About Course
For managers overseeing teams or projects across departments, this program deepens leadership capability. Goes beyond day-to-day management to strategic thinking, influence without authority, and organizational navigation.
Who It’s For:
Mid-level managers (3–8 years experience), team leads managing 5+ people, cross-functional project leads
Learning Objectives:
- Think strategically: align team goals to business strategy; see the “big picture”
- Influence across boundaries: persuade stakeholders without formal authority
- Develop high-potential talent: identify, coach, and mentor emerging leaders
- Navigate organizational politics ethically: build coalitions, manage up and across
- Drive results through others while building sustainable team capability
Key modules:
Strategic Leadership (Business context, competitive landscape, translating strategy to team)
Influence & Persuasion (Stakeholder mapping, messaging, building coalitions, negotiation)
People Development (Talent identification, coaching conversations, succession planning, mentoring)
Organizational Dynamics (Matrix management, navigating up, peer relationships, politics)
Change Leadership (Vision setting, stakeholder alignment, managing resistance, sustaining adoption)
Delivery Mode: 50% online (self-paced modules + peer forums) + 50% live (4 full-day intensive workshops spaced over 12 weeks; plus biweekly peer mentoring trios)
Typical Duration: 12 weeks (25–30 hours classroom + 15 hours self-paced) Assessment Method: Peer feedback from mentoring trios (monthly)
Prerequisites: Currently managing a team; 3+ years experience in management or technical/specialist roles
Expected Outcomes/KPIs:
Strategic thinking score (measured by assessment): +30%
Influence/persuasion capability: +25% (self-report + 360 feedback)
Team retention (1 year post-program): 85%+ Internal mobility: 30% of cohort promoted within 18 months
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