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Unlocking Strategic Innovation: Innovating for competitive advantage: 17 April 2024, one day in person, 9am-5pm (£250)

Covering core concepts of innovation, this course will help Senior Executives, Entrepreneurs and SME owners understand how innovation can help organisations to grow, adapt, be more resilient, and outcompete rivals. This course encourages you to learn from renowned theories and frameworks and supported by real-world examples, to think about how these variables can be applied to one’s own organisational context.

Leadership and change: 23 April 2024, one day in person, 9am-5pm (£300 - includes external diagnostic tool)

Are you struggling to keep up with the pace of change at work? Do you know how to leverage your leadership strengths to be an effective leader for your team when change happens? What change strategies and processes will work best for you to implement change that is inclusive and responsible? Leadership and Change is a programme designed to help leaders thrive in a global work environment and world where change is increasingly complex and dynamic.

Finance for Strategic Thinkers: 1 May & 8 May 2024, two half days online, 9am-12pm (£250)

Created to provide managers with an understanding of how financial information is used to monitor and control the business and how financial information can support strategic decision making. Finance for Strategic Thinkers aims to empower business professionals to confidently discuss financial issues with finance professionals. It is not about bookkeeping.

Sustainability for businesses: 30 April, 7 May, 14 May & 21 May 2024, four 90 minute sessions online, 12:30-2pm (£250)

Understanding sustainability is increasingly important for organisations and their stakeholders. Gaining additional insights into issues relating to sustainability in your business, will strengthen how you develop opportunities, manage risks, and contribute to ‘business for good’. Through networking, and sharing expertise with other local organisations you will have an informed understanding of your current position and potential value-creating opportunities.

Business Improvement for Operational Excellence: 22 May 2024, one day in person, 9am-5pm (£250)

Customer demands are always changing – businesses need to constantly evolve and continually improve to stay competitive. This means using available resources as efficiently and effectively as possible, centred on customer requirements. The workshop content provides powerful learning on the value of applying lean principles to your business to drive operational excellence. It is relevant to all, and particularly those responsible for driving change, or in operational or support functions.

Implementing Strategy: 5 June 2024, one day in person, 9am-5pm (£250)

Having formulated a great strategy, how can you make sure that it is put into practice and leads to the desired business results? In this course the tutors will challenge you to think and act differently to help you identify and break through barriers that get in the way of fully achieving your organisation’s strategic goals. This one day intensive course draws on the Business School’s world-class MBA program and recent academic research to provide participants with valuable insights and practical knowledge on how to ensure organisational strategy is effectively implemented and executed.

Please note these courses are non refundable.