Saïd Business School

Oxford High Performance Leadership Programme

Saïd Business School

Leadership

About Programme

An increasingly complex and uncertain business environment needs confident leaders who can strategically navigate organisational challenges whilst uplifting the team around them.

Designed for those with at least five years of leadership experience, this programme will delve into your personal management style, helping you to develop heightened self-awareness of your strengths and areas of growth. You will understand the connections between your personal leadership style and the organisational challenges you face as a senior manager, so you’re then able to extend your leadership impact.

Your learning will be contextualised with the support of an executive coach, working with you to understand your personal and organisational objectives and build an action plan that can be put into practice when you return to your organisation.

Each day on the programme is themed, covering:

Building self-insight as a leader
Enabling high performance through others and with technology
Crucial conversations and negotiations
Leveraging networks and building resilience
Influence in leadership

As a valued member of our community, you will receive content after the programme that is relevant to your journey as a leader and which builds on from the leadership programme that you attended.

Programme Content

Day one

Increase your self-insight by exploring the results of your 360-degree evaluation and NEO personality assessment. Start to develop your personal leadership narrative, capturing your leadership values and beliefs. Discuss strategies for addressing your leadership challenges with a professional coach.

Day two

Extend your leadership impact by building high-quality connections with those at all levels of your organisation and beyond. Understand the current and future impact and applications of AI for your business. Practise your coaching skills in your first group coaching session.

Day three

Develop strategies to manage challenging relationships and transform them through engaging in essential but difficult conversations. Learn how to negotiate effectively to reach an agreement with your counterparts inside or outside your organisation.

Day four

Explore key pillars of leadership resilience and learn how to maintain your well-being to sustain yourself and support others. Learn how to broaden and engage your networks to develop strategic awareness. Participate in a second group coaching session where you will explore individual challenges in-depth in a small, supportive group.

Day five

Increase your capability to effectively influence others at all levels of your organisation and beyond. Consider how you will apply your learnings to expand your network and set yourself up for future success.

Post-programme follow-up

Individual follow-up coaching session
Professional collaborations and webinars
Lifetime membership of the Oxford Business Alumni Network

Programme Audience

5 years of experience in a senior leadership role
Decision-makers within an organisation
Roles in private or public sector organisations or NGOs

Programme Benefits

Deep insight into your leadership style, your personal strengths and growth potential
Wider, more energising networks and greater confidence in handling difficult relationships
New skills and tactics for influencing and negotiating with others
Increased capacity to motivate, build trust, and win loyalty from your team
Greater understanding of how to use AI to support your leadership
A personalised toolkit for tackling your greatest leadership challenges
Lifetime membership of the Oxford Saïd Alumni Network
Deep insight into your leadership style, your personal strengths and growth potential
Wider, more energising networks and greater confidence in handling difficult relationships
New skills and tactics for influencing and negotiating with others
Increased capacity to motivate, build trust, and win loyalty from your team
Greater understanding of how to use AI to support your leadership
A personalised toolkit for tackling your greatest leadership challenges
Lifetime membership of the Oxford Saïd Alumni Network
Learning cascaded through your team and into the wider organisation
Greater empowerment of and performance from your team
Improved s coaching skills to support others in the organisation
Meaningful connections with influential leaders in organisations in and beyond your ecosystem
Confidence in carrying out difficult conversations and identifying win-win solutions
Enhanced strategic awareness through leveraging networks beyond your organisation

Testimonials

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Academic Director; Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Leadership

The biggest change that Oxford has brought in me is where I invest time. I want to be more impactful – I reflected a lot on that in Oxford and deeply questioned myself – what is the real priority in my role? I adapted and adjusted a lot thanks to Oxford, and it's working.

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Programme Director

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Professor of Strategy

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Associate Fellow

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