Competency 1: Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving

Structured Problem-Solving Techniques for Leaders

• Understanding the problem-solving hierarchy
• Examining the universe of business problems
• Defining your problem to ensure resolution

Critical Thinking Skills

• Understanding the critical thinking and problem-solving process
• How to effectively frame, explore and reframe strategic issues
• Evaluating opportunities and solutions

Competency 2: Change Leadership & Innovation

Leading and Sustaining Innovation & Change

• Understand the relationship of creativity, innovation and change management
• Determine the critical requirements of an effective innovation team
• Apply relevant change-management practices to sustainable innovation
• Techniques to engage your business teams to embrace new strategies
• Increase the innovation adoption process

Competency 3: Financial Leadership: Building Successful Business Cases

Building a Sound Financial Business Case for Your Strategies

• Using financial analysis to assess viability, stability and profitability of a business, department or project
• Using profitability, solvency, liquidity and stability indicators
• Using project valuation techniques

Competency 4: Coaching & Mentoring Skills For Organizational Growth

Coaching and Mentoring

• How to define and communicate the value of coaching and mentoring in your organization
• The required skills and tools for developing coaching and mentoring skills
• How to use performance management activities for coaching success

Coaching for Now and the Future of the Organization

• How to make coaching and succession planning part of management practices
• Identification and development of high-potential employees

Competency 5: Effective Corporate Governance & Risk Management

Understanding Governance as a Multi-faceted Function

• Accountability and fiduciary duties of leaders
• Corporate criminal liability based on conduct of senior officers/managers
• Entity liability for agents and contractors who manage an important aspect of the organization’s activities
• Corporate compliance systems for senior officers at both policy and operational levels
• Gloval Human Rights: a paradigm shift from corporate social responsibility to legal obligations

Stakeholder Management

• Understanding risk management and draft a matrix that integrates corporate governance with risk-management principles
• Managing employees, suppliers, customers, lenders, regulators

Competency 6: Competing Effectively in the Global Economy

Emerging Opportunities and Threats in Today’s Economy

• Balancing market, financial and cultural risks
• Developing strategic partnerships and alliances throughout the globe
• Understanding key market characteristics, customs and barriers to entry
• Ensuring the direction of your organization is on track
• Weighing risks and reward opportunities

Competency 7: Creating High-Performance Workplaces

Building the Critical Managerial Leadership Competencies

• Understand today’s inter-generational workforce and develop a culture that will attract and retain the best
• Understand the key differences between management and leadership perspectives
• Understand how to motivate and inspire teams working through complex change
• Assess your own leadership skills and the impact these skills have on others