Global EDP

The Global Executive Development Programme is a premier programme for executives and experienced senior level managers. It is designed to boost considerably your capacity to lead your organisation into the future. It will expand your horizons and enhance your understanding of the evolving role of senior leaders in today’s organisation. It will immerse you in new ideas, re-energise your vision and provide you with the tools to strengthen your effectiveness as a senior executive.

This comprehensive programme extends from the context of global awareness and organisational wide thinking, through the challenges of leading change and transformation, to updating your knowledge and skill on the functional aspects of management, and finally through the personal journey of critically examining your leadership style and ability to build a culture of execution.

You will emerge with the ability to more effectively,

Formulate strategic direction
Lead self and others
Build a strong performance culture

The GIBS Global EDP offers you:

a high-powered and challenging experience that sets the benchmark for modern day executive performance, and global best practice
an integrated, highly relevant two-week programme at GIBS, led by top local and international faculty; ten days in India and Dubai and visits to best practice companies in Johannesburg, India and Dubai to experience, first hand, why they are successful
an opportunity to challenge and develop your personal leadership skills
a balanced combination of lectures, teamwork, skills practice, discussions, simulations and networking
guest lectures by achievers in business
an action learning approach with emphasis on skills development and immediate application of learning into your organisation
an opportunity to meet and interact with South Africa’s top executives and companies.

Faculty

Full-time members of the Gordon Institute of Business Science and international lecturers from the world’s leading business schools with excellent track records of best practice expertise will teach this programme. Their combined skills bring a sound and challenging academic component to the course.

Target group

Company executives, and senior managers with the potential to be promoted to an executive level position within the short term.

Qualifying for admission

Enrolment is limited to senior-level managers in private and public organisations. Admission is selective and based on professional achievement and organisational responsibility. No formal education qualifications are required, but an interview may be necessary as part of the selection process.

The admissions committee reserves the right to accept only those applicants who are likely to benefit from the programme and are able to make a full contribution to group activities.

Duration and dates