Management Masterclass

This program isolates three areas in which awareness can be usually raised in managers: leadership and strategy, performance and people, and change and innovation. It groups specific topics in these areas into three 2-day modules, each separated by an interval in which participants work on developing proposals for initiatives in their workplace that will reflect their learning on each module. This Learning Application Proposal (LAP) is a means by which the fresh perspectives generated by participants with respect to each of the topics can lead to tangible results and expanded capability.

Program outcomes

A holistic understanding of contemporary management issues;
Heightened awareness of, and capability to address, the "strategic imperative" facing organisations of all sizes and in all sectors today;
Insight into the complexities of organisational dynamics as they affect different areas of managerial influence;
Specific approaches to, and useful frameworks for addressing, the vital requirements of people management, especially in respect of workforce engagement and team performance;
A take-away Learning Application Proposal (LAP) with the potential to provide ROI for participants’ firms beyond that of their management and professional development; this could be the proposal of an actionable initiative, research contributing to the development of such an implementation, an analysis of a current issue or set of challenges in their workplaces, or some other account of their learning on the program that could be put to practical application back in their workplaces.

Program content

Module One (2 days): Strategy and Thinking

Management Issues
Management Effectiveness
Strategic Thinking
Decision Making
Financial Literacy
Linking Strategy to Performance
LAP Briefing

Module Two (2 days): Performance and People

Performance Drivers and Metrics
KRAs, KPIs and Strategy
High Performance Teams
Stakeholder Analysis
Organisational Systems
Governance, Leadership and Management
Psychology of Influence
Conflict Management and Negotiation
Management Communication
Managerial Courage
LAP Update

Module 3 (2 days): Change and Innovation

Strategy and Implementation
Future Visioning
Change Management
Continuous Innovation
Final Review and Coaching of LAPs
LAP Presentation

Pre-program components

Before coming on the program, participants will be asked to asses their own management situations, by working with some diagnostic instruments that will be considered on the program, and discussing their expectations for their learning with a key stakeholder or sponsor from their organisations. This consultation will be important for framing and clarifying the commitment, by both parties, involved in undertaking such executive development.

Through the management situation assessment, particularly the sponsor consultation, participants will bring to the program a significant management and/or leadership issue. During the program, they will develop a concrete proposal for dealing with the issue that reflects specific ways they can apply their learning in relation to the analysed themes. At the end of the program they will present this Learning Application Proposal (LAP) , a deliverable with potentially significant returns to their organisations.