Executive Management Programme

Develop your management skills, enhance your self-confidence, and make an impact within your organisation

The Henley Executive Management Programme (EMP) is a comprehensive management and leadership programme for senior executives.

Practical and relevant, it will challenge your thinking and give you the strategic knowledge and skills needed to drive your performance as a leader.

Programme features

• Combine research-based insights with real-world application
• Personalise your EMP through 1:1 coaching based on 360-degree feedback, electives, and by gaining insights into the specific challenges you are facing from the workshops.
• Practice strategy and leadership through workshops and a live consultancy exercise
• Develop your leadership mindset through sessions on well-being, mindfulness and resilience

Programme structure

Pre-programme tasks

• Collect 360 degree feedback on your strengths and development needs as a manager
• Identify a learning partner within your organisation
• Discuss your learning objectives with the Programme Director

Choose your elective topics:

• Module 1: Managing Business Risks or Managing Business Finances
• Module 2: Driving Innovation or Building Market Focus

Module 1 (5 days)

Topics include:

• The changing world of leadership and management
• What neuroscience can teach us about leadership, decision-making, and how to deal with uncertainty and complexity
• Strategy as an organisational learning process
• How mindfulness can improve your focus and help you remain calm under pressure
• How to boost your own and others' resilience
• Planning and practicing for difficult conversations

Content is delivered through workshops, role-play activities, 1:1 coaching, and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.

You will also learn about the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and wellbeing, and can choose to monitor your HRV over 4 days.

Module 2 (5 days)

Topics include:

• What effective organisations look like, and how to mobilise an organisation towards a chosen course of action
• Skills for complex problem-solving
• How to engage, inspire, and influence others

You will also take part in a real-life consultancy exercise within a host organisation (typically a social enterprise, charity, or NGO).

Post-programme activities

• Return to your role with new skills and ideas
• Follow up with your learning partner and Programme Director
• Access resources from the virtual learning portal for up to 12 months
• Join the Henley Business School alumni network

Benefits

For participants

• Build advanced management skills and gain a fresh perspective on your business challenges
• Understand yourself as a leader
• Increase your confidence and operate outside your comfort zone
• Become more self-aware and resilient, helping you to manage uncertainty and complexity
• Prepare for a more significant general management role or challenge

For your organisation

• Develop your people into motivated, effective and innovative leaders who will drive the business forward
• Gain insights into the latest thinking on strategic business topics
• Build a strong leadership pipeline
• The design of the Henley EMP deliberately includes collaboration between Henley, the participant and their organisation (via a company sponsor or learning partner). This ensures maximum return on the programme investment for both the individual and organisation