9 - 22 March 2013, Huka Falls Resort, Taupo

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Amongst the specific benefits you can expect by attending this programme are the following:

  • understanding the global and New Zealand economic environment - trends, competition and strategic intent
  • understanding the way leaders of private and public organisations are managing their businesses
  • introducing techniques, knowledge and concepts leading to sustained improvements in performance
  • improving communication and decision-making skills at board and executive management level
  • building capabilities and confidence for the customer servicing and leadership challenges predicted in the next decade
  • sharing the ideas and experiences of a diverse group of participants

The programme comprises four major topics:

Strategy, Leadership, Change

- Strategic thinking
- Building competitive advantage
- Industry analysis
- Forecasting environmental trends
- Strategy identification and evaluation
- Creating and sustaining the high performance organisation
- Building strategic capabilities
- Service excellence
- Supplier relationships

Organisations

- Leading strategic change
- Principle-centred leadership
- Strategic implementation

Global political economy

- International and New Zealand trends
- Global economy
- National and industry competitive advantage
- International competitiveness
- Global strategy and leadership
- Corporate culture as a source of competitive advantage
- Global competition and strategic intentEntrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial thinking and mind-set

- What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial?
- Entrepreneurship and firm growth
- Entrepreneurship and regional development
- Leading entrepreneurially
- Entrepreneurship and change

Who should attend?

This programme is designed for outstanding individuals who demonstrate a keen interest in self-development and who possess a a strong desire to assume positions of higher responsibility.

Participants should have:

  • attained, or be about to attain, a position as general manager or functional division head, involved with general management issues
  • demonstrated significant managerial achievement and potential for further development
  • endorsement from senior management within their organisation to attend the programme

Ernst & Young reserves the right to approve applications after taking into consideration the above criteria and the need to balance participation from all sectors of the economy.