Focused
Be at the forefront of thinking, build a wider cross-functional capability
Our focused programs assist managers to build capabilities beyond their own specialist domain or to stay at the forefront of thinking in a range of emerging areas.
The key is to stay ahead of the game.
“It offered a lot of practical, useful information that I can use imMEdiately. There was a good mix of senior management participants.”
Gavin Marchio
Group Commercial Manager, Crane Group Ltd
Mergers and Acquisitions Program
You will come away with the skills and knowledge to manage an M&A on a broader scale and execute on a smaller level. It will give you a helicopter perspective on the complete M&A process and the tools to run the brief - before, during and after the engagement of professional advisors and consultants - from the deal stage through to the transaction and implementation.
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Management level: Executive
Next avaliable session: 10 October 2012 - 12 October 2012
Futures Thinking and Strategy Development
You will deepen your insights to think more deeply and plan further ahead. You will learn about meaningful models, problem solving tools and strategic frameworks to anticipate and understand the major trends, threats and opportunities facing your organisation and its sector. You will also learn about the latest thinking from international futurist Dr Sohail Inayatullah.
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Management level: Executive
Next avaliable session: 17 September 2012 - 20 September 2012
Strategic Thinking and Action
You will learn that strategic success depends on your ability to identify and maximise the thinking processes as well as your ability to lead and execute. You will benefit from the experiences of best-practice organisations and gain the skills and techniques to achieve strategic outcomes and goals.
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Management level: Senior, Middle
Next avaliable session: 12 June 2012 - 15 June 2012
Mindful Leadership
At the forefront of leadership development work, this is an intensive, immersive and experiential program which is both challenging and rewarding and involves a range of group learning methods as well as personal learning approaches. You will learn how mindfulness can be applied to advanced leadership work such as leading major change in groups and organisations, as well as personal re-invention and increased sustainability in work and life.
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Management level: Middle
Next avaliable session: 03 September 2012 - 06 September 2012
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
You will learn about the key emotional intelligence practices to generate more productive relationships as well as increase personal power, strength, influence and impact in the workplace. You will have breakthrough moments where you recognise and neutralise limiting beliefs to create newer and more positive ones.
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Management level: Middle
Next avaliable session: 30 July 2012 - 01 August 2012
Developing Business Acumen
You will be able to deal with complex situations in a more decisive manner and your decisions will result in more positive commercial outcomes. You will improve your financial literacy, but more importantly you will improve your business literacy. Understand more about your own decision making, recognising your personal decision making biases and those of others you engage with. This program aims to develop clarity on how operational, marketing and strategic decisions directly affect financial outcomes in your business. You will develop keenness of judgement and confidence; hence your decisions will lead to better business results.
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Management level: Middle
Next avaliable session: 13 June 2012 - 15 June 2012
Senior Executive Program
Explore the current demands faced by senior executives as well as the key emerging issues facing your organisation including: personal and organisational renewal; applied futures thinking; managing complexity and ambiguity; and strategic leadership. The emphasis is on your own capacity to stay energised, focused and relevant in an ever-changing environment. This program draws on our latest research in the field of leadership and an exclusive module by the Victorian College of the Arts is used to explore the synergies between creative skills and leadership development.
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Management level: Executive
Next avaliable session: 13 November 2012 - 23 November 2012