Accelerate your Business Leader's Growth and Success
The transition from functional to business leader can be a "leadership shock." Our support provides business leaders with insights, tools, and practical steps to succeed in their more visible role, closely watched by functional heads, senior management, employees, and external stakeholders.
Program Overview
The Business Leader Transition Program empowers leaders with the tools, insights, and training to excel in their roles. Based on "The Leadership Pipeline," it clarifies responsibilities, performance expectations, and essential competencies for business leaders. Participants develop key skills in work values, time management, and leadership, gaining a clear understanding of how they create value and driving motivation for success.
Who should attend?
Who Should Attend the Business Leader Program?
Business Leaders with Strategic Responsibility
Leaders with full strategic and profit and loss (P&L) responsibility for a business unit. Responsible for a major business unit or a sub-business unit within the organization.
Newly Appointed Business Leaders
Suitable for individuals who are newly appointed to a business leadership role. Helps them transition effectively and excel in their new responsibilities.
Experienced Business Leaders
Designed for business leaders with 5-10 years of experience in the role. Provides development opportunities for ongoing growth and success.
Typical transition issues of business leaders
In the program, we will support leaders in overcoming the typical transition issues for business leaders. As you will probably notice, these are behaviors you also see in more experienced business leaders.
- Keeps “running” the function they headed prior to being promoted to business leader
- Unable to assemble a strong management team of functional leaders
- Does not appreciate the people side or “soft” side of running the business
- Fails to balance the focus between quarterly numbers and long-term preservation of the organization
Empowering your leadership journey
Dynamic 2-day program
Our program can be conducted onsite, offsite or blended, accommodating your preferences and availability.
Action Learning
The program is designed to focus on real job challenges, allowing participants to explore leadership while developing key skills for greater efficiency in their current roles. Participants will work on setting business objectives, developing leadership talent, giving feedback, and making fact-based assessments, while also reviewing their own goals, development plans, and learning how to give and receive feedback.
Tailored Approach
We offer a flexible delivery model tailored to your organization's needs and learning culture. Our proven programs address key leadership transitions and are easily customizable. We combine our expertise with your organization's experience to create high-impact, blended learning journeys that engage leaders and specialists at their own pace. The programs focus on real-day challenges, with participants' managers involved in the process, ensuring that learning is directly applied to their roles.
The Shift from Functional Leader to Business Leader
The transition from Functional Leader to Business Leader is pivotal, yet many struggle with complexity and limited support.
Invest in their development to unlock their full potential and drive long-term success.
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drive success and lead with impact.