Course essentials
Now into its seventh year, our Leadership & People Management programme is an intensive short course offering ideas, latest thinking, and lessons from practice. It equips participants to lead individuals, teams and organisations through uncertain times.
Drawing on leading research, the course content is built on two fundamental pillars:
- Theory & evidence - Together we will explore contemporary perspectives on leadership, understand organisations as political entities and how leadership operates in that context, and the role of emotions in leadership (including developing and utilising emotional intelligence effectively).
- Experiences of leadership - You will participate in an in-depth simulation of an organisational system in which you will experiment, step back, observe and notice. You will work and lead across organisational boundaries and research and reflect upon the impact of leadership on others.
Indicative programme outline*
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Understanding effective people management & leadership
- Politics in the workplace & understanding people management.
- Leadership experiences & stories from leadership journeys.
- Emotions in leadership & strategies for harnessing emotions for effective leadership.
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Simulation exercise led by the Tavistock Institute
An in-depth simulation of an organisational system in which participants:
- Experiment in organisational life, stepping back, observing and noticing.
- Work and lead across organisational boundaries.
- Research and reflect upon the impact of your leadership on others.
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| Day 3 |
Leading a professinal workforce
- Leading change.
- Decision making.
- How to build a committed team.
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Reflective practice
- Individual coaching.
- Individual project workshop.
- Group farewell lunch.
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| Capstone day |
Presentation of your individual case study
- Course wrap up.
- Certificate ceremony and celebration.
This day can be attended in person or remotely depending on your location and travel options.
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*Please note the exact timetable may be subject to change.
Format
- Teaching - Four in-person teaching days including case studies and the opportunity to discuss your own work challenges.
- Venue - King’s Business School, Strand Campus, London.
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Who is this course for?
- High-potential managers & leaders and specialist professionals.
- This course is ideal if you are taking on a new or larger team, or new responsibilities.
Entry requirements
- Relevant professional experience and motivation evidenced through an online application form.
- At least five years of work experience in a relevant context.
- This course is taught entirely in English and you must be able to converse, interact and write in English to be able to participate fully in the course.
Course fees
- The full fee for this course is £2,750.
- An Early Bird saving of 15 per cent will apply to all applications made on or before 25 April, 2022 for the 23 June, 2022 programme. This saving cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.
- We also have a discount available for King's alumni. The course fee for alumni is £2,335.
- We offer a number of corporate group and individual scholarships and bursaries to support financing your studies. We are also happy to support you in providing a business case for sponsorship from your employer.
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Innovative Programme Design
The curriculum of the course is both rigorous & interactive and includes case studies, simulations and real-world projects. Our Leadership & People Management programme offers:
- Leadership ideas and theory - Put executive leadership and organisational challenges in context and develop new ways of thinking and acting.
- Real-world insight - Learn first-hand how leaders across a range of sectors and professions have faced significant challenges and opportunities in real-world situations in order to learn from their successes (and failures).
- In-depth simulation - Understand your own leadership in the context of the ‘organisation’ and gain real-time feedback and insights in order to fulfil your leadership potential.
- Project & Coaching - Use the individual work-related project, supported by your own coach, to translate your new understanding directly into your own situation and embed your learning for the long term.
- Networking - Learn alongside managers & leaders from a broad range of roles, sectors and professions to bring you new perspectives & ideas.
- Join an executive community - On completion of the programme you will receive a certificate from King’s College London and will remain part of our executive education alumni community, offering you opportunities for continuing development, discounts on future courses and access to our thought leadership and events.
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Learn from the experts
King’s College London is renowned for working closely with leading practitioners across a range of professions. This intensive programme blends expert academic and practitioner input, including an in-depth experiential workshop directed by the Tavistock Institute, who are the country’s leading institution in developing and supporting organisational leadership in an applied and practical way.
Over the course of the programme, we also invite guest speakers from industry to share their insights and discuss their own practice & leadership experiences.
Professor Baroness Wolf CBE is Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King's Business School and a cross-bench peer. She has been a frequent consultant to governments and professional associations in the UK and abroad, and has a particular interest in the management of the professions.
Ali Budjanovcanin is a Lecturer in Organisational Psychology and Public Sector Management at King's Business School. She holds a PhD in Management Studies and her research interests focus on leadership in organisations, careers in private and public sector organisations, as well as emotions in the workplace.
Juliet integrates her background in the arts with a systems psychodynamic approach when working with leaders and supporting groups and organisations through complex cultural change. She is a director of TIHR professional development programmes in the UK and internationally.
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