Programme details

The Senior Executive Programme addresses three key themes critical to today's executives and their organisations:

Strategy

Refresh familiarity with the building blocks of strategy by questioning the who, what and how
Explore strategic innovation: how to achieve it and how to respond to disruptive innovation
Improve your strategic agility by shifting your organisation's view of time from "predict, plan and implement" to "observe, anticipate and execute"
Assess how your business perceives, creates and sustains shareholder value
Increase your effectiveness as a change agent by aligning your strategy with your organisation's processes, incentives, culture and financial goals.

Leadership

Examine yourself, your team and your organisation as well as the motivations that drive each
Learn how to build a high-performance team that works towards a shared vision and values
Review your leadership style, challenges and biases through a comprehensive 360-degree review
Explore the role of corporate social responsibility and ethics in multi-cultural environments
Discover the art of authentic leadership by building a personal story that demonstrates effective leadership and inspires others.

Transformation

Prepare yourself for managing in increasingly uncertain times
Rediscover the science of effective decision-making and how to build organisational agility.
Understand the natural tensions associated with instituting radical innovation to implement enterprise-wide change while maintaining success in your current business
Examine the key steps required to engage your organization and increase influence over key stakeholders.

Active and holistic learning

In addition to the three key programme themes, several other elements ensure a holistic executive experience. Learning tools and workshops are incorporated into the programme experience to help you apply and practice your insights:

Relationships
Build relationships with an elite network of executives through social activities tailored for global business executives.
Lessons from leaders
Leverage the power of learning in one of the world's great centres of management thinking through conversations with visiting corporate leaders.
Reflection
Explore the value of personal space while reflecting and thinking about your ideas, views and organisation's future during dedicated reflection time.
Wellness
Explore work-life balance issues and combat stress by engaging in the wellness programme.
Skills building workshops
Develop and practise communications skills with some of the world's most renowned journalists and communications experts.
Discovery day
Visit non-profit organisations to observe non-traditional applications of strategy, leadership and transformation in practice.
Learning log
Apply programme insights through a personal learning log and reflection exercises to stimulate your understanding and analysis of learned concepts and techniques.
Personal leadership development plan
Incorporate 360-degree feedback and one-to-one coaching time into a tailored development plan to enhance your leadership effectiveness.
Action planning
Use key take-aways from the three themes to build a personal action plan for implementation upon return from the programme.