
About this course
Overview
Running a function is a different job from running a team, and most people are moved into it without anyone explaining the difference. This programme works on what catches senior managers out: setting a direction other people can actually act on, and learning when to stop making the decisions you used to make yourself. Delegates bring a real situation from their own organisation and work on it across the week.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Explain your strategy so a manager can use it on Monday
- Hand a manager a problem rather than a solution
- Handle friction with a function you depend on but do not control
- Turn down work that is not yours to take
- Run a performance conversation that actually changes something
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Set a direction the people below you can act on
- Lead managers instead of doing their jobs for them
- Work through disagreement between departments
- Decide what to hand over and what to keep
- Hold senior people to account without micromanaging
Course content
Modules
01The Shift to Senior Leadership
What is different about leading leaders, and why the change catches people out.
02Setting Strategic Direction
Turning strategy into something a manager can act on this week.
03Delegation and Devolved Decision-Making
Deciding what to delegate, and living with how it then gets done.
04Cross-Functional Leadership
Handling friction with departments you rely on but do not run.
05Accountability and Performance
Holding senior people to their commitments without taking the work back.
06Applied Case Work
Delegates work on the real problem they walked in with.
Who it is for
Target audience
Heads of function, senior managers, and people about to step into an executive role.
Before you start
Prerequisites
Senior management responsibility, typically leading other managers.