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This module offers a framework for thinking about your leadership development over the duration of the programme, provides multiple opportunities to explore various facets of yourself – past, present and future – and experiment with new ways of thinking. In doing so, you will be better equipped to lead yourself, others and your organization more effectively.

This module will focus on the social and environmental contexts of business, exploring how managers, leaders and organisational governance can address contemporary global challenges and the ethics behind these choices. You’ll then move beyond the language of ESG to build on your work on purposeful leadership, focusing on yourself and your organisational context for ethical and sustainable practice.

This in-depth module explores a blend of practical and theoretical learning to help you analyse and navigate today’s fast paced business environment and guide you to your full potential as a strategic leader. You’ll be introduced to contemporary topics and frameworks for examining strategic tools, advantages and insights for strategic decision making and strategy execution.

This module will introduce you to the blueprint for developing optimal, effective marketing strategies as well as a range of strategic tools and frameworks for implementing and evaluating these plans. You’ll go through interactive marketing simulations and case study discussions to identify innovative solutions to today’s challenges and explore these further to identify routes for competitive advantage.

This module explores the strategic dimensions of human capital, drawing on organisational behaviour, strategy, psychology and economics to examine how organisations can unlock the potential of their people and deliver sustainable performance. You’ll engage with leading theories, frameworks and practical tools to understand organisational dynamics, shape cultures, lead strategic transformation and translate business strategy into action. The module also provides you with an opportunity to reflect on your career to date, connect your experience with new perspectives and identify how your learning can shape your future leadership and career trajectory.

This module will explore the way in which outcomes are influenced and stimulated by mainstream principles in today’s global economy. You’ll draw on core economic concepts to explore case studies, theories and frameworks and spatial distribution considerations. You’ll also analyse how market structures, such as perfect competition and monopoly, shapes firms’ decision-making and broader industrial dynamics, raising and answering questions about the effectiveness of new entrants versus established players in driving innovation and impact.

This module explores how organisations understand and respond to uncertainty in complex business environments. You’ll explore both the technical and the social aspects of these uncertainties, looking at the methods to understand the nature of different problems, exploring thoughtful and practical responses and eventually, build a better, more certain world.

This module will introduce you to key concepts of modern finance, stakeholder and strategic financial management and communication of numbers across the C-suite. This range of tools will help you to assess the organisational impact of financial decisions, and develop the knowledge to drive organisations to economic prosperity and positive social and societal impact.

In order to innovate for impact and drive change from within, you’ll first need to reflect on how you can use your skills to bridge the gap between social and financial value creation from within an established organisation. This module will help you to drive change from within, learning how to innovate to build maximum impact in your organisation. You'll learn how to use your skills to bride the gap between social and financial value creation from within an established organisation. do that and more – teaching you how to navigate organisational environments, advance your career with purpose and act as an agent for positive social change and business impact.

This module examines the economic, cultural and geopolitical factors shaping key regions in the global economy through an international study experience. It focuses on how organisations develop strategy and innovation approaches to address complex global challenges and create impact. You'll gain insight into how organisations operate across different contexts and respond to regional dynamics. You will engage with academic content and real-world perspectives through lectures and interactions with business leaders and policy stakeholders in the host location.

The Impact Project is the capstone of the Executive MBA, providing you with the opportunity to accumulate the knowledge, skills and perspectives you have developed throughout the programme and apply them to a real-world business challenge. You'll partner with a non-profit, charity, social enterprise, or startup to investigate and diagnose a pressing organisational challenge within a live business context and develop strategic, evidence-based recommendations to create measurable long-term impact. The module also encourages critical reflection, enabling you to evaluate your leadership approach and consulting capabilities in high-stakes, ambiguous environments while shaping your long-term professional impact.