Introduction
In today’s highly competitive and challenging environment, it is critical to have a proper perspective on the direction in which your organization is heading. This 5 Day MBA will focus on issues and challenges faced and point you in the correct direction for the future.
The seminar is designed to stretch delegates in order to equip them with the knowledge and confidence to lead and manage in a fast-moving and complex business environment. The course is a unique distillation of the skills that you need to be successful in business delivered by people in the business.
The highlights of the seminar are as follows:
- Essential concepts of leadership theory that all managers need to know
- Finance, Financial Strategy, and Accounting for non-financial managers
- Marketing, Brand Development, and Market positioning - Understanding key marketing concepts
- Learn about group process and shared leadership
- Development of innovation
- Motivating the new generation of workers
- Your personal vision and vision statements for success
Course Objectives of Successful Management for Business Achievement
- To provide concise, comprehensive coverage of vital business topics, important concepts, and proven strategies taught as part of MBA programs
- To grasp the essential ingredients of:
- Personal success
- Management success
- Business success
- To help non-business-trained professionals understand fundamental business principles
- To ensure that delegates are current with the future thinking in all aspects covered in this MBA Programme
Course Methodology of Successful Management for Business Achievement
There are detailed presentations supporting each of the topics together with interactive trainer lead sessions of discussion. Role-plays, case studies, DVD’s, small group work, exercises and feedback will be used to facilitate learning.
The main principle on which the seminar has been built is the principle of experiential learning. Delegates will be given the opportunity to practice these skills using a series of exercises and case studies. Networking amongst attendees is encouraged to discuss mutual business issues
Organizational Impact of Successful Management for Business Achievement
- Giving attendees the knowledge to make them “intrapreneurs” within the organization
- To ensure that attendees within the organization are appraised of current business thinking and its application
- To make attendees aware of the need for creative and innovative thinking required in today’s organizations
- Provision of practical methodologies that can help improve results from all resources used in a business (people, capital and products)
- How to get the most out of all stakeholders in an organization
Personal Impact of Successful Management for Business Achievement
By the end of this seminar you will be able to:
- Understand the essential ingredients of personal, management and business success
- Have a clear understanding of vital business topics, important concepts and proven strategies taught as part of an MBA program
- Apply the concepts, tools and analytical techniques and knowledge to gain financial benefit for you and your organization
- Understand the leader’s role in today’s increasingly difficult business environment and create a niche for yourself
- Be aware of the challenges facing an organization seeking to survive or prosper
Course Outlines of Successful Management for Business Achievement
DAY 1
Leadership, Teamwork & Ethical Success
- Why a 5-day MBA
- The impact that leadership has in determining the organizations success
- Essential concepts of leadership theory that all managers need to know
- Teamwork essentials
- Case Study
- Understand the Tuckman Model and its relevance to how individuals and groups work together effectively and competently in business environments
- The importance of ethics and corporate social responsibility in today’s business environment
- Case Study
DAY 2
Money: Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
- Accounting concepts simplified
- Key financial terms you must know as a manager
- Profit and Loss Account
- Balance Sheet construction and assessment
- Product Costing
- Considering the Going-Concern Assumption
- Return on investment, Risk assessment, and Profit & Loss
- Investment Appraisal Case Study
DAY 3
Marketing and Sales Success and Blue Ocean Thinking
- Understanding key marketing concepts
- Case study on new product development
- The Unique Selling Point (USP)
- Market Research - How consumers are influenced in the markets and buy
- Branding what is it how does it work and why, for individuals and organizations
- SWOT, PEST and Five Forces Analysis
- Case study – competitor analysis
- Blue ocean Thinking and its place in business
DAY 4
Organizational Structures and Their Place in the Modern Business Environment
- Organizational Structures; Tall, Flat, Centralised, Hierarchical & Matrix
- Why the Matrix structure is preferred by many leading companies
- The importance of innovation for sustainable success
- Case study
- The psychology of the group
- An introduction to group dynamics
- Exercise: group dynamics in action
- Group process and shared leadership
DAY 5
The leadership of Tomorrow and How to Develop a Strategy to Succeed
- Understanding Generation ‘X’ and ‘Y’
- Motivation the new generation of workers
- Becoming an “entrepreneur” within your company
- What you have to do to succeed – ‘outliners’ explored
- Case Study
- Your personal vision and vision statements for success
- Personal action Plans
About London
The UK capital of London is a city that combines the old and the new. It is as equally famous for the latest fashion and innovation as it is for its impressive heritage. London's attractions range from the Royal Palace to the DIY atmosphere of its markets. It is also a picturesque city of parks and of course, the majestic Thames River. The city extends for miles beyond its ancient core and each neighborhood has its own charming atmosphere for visitors to explore. London also wears its status as a world city proudly and the influence of different cultures is plain to see in the food and fashion of the capital.
Things to do and places to visit in London
With so many attractions in London, anyone can find something to delight them. Art lovers will enjoy the world-renowned museums and galleries, most of which are free. Sports fans are spoilt for choice by the city's array of football clubs. Theatre and music fans have a vast list of venues to visit, whilst shopaholics have Harrods, Oxford Street, Camden and much more to look forward to after arranging flights to London.
Some unmissable London attractions include:
- Seeing priceless masterpieces in the Tate Britain or the National Gallery.
- Watching the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
- Visiting Trafalgar Square's famous monument.
- Marveling at the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
- Getting a bird's eye view of the city from the London Eye.
- Tasting one of Brick Lane's famous curries.
- Browsing the exclusive shops of Knightsbridge.
- Visiting a market – Spitalfields for antiques, Camden for clothes or Borough Market for street food.
- Admiring design from around the world in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Looking for clues at the home of fiction's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
- Strolling through one of the lovely parks, including Hyde Park, St James' Park or Kew Gardens.
- Eating Britain's most famous dish, fish and chips.
- Watching the street performers in Covent Garden.
- Enjoying the views at a South Bank cafe.