You’ll go beyond business to study every topic through a global lens, master working cross-culturally and develop the deep self-awareness needed to lead effectively and with confidence.
18th - 22nd December, 2023
In-person
Hilton Hotel, Al Habtoor City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This programme is geared at enhancing working executives' careers. The SEMP is an encapsulated Senior Management Programme for the High Performance Managers and Directors who work in critical roles and need an intensive course to cover the key areas that drive success and profit in business today.
We are a dynamic multicultural community that educates, inspires, and connects some of the world’s most forward-thinking business talent. We flip the traditional approach to education by using learning-by-doing experiences to transform students' skillset.
Programme Impact
Be open to change, innovation and big thinking. To new experiences and diverse perspectives.
We offer a rich and innovative portfolio of in-person programmes, and a selection of online courses in a range of innovative formats.
This programme is ideal for for the High Performance Managers, CEOs, Founders, COOs, Entrepreneurs and Directors who work in critical roles and need an intensive course to cover the key areas that drive success and profit in business today.
Submit your application through our online application form.
Wait for feedback from the admissions team within 48 hours.
Short Executive Programme for Globally-Focused Leaders
Certificate
5-Star Hotel
Accommodation
Flight
Networking
Study Pack
Case Studies
Meals
Gain the tools to build a positive environment with evidence-based techniques from our faculty and distinguished guest speakers.
Why is it that some leaders inspire success, while others struggle to motivate their people? Why do some organisations thrive where others fail? Most importantly, how can any of us be certain our organisations will survive an uncertain future?
Leading Businesses into the Future offers leaders new insights into these questions, with a ground-breaking blended format that offers both a comprehensive review of your organisation and expert-led sessions on how to succeed in the modern economy.
Discover the actions leaders must take to unite their people around meaningful work and steer their organisations to sustainable success.
Gain the tools to build a positive environment with evidence-based techniques from our faculty and distinguished guest speakers.
We help you create the leaders of tomorrow for your organisation. Drive your business towards growth with employee development. Our programs are designed to identify, train and help develop the necessary skills for your employees.
This programme has an emphasis on developing global perspectives to ensure that participants are well prepared for the unique challenges of leading and innovating in an ever-changing, international business environment.
Discover different stages of team development and leadership styles needed to move them toward success.
Your employees gain practical insights from industry-wide leaders about team development.
Complete your application now to secure a seat at the SEMP programme.
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We recommend you apply at least three months before the programme starts to guarantee your place. The application form will take approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete.
We’ll acknowledge receipt of your application by email within 48 hours, if it’s received during normal working hours (Mon-Fri – 09:00-18:00 GMT). We will review and respond to your application within two working days. We do this in order of receipt and acceptance is not automatic.
Yes. We can hold a provisional place for you for up to two weeks, but be aware that completed applications take priority and programmes often fill up several months in advance. You can reserve a place online, by phone or by email.
The programme is taught in English, so a good working knowledge of the language is essential. If English is not your first language, we may ask you for evidence of your proficiency.
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A hyper-connected pro-business hub, Dubai delivers efficiency, security and a forward-looking ecosystem for accelerated growth.
This course was designed to show you how to sharpen your leadership skills, define a vision for your team, and ultimately transcend from a manager to an inspirational leader.
Course Overview
Creative leadership and innovative management are recognized as key success drivers for organizations and individuals. They are competencies, given the right nurturing environment and support, can be developed and harnessed by anyone in any organization.
In this training, you will learn how to develop those competencies in yourself and fostering the same in others.
Finally, the training is designed to address personal challenges and aspirations regarding this topic. The ultimate intention of it is to provide with individualized solutions that work for you.
Course Overview
Creative leadership and innovative management are recognized as key success drivers for organizations and individuals. They are competencies, given the right nurturing environment and support, can be developed and harnessed by anyone in any organization.
In this training, you will learn how to develop those competencies in yourself and fostering the same in others.
Finally, the training is designed to address personal challenges and aspirations regarding this topic. The ultimate intention of it is to provide with individualized solutions that work for you.
About the Special Executive Masters Programme
The MSBM Special Executive Masters Programme is short certificate modules designed for anyone who would benefit from more in-depth business knowledge delivered in a short and intensive programme. This programme is suitable for successful professionals or specialist in the private, public or non-profit making sectors that have new management responsibilities and need to quickly expand their management knowledge.
The (SEMP) programme serves as a refresher course for those who have had their Masters a long time ago and need a quick reminder or as an academic update while it serves as a crash programme for those very experienced professionals who never made time out for their masters yet they require the academic and practical relevance of this masters’ experience. It is a good programme for individuals who are newly promoted to the managerial post, the program enables them to acclimatise to the new position as well as help them intake the right decisions.
Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Who should attend?
This course is intended for:
Modules
Day 1: Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership
What is Leadership?
Types of leadership in the business world
Authentic leadership
Misperceptions of leadership
Defining innovation and creativity
Intelligence vs. Creativity
Understanding the 2 hemispheres of the brain - Right and left
Lateral thinking
Day 2: Stimulate your creative brain
Understanding your ego and emotional responses
Emotional reactions based on protection
Childhood experiences
Societal and cultural programming
Understanding emotions
The impact of habit on acting and thinking
Harnessing the power of habit
Vertical development
Horizontal development
Stages of vertical development
Self-leadership / identity leadership
Leaders produce leaders
Day 3: Fostering creativity in team members
The right team member selection
Happiness as a driver of creativity
Positivity and gratitude
Thoughts and the need to control thoughts
The difference between the real I and my thoughts
Cultural restrictions
Others influences
The principal of coaching in driving creativity and innovation
Resistance to change
Understanding change
Taming the internal resistance to change
Innovation leadership characteristics
Day 4: The right environment for creativity and innovation
Setting the right environment
Fear as an inhibitor of creativity
Capitalizing on mistakes and failures
The importance of understanding employees
Enhancing employees’ creativity and innovation
Employee maturity
Customizing your approach
Day 5: Creativity and innovation tools
Facilitating brainstorming
Process review matrix
Lateral thinking
Random stimulation techniques
The four thinking styles
Assessing and refining innovative Ideas
Cost-benefit and risk analysis
Anticipating objections
Influencing decision-makers by making a business case
Internationally-renowned faculty. An exceptional student cohort. Challenge your perspectives and develop the skills to lead with confidence.
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