Masters in Strategic Management and Leadership
Strategically Leading Organisational Performance
This program in an extended, in-depth, practical program. It focuses on strategic management and leadership principles, as well as incorporating all of the other Blaze Institute programs on management, leadership, strategic transformation, high performance, emotional intelligence, perception management and negotiation.
It is the ultimate program for managers, and organisations who want to significantly improve their performance.
Strategic management and leadership are two vital disciplines that are absolutely imperative for people who are involved in managing a team, business unit or organisation. In fact, many would argue that these are the two most important attributes necessary for an individual to perform at his or her peak.
Strategic management practices ensure that the future direction of an organisation is always in alignment with the prevailing conditions. Such skills enable leaders to dynamically craft a way forward for their team or organisation — no matter what the circumstances. This ability is, in fact, the first prerequisite of leadership. True leaders must have critical insights and an awareness of the future of their organisation that are far in advance of their teams.
This program is an intensive, in-depth program that combines the two vital elements of strategic management and leadership. As a part of the program participants are required to practically apply the principles to their own professional circumstances and to monitor their progress.
The Purpose of this Program
- To give participants deep, rich and practical insights into the disciplines of strategic management and leadership
- To enable participants to practically apply strategic management and leadership concepts in their day-to-day work environments by providing opportunity for them to do so throughout the course
- To give participants the tools, models and frameworks to achieve superior performance in their organisations
- To give participants exposure to all of the major management issues they will face, providing them with a life-long learning experience
Program Objectives
By the end of the workshops, participants will know how to:
- Effectively lead an organisation
- Manage the many challenges that leaders face
- Manage a team, business unit or organisation using strategic management principles
- More readily achieve superior business results
- Better align resources and capabilities with strategies
- Manage business structures for maximum efficiency
- Streamline operations in line with world-class standards
- Motivate, engage and manage employees
- Be stronger and more professional negotiators
- Better influence and motivate key stakeholders
- Think on a higher level and leverage their time
- Make faster and more robust decisions
- Better troubleshoot major problems and issues
Program Overview
This twenty-day program is structured to significantly up-skill your team, and to achieve significant business results as a result of its practical requirements.
What Makes this Program Different?
The sessions are spread out over a designated time period and participants are required to achieve both business and personal objectives in-between the workshops. This enables real, tangible and measurable outcomes to be achieved and assessed. Participants learn from on-the-job experience plus the valuable de-brief sessions that are scheduled into the program. It is at such sessions that participants have the opportunity to ask questions about their experience with both the program facilitator and other participants. Often managers do not have a forum in which they are able to openly express their successes and failures. This, therefore, provides them with the ideal practical learning experience—in a totally non-threatening environment.
If required, on-site coaching of participants may be included for individuals or teams of people, enabling a very rich and practical experience for participants.
Who Should Attend?
The program is suitable for managers at all levels. It may be attended by: senior managers, line managers, business-unit managers, operational managers, functional managers, marketing, sales, human resources, supply chain, business development, accounting, legal, as well as up-and-coming managers.
It may also be suitable for an entire team from a business unit to attend as a core group.
I am interested in running this program for a group of people within my organisation. Please send me more information.