This development programme is for individuals with significant management experience, who have the drive and ambition to take their leadership development to the next level.
Leadership for a Complex World
For the Change Makers
Thrive in the face of complexity
This course will be delivered at the iconic Shard building, in the heart of one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, London, where we combine facilities specifically designed for executive-level learning, with easy access to London’s international airports and transport hubs.
Experience a development programme designed to challenge you to lead and build organisations that can thrive in the face of complexity and uncertainty. Learning in isolation of application reduces both its value and impact. This programme will challenge you to apply your insights to the resolution of either a personal leadership challenge or important business challenge. By blending the latest academic insights with practitioners’ ‘lived experience’, you will be guided through a process of experimentation to see if your new ideas will work. Experimentation being a key concept underpinning the ability of leaders to build highly adaptive and agile organisations.
Exponential change has its roots in many aspects of the world we live and work in and each organisation will have its own priorities and challenges in these areas. Fundamental to understanding the implications of these ‘Tides of Change’, we will encourage participants to share their experience and what they are trying to do to navigate through them.
Demographics
Institutional Change
Technology
Social Values
Environment and Ethics
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Who is this programme for?
The role of leadership is now about designing organisations that are as nimble as change itself. Creating organisations that can innovate, adapt and thrive in the face of fierce competition and relentless waves of change, is where the true value of leadership now resides”
This programme would benefit an experienced manager who has recently transitioned or will soon transition into a senior business leadership or general management position. With country or multiple country responsibilities, in charge of many functions, you are looking to develop your leadership capabilities and enhance strategic thinking, drive organisational change, and deliver sustained high performance.
Participants include
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Benefits of the programme
For your business:
For you:
Develop strategic insights to accelerate growth and increase the value of your business.
Challenge, refresh and reset how you think about your business.
Learn with a group of peers from other sectors and industry backgrounds.
This programme is both engaging and empowering, fostering personal growth and deepening my understanding of my business, team and our operating environment. I am excited to continue this journey of learning and development George Edwards General Manager, Corporate Planning
Identify a critical strategic challenge and produce a concrete action plan.
Take time out to reflect on your impact as a leader in challenging times.
Investigate unique industry insights and learn directly from high-performing organisations.
Utilise executive coaching to support your personal leadership journey.
Sharpen the organisational focus on productive innovation.
Acquire new frameworks and tools to enhance executive decision-making.
Strengthen organisational agility and resilience.
Renew your vision, ambition, and energy to drive the business forward.
Grow your professional and personal networks alongside business leaders and global experts.
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Leading your organisation
Programme details Based on years of experience, research and working with organisations large and small, the programme provides a space for you to think more strategically about the critical issues you are facing at work. You will apply the concepts from the programme to a real-life strategic challenge and leverage the resources of the programme to deliver value and impact for your business. The programme will help you develop a deeper understanding of strategy and strategic thinking and the implications for implementation. Not only this, but you will manage how to handle the tension between optimising creativity and performance in a team and project. With relevant case studies and current practices, you will examine the ways in which a culture of innovation can be introduced into your own organisation.
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Workshop two
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Navigating a Complex World During the first three-day workshop, you will hear from WBS faculty and industry experts on the importance of adaptive leadership and how you can bring agility and adaptability to your organisation. This workshop will equip you with the skills and knowledge to understand and manage complex systems, make informed decisions, and lead effectively.
Performing through Complexity During the second three-day workshop, you will explore how your organisation can continue to perform, and over-achieve, during times of complexity. You will hear from industry experts on their experiences of maximising returns on human capital by understanding the key drivers of employee engagement, as well as how to build an adaptable and agile team. Building on the previous workshop, we will dive into the essentials of innovation, experimentation, performance, collaboration, and change agility.
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Talk to us
Why Warwick Business School? At Warwick Business School, we believe that continuous development is imperative for both your personal development and the success of your organisation. Attending an Executive Education programme is your opportunity to step away from the office and gain fresh perspectives on your organisational challenges. You will develop a network of likeminded executives and learn from our passionate and engaging faculty and industry professionals on the latest thinking. They will encourage and champion you to develop your thinking and skillset, leaving you feeling ready to implement your learning and insights to your business in real time. We are proud that our suite of Executive Education programmes is ranked among the world’s top 30 in the Financial Times Executive Education Open Programme rankings.
1-2-1 conversation Book an online 1-2-1 chat with our Business Development team, to discuss how the programme can maximise your potential for success.
Apply today We are always happy to talk through any queries, and support on building a business case for programme applicants.
We know business leaders want to create a better world, a better society and a healthier organisation. We have the knowledge and experience to help you do that Camilla Jonsson Director of Executive Education
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Our experts Our faculty of research and teaching academics are constantly striving for excellence in everything they do, from the latest ground-breaking research impacting society, to inspiring our participants. This programme will also include industry experts.
Tasters and thought leadership events We host several Executive Education events throughout the year, to give you a taste of what studying with us is really like. Take a look in our events calendar below to find one that suits you.
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In an exponentially changing world, the only insurance against irrelevance is building a highly adaptable organisation
Alan Matcham Course Director
Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
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