Accelerated Management Development
Fast-track to excellence, elevate your leadership journey
Course Overview
In the UCT GSB Accelerated Management Development course, we believe leadership includes self, teams and understanding the context in which we live and work. Throughout the course, you'll not only enhance personal mastery but also delve into managing the team within a system. This journey is complemented through the use of an enneagram assessment, sense making through reflection and an immersion into the world of art and leadership. Additionally, you'll explore how to deliver on strategy, understand the neuroscience of high performing teams and apply systems thinking tools to ensure a comprehensive skill set for impactful leadership.
What you will walk away with
- Identify key aspects of personal mastery essential for fostering continuous growth and development.
- Understanding of the Enneagram Model, a powerful tool for self-discovery and interpersonal dynamics.
- The emphasis on reflection and sense-making throughout the program will instil in delegates the ability to adapt and be future-ready.
- Delegates will gain insights into the crucial role managers play in delivering organisational strategy through effective team management.
- Equip delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to create psychological safety within teams, recognising the leader's role in fostering an environment where team members feel comfortable taking risks and expressing their ideas.
- Develop the ability to apply systems thinking tools, offering a holistic perspective to problem-solving and decision-making within their professional settings.
Additional Course Information
MODULE BREAKDOWN
Curriculum Overview
Module 1
Leading Self
- Practice future-ready skills also called 21st-century skills
- Identify personal mastery aspects to foster growth and development
- Articulate an understanding of the Enneagram Model
Module 2
Leading Teams
- Realise the manager's role in delivering strategy through team effectiveness
- Outline the neuroscience of high-performing teams
- Apply the leader’s role in creating psychological safety
Module 3
Context of the Workplace
- Think differently to approach issues in the workplace
- Apply systems thinking tools to the workplace
Minimum Requirements:
- National Senior Certificate, NQF 4 or equivalent
- English proficiency
- 3 years work experience
Who should apply:
Whether you are a recent manager learning to navigate your new role or a seasoned manager who needs to upskill this Accelerated Management Development Programme has the intention to be time-sensitive with a short burst of learning.
Learn with the best
Our Internationally acclaimed researchers and teachers are all dedicated and gifted individuals who contribute directly to UCT GSB's reputation of excellence.
Head: Executive Education
Jodie Martin is the Executive Education Head of Department where he leads and supports our world-class Executive Education delivery team.
Client Liaison Officer
Tarryn is a seasoned sales & marketing professional with over 8 years of experience in the higher education short course industry.
Programme Convenor
Dr Jane is a Director of Training Partners, a learning and development company which she founded in 2000.
Formats & Dates
Formats & Dates
1 Day Live Online (Zoon and the GSB learning system) 3 days Face-to-Face (UCT GSB Breakwater Campus, Cape Town)
FAQ
-Purchase 3 seats and pay for 2
-10% for 7+ applicants (bulk discount applied to all applicants)
-15% for alumni of UCT GSB academic and Executive Education courses
The UCT GSB's Breakwater Campus is situated in the heart of Cape Town's most popular tourist attraction, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Centrally located and easily accessed, the UCT GSB is just 1.5km away from the central business district and 20 minutes from Cape Town International Airport.
As an added benefit to studying at the UCT GSB, you'll be situated in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Certificate of completion.
Flights & accommodation costs are not included.
The course is a non-credit-bearing course delivered at the equivalent of an NQF 8 postgraduate level of study.
The course is accredited through UCT, which is a registered public higher education institution with the Council on Higher Education (CHE). Each programme is accredited through an internal UCT quality assurance process, as delegated by the CHE, ensuring the excellent quality of our offering.
In short, this course does not refer to NQF levels.
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