership of people.

The course is spread over a number of weeks to allow the delegates to progress with project work and test new found knowledge. We also have a deliberate policy of keeping the delegate numbers to a minimum per course to enable each delegate to gain maximum tutor time.

Three different tutors, all experts in their field will input into the programme.

Designed for:

Directors and senior managers. This five day course is an excellent management development programme for executives from any function within an organisation. Managers in their first general management role or those about to be promoted to top management will find it especially useful.

You will learn:

You will learn a number of key advanced processes for getting the best out of your people as well as structures for managing strategic issues as well as how to apply them in your organisation. You will have the opportunity to practise a broad range of specific skills essential to leadership in today’s highly competitive business environment.
 

The content combines tutorial input, questionnaires, case studies, management workshops, group discussions and delegate presentations. This is set in an open, hands-on, how to-apply-it-today atmosphere where the emphasis is on learning in a safe environment.

By the end of the course participants will:

• Appreciate the role of the strategic manager
• Have a clear understanding of strategic thinking and planning techniques
• Know how to maximise performance from others using leadership, communication, motivation, and teamwork
• Be able to lead positive change more effectively
• Be better equipped to retain and develop their key people

Delegates will learn:

• The role of the senior manager
  • - Understanding the key role in strategic thinking and creative idea generation, in other words – develop the skill to think outside the box!
• The skills of leadership in management
  • - Different skills, styles, attitudes and attributes
• How to use strategic thinking and planning techniques
  • - How to gear up for the future
• The importance of vision, values and culture as a powerful integrating mechanism across the organisation
• How to inspire people towards peak performance
• How to set and monitor stretch performance objectives
  • - The importance of keeping everyone goal orientated
• How to build effective teams
  • - How to develop a collaborative spirit
• How to conduct meetings you could sell tickets to
• How to use performance appraisals
• How to formulate personal development plans
• The value of focused feedback - monitoring performance and corrective action
• How to successfully introduce change
  • - People are the real challenge of change
  • - Overcoming resistance
• How to stimulate creativity, solve problems and innovate
• Personal development techniques for personal and professional excellence
• Self-organisation
• How to build a commitment to action

Teaching methods:

There will be a mixture of theoretical input from the tutors along with experiential learning and group discussion over the five days of the course.