Overview


In the wake of the global pandemic, businesses are facing a new reality marked by rapid change, relentless innovation, and unparalleled reinvention. As we witness the dawn of a new era, characterized by innovation, resilience, and exponential growth, the role of leadership has never been more vital. It’s no longer enough to simply manage; leaders must inspire, innovate, and reinvent in equal measure.

Introduction


The need for adept leadership has never been more crucial. This modular programme offers a unique opportunity to refine your leadership approach, leveraging your years of experience to drive meaningful change.

The Management Development Programme (MDP) is a comprehensive transformational leadership programme tailored for Middle-Level Managers who are seeking to steer their organizations through adaptive challenges, lead innovation and thrive in the new normal in the backdrop of digitalization, artificial intelligence, remote work, and other disruptive shifts.

Programme Objective

This programme is meticulously designed to equip you with the skills needed to thrive in the fast-changing complex environment of modern business with innovation, resilience, and exponential growth.

Target Participants

This programme targets tactical managers in middle – senior level executives with over 5 years managerial experience across sectors, extensive business portfolios and regional scope.

Modules

Module Content Topics
Module 1 Translating Strategy for Execution:
  • Develop a strategic mindset to close the strategy – execution gap as you navigate complex business environments.
  • Develop a resilient mindset to thrive amidst uncertainty in crisis situations.
  • Learn to lead with agility, making informed decisions in rapidly changing scenarios.
Authentic Self Leadership and Self-Awareness:
  • Uncover the power of authentic leadership and self-awareness.
  • Cultivate a leadership style that aligns with your values and empowers your team
Leading Teams Remotely:
  • Master strategies for building high performing teams, leading, and motivating remote teams.
  • Leverage technology to enhance collaboration and productivity in virtual workspaces.
  • Explore innovative approaches to enhance team productivity in times of change
Financial Management in Uncertain Times
  • Master financial management essentials for navigating uncertainty.
  • Make data-driven decisions to ensure financial stability and growth.
The Executive Coaching Challenge:
  • Identify a complex managerial challenge and solve it with an executive coach over the duration of the programme
  • Seek constructive feedback that fosters growth and resilience.
Module 2 Managing for results:
  • Business Communication and Negotiation Skills
  • Stakeholder management and performance for results
  • Optimize business performance and deliver exemplary results.
Operational Excellence:
  • Streamline operations for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Implement best practices in project management and operational resilience.
Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence
  • Understand the role of digitalization and AI in shaping the future of work.
  • Learn to leverage technology for strategic advantage and organizational resilience.
Module 3: An East African Immersion Understanding the global and local perspectives
  • The Economic Outlook: Navigating the East African Business Terrain –Opportunities, Challenges & Strategies in East Africa’s growth markets
Innovation and Leading Change:
  • Explore emerging trends and shifts in a post-COVID-19 world.
  • Disruptive Innovations & Emerging Business Models: Perspectives & Implications for businesses in East Africa
Optimizing cultural diversity and differences:
  • Understanding the cross border cultural advantage – Captains Roundtable
  • Gain insights into strategies for positioning your personal brand and managing your presence.

Programme Structure

Modular Programme Structure
  • MDP is a modular programme, consisting of 3 modules spread over 9 months.
  • Our flexible modular structure allows you to customize your learning journey, addressing specific challenges at your own pace.
Action Learning Projects through Coaching
  • Apply your learning in real-world scenarios through action learning projects, guided by expert coaches for practical, hands-on experience.
Exchange Programmes with Cultural Immersions:
  • Expand your economic outlook with curated East African exchange modules, connecting with regional leaders and witnessing firsthand the best practices in doing business in East Africa.
  • Immerse yourself in a rich learning experience on how to navigate the East African Business Terrain –Opportunities, Challenges & Strategies in East Africa’s growth markets, gaining insights from diverse cultural perspectives.

Programme Delivery

The programme consists of a combination of two one-week modules delivered over a 6-month period.

In between the modules, participants will be in contact with a professional business coach for purposes of executing your Leadership Project.

This unique programme structure allows participants to broaden their knowledge in an intensive learning environment while putting into practice the learning skill and knowledge acquired in the modules.

The programme mostly employs the case methodology as one of the learning techniques; this gives participants a chance to analyze real business scenarios as they immerse themselves in the various contemporary business challenges.

This will be in addition to various class simulations, videos, thought-provoking lectures by our key faculty and enlightening syndicate and class discussions by fellow participants.

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, you should be able to:

  • familiarize yourself with the organisational context of management
  • have a strong understanding of organisational systems, their dimensions, life cycle and culture
  • acquire the knowledge and skills and how your role is key for effective management in organisations
  • gain a new awareness of what your operational and leadership strengths are
  • understand and work with your own leadership style
  • strengthen core operational skills like project management, marketing, communications, finance – as well as critical thinking and problem-solving
  • have built a strong character for responsible leadership – through corporate social responsibility and triple bottom line (people, planet, profits)
  • develop concrete action plans with the guidance of expert faculty and executive coaches
  • gain new insights from other industries – helps you approach your own challenges with greater creativity and broader perspectives

Key Focus Areas

In this programme, we focus on developing skills and competencies in:

  • Effective Strategy Execution
  • Change Management
  • Drive Results Throughout the Organization
  • Society Driven Innovation
  • Performance Management
  • Implementing Inclusive Strategies
  • Analysis of Business Problems
  • Accounting Framework
  • Organizational Communication
  • Operations Excellence
  • Business Ethics
  • Developing Winning Business proposals

Special Features

  • Professional networking that comes as a result of interacting with high-level participants and faculty who share different perspectives on business ideas and issues
  • A lifetime chance of being an SBS alumnus upon completion of the programme that gives you access to the frequent SBS high profile events and learning forums
  • The programme is structured in a modular format of 3 three-days modules spread over a period of 6 months to accommodate the busy schedule of the participants
  • One-on-one Coaching with well-versed and internationally-certified Executive Coaches

Faculty

The faculty has been carefully selected to meet the specific demands and subject areas of the programme while bringing in their rich experiences in these areas.

The faculty consists of professors and industry experts with both local and international repute.

Request Brochure

Strathmore Global Institute - Tanzania | Brochure Request Form

  • Kindly fill in the form below and we shall send the brochure to you.

Key Details


2024 Dates:

  • Module 1: 17 – 19 June | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Module 2: 7 – 9 August | Virtual
  • Module 3: 9 – 13 Sept | Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 3,500


Contacts


For more information on the programme and the application process,

please reach out to:

Testimonial

“Through the various course units, we’ve done, it has helped me either affirm what I knew or opened up my understanding in other areas. I enjoyed the various personalities that were brought in the faculty, each with their unique way of delivery.”

Michael Kasibante

Subscribe to our Newsletter today and be at the forefront of innovation and leadership. Your journey to business excellence starts here.

Explore our Programme Calendar

Explore our
Academic and Executive Educations
Programmes Portfolio

Explore our SBS Customized Solutions
for Organizations