START DATES
July, Sept, Nov, Feb
DURATION
5 days with two-month follow up coaching
FEES
R9 900
Course delivered in association with Brunel University London
Global Executive Business School partners with top UK Universities to deliver courses to African executives and entrepreneurs. This series of Entrepreneurial Leadership programmes runs four times per year, introducing you, as a entrepreneur or business owner, to a broad range of business areas, giving you the ability to make effective management decisions whilst dealing with the unique challenges of being a entrepreneur.
Why Study with GEBS
- Receive an internationally accepted, CPD certificate to certify your learning.
- Participation Certificate from Brunel Business School.
- Expert tutors providing complete support and guidance
- Modern Johannesburg-based campus or live, online classes.
- Leadership Coaching  to maximise your learning
- Comprehensive set of course material included for ongoing learning & development
Programme Outline
The Five Day intensive course covers to following
- Session 1: The importance of high-impact entrepreneurial leadership
- Session 2: Investigate the context for entrepreneurial leadership and discover the connected challenges
- Session 3: How do you look as a high-impact entrepreneurial leader
- Session 4: What kind of future you want and what kind of entrepreneurial leadership you need to develop
- Session 5: High impact entrepreneurial leadership capabilitiesÂ
- Session 6: Sphere of influence through communication in a business ecosystem of stakeholders
- Session 7: Developing entrepreneurial mindset and skills for innovationÂ
- Session 8:Â Redesign your entrepreneurial leadership to achieve your goals.
Practical Exposure
Online delivery
Your programme modules and learning content are delivered via the Microsoft Teams study platform, and feature the following resources:
- Professionally produced video lectures created by leading business practitionersÂ
- A designated tutor who will provide support and feedback throughout your programmeÂ
- Case studies and discussion questions to enhance your understanding of theory in contextÂ
- Downloadable e-books and free library resources to aid your assignment writing and research
- Access to online forums where you can share and discuss new concepts with fellow students and professionals from around the world.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements:
- Experience as an entrepreneur
- English language proficiency
Syllabus
The experience you gain on the GEBS Entrepreneurial Leadership Programme will stay with you far beyond the five days of your educational experience. It is designed to be a learning journey that lasts a lifetime.
Your journey begins two weeks before your arrival on campus or the virtual classroom. You will be asked to map the key strategic challenges that you have experienced during your work experience to date. Each one of our programmes are different, and you as participants bring your own unique examples and challenges to the conversation. The solutions you create on the programme will stay with you for the rest of your life and will impact every part of your life’s work.Â
The focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership addresses the need for future-focused leadership training and development, by exposing you to new perspectives, knowledge and tools to maximise your entrepreneurial leadership skills. You’ll learn an approach to leadership that underpins its value in delivering meaningful outcomes across any business and industry , especially post the Black Swan event that the entire world has been exposed to in 2019 and 2020.
Participants will advance with invaluable  and important  skills. You will take the following away  with you:
- High-impact entrepreneurial  leadership capabilities: analyse the values, thinking, and practices that need to be developed to be a high impact entrepreneurial leader.
- Enhanced Sphere of Influence through communication: identify and design effective approach to communication for stakeholder engagement to drive high-impact social change in your business and industry.Â
- A certificate of completion from the Brunel University of London, Business Hive of Brunel Business School: Endorsement  of your brand new high-impact entrepreneurial leadership knowledge and skills.
Once you have completed the five-day programme, you will have the opportunity to engage in follow-up coaching through which to continue the process of reflection that began on the course, deepening your ongoing learning and personal development once you return to the workplace.
The full breakdown of course modules is as follows:
he Five Day intensive course covers to following
- Session 1: The importance of high-impact entrepreneurial leadership
- Session 2: Investigate the context for entrepreneurial leadership and discover the connected challenges
- Session 3: How do you look as a high-impact entrepreneurial leader
- Session 4: What kind of future you want and what kind of entrepreneurial leadership you need to develop
- Session 5: High impact entrepreneurial leadership capabilitiesÂ
- Session 6: Sphere of influence through communication in a business ecosystem of stakeholders
- Session 7: Developing entrepreneurial mindset and skills for innovationÂ
- Session 8:Â Redesign your entrepreneurial leadership to achieve your goals.
How to apply
If you’d like to apply, click on the Apply Now button at the bottom of this page. Please fill in the form and provide as much detail as possible so we can properly advise you on the next steps. Once you’ve submitted your application form, one of our dedicated course advisors will contact you within 48 hours.
During the five-day on-campus or live online programme, you will be coached to find solutions to your strategic challenges, while analysing your historical thinking patterns, and breakdowns will open up new possibilities for achievement and performance
Who Is It For
- Entrepreneurs and business owners who are seeking to:
- Enhance their leadership skills
- Gain high impact entrepreneurial  leadership capabilities
- Identify and design effective approach to communication for stakeholders engagement to drive high impact social change
- Maximise effectiveness in working with individuals and teams
- Achieve sustainable business growth through effective leadership
Key Facts
- Duration: 5 Days
- Next intakes June, August , November 2020, depending on Covid-19 requirements
- Campus: Johannesburg
- Programme Fees: R9 900