Professional Development Short-Course for International Business Leadership


Leadership and Management

The skills of managing organisational performance that produces results, which exceed customer expectations, and delight the shareholders, are essential for long-term business success.

This short course can be tailored to suit delegates needs, from beginner to expert level, and could, subject to an agreed assessment plan, provide specific credit points for modules within the units of study that make up full-time
programmes, should further study be undertaken at a later date.

The following is a list of topics that might be included in an organisation’s international business leadership programme, as delegates develop their knowledge, skills and language proficiency as they seek to continue their
professional development in leadership / management roles.


Business Communications for effective leadership & management

• Identifying the differences between the manager and a leader

• Leadership in organisations

• Leadership traits and styles

• Contingency approaches to leadership

• Applications, making managers into better leaders

• Managing in the 21st Century – leadership competences that enable superior results

• Applications, improving leadership within organisations

• Defining superior performance

• Managerial administrative processes from information gathering and dissemination to business planning and budgetary control

• Developing the ability to inspire others

• Generating creative ideas for products, processes and services

• Developing a vision, creating a mission statement and planning strategic actions based on shared values

• Making it happen - motivating the team and dealing with resistance or setbacks



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