Strategy, Leadership & Management
Practicing Leadership Program (Comprehensive Leadership Development)
A comprehensive leadership development programme in 18 modules covering leadership context and style, motivation, leading people and change, direction and strategy, developing leaders, influence, teams, strategic control and risk, problem solving and ethics. Modules can be taken separately.
At a glance
Catalog codeK23
Duration
- 20.5 days · 18 modules – full programme
- 0.5–1 day · Per module
LevelPractitioner
Program typeCertificate Program
LanguageEnglish / Arabic
DeliveryIn-house · Public · Online
Who it's for
- Senior & middle managers
- High-potential leaders
- Management teams
Learning objectives
- Align leadership approach with responsibilities and organisational challenges
- Motivate, coach and develop people and rising leaders
- Lead change and build a culture of leadership and ownership
- Plan strategy, control performance and manage strategic risk
- Solve problems and make decisions
- Run appraisals, meetings and delegation effectively
- Apply ethical principles
Detailed content
- Leadership vs management theories
- Leadership styles & influencing factors
- Self-assessment
- Maslow, Herzberg, expectancy theory
- Principles of motivation
- Managing talent strategically
- Motivating a diverse workforce
- Personal decisions & organisational capability
- Personality types & team roles
- Leadership functions
- Coaching, mentoring & facilitating
- Creating & leading teams
- Human side of change
- Aligning culture & strategy
- Performance during change
- Strategic focus
- Shaping values & culture
- Planning models
- Vision, mission, business model
- Environmental scan, SWOT, strategic objectives
- Executing the plan
- Leadership development models
- Developing self & others
- Influence & persuasion
- Politics & power
- Team effectiveness
- Using individual differences
- From productive teams to leadership teams
- Control systems & standards
- Benchmarking & metrics
- KPIs, dashboards & balanced scorecard
- Risk & uncertainty
- Strategic risk framework & assessment matrix
- Enterprise risk management (ISO 31000 / COSO
- ERM)
- Decision process & anatomy of a decision
- Problem-solving steps & tools; RCA
- Creative & analytical processes
- Team formation & managing resistance
- Implementing decisions
- Performance management tools
- SMART objectives
- The appraisal meeting & skills
- Documentation & follow-up
- Organisational justice
- Leadership & ethics
- Culture
- Hoshin Kanri
- Feedback loops; process & performance control
- Setting up KPIs
- Job descriptions & job redesign
- Action plans & follow-up
- Effective team meetings
- Planning, agendas, roles
- Chairing & minutes
- Why/when/how to delegate
- Pitfalls; monitoring & feedback
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Solve a real problem with 8D or A3 from containment to verification
- Fishbone and 5-Why workshop with evidence checks
- Build a strategy map and balanced scorecard for your unit
- Write KPI definition cards with targets and owners
Tools and templates you keep
- 8D report and A3 templates
- Root-cause verification checklist
- Strategy map and BSC template
- KPI dictionary / definition card
How learning is assessed
- Pre- and post-course knowledge check
- Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
- Action plan reviewed at the end of the course
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- Ford 8D / VDA problem-solving guidance
- ASQ Quality Improvement tools
- Kaplan & Norton Balanced Scorecard
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
- Human Resources · Leader
- Healthcare Quality · Leader
- Leadership & Management · Leader
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How long is Practicing Leadership Program (Comprehensive Leadership Development)?
The program runs 20.5 days; other formats: 0.5–1 day. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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