EXECUTIVE EDUCATION > FINANCE

SAICA LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE ACCELERATION PROGRAMME Business acumen & leadership skills to run a business or build a new one.

JUNE – OCTOBER 2017

FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF ANY ORGANISATION. HOWEVER, THE TRADITIONAL ROLES OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS ARE TRANSFORMING GLOBALLY AND THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO MANAGE, LEAD AND RUN ORGANISATIONS, OR TO SET UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. IN AN INCREASINGLY DISRUPTIVE AND UNCERTAIN COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE, THE FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL OF THE FUTURE MUST BE ENABLED TO GENERATE GREATER COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR THEIR ORGANISATIONS OR START NEW BUSINESSES THEMSELVES.

This programme will allow you to lead more effectively, grow your career and help you to make better decisions for yourself and for your organisation, whether as an employee, or as a new business owner.

OVERVIEW

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:This programme will directly address the current and future needs of the financial professional and encompasses the following:

The tools needed to lead yourself, teams and the organisation more effectively, as well as have a well-rounded understanding of key aspects of running a business;

The essential business knowledge and skills to create sustainable and profitable business ventures;

Insights into how to futureproof yourself against disruptive changes that digitalisation poses to finance businesses globally;

Information on market trends, threats, opportunities and risks that will help to shape you into a

more well-rounded leader;

Access to one-on-one business coaching to build your Personal Development Plan, and group coaching to stimulate business opportunities from idea generation to presentation; and

A business simulation that closely matches the new realities pre-existing businesses face, or that your future new business may face.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

Group coaching

Leading across

functions

Your leadership style

Personal development planing

Your personal

brand

Presentation skills

Courageous conversations

Leading dynamic teams

Change management

Diversity and organisational culture

Personal influence

Micro and macro economy of business

Digital trends, threats and opportunities

Scenario planning and strategy design

Strategic finance and financial modelling

Business improvement

Entrepreneurial skills

Business simulation

Your leadership journey

LEADERSHIP ACUMEN

JOURNEYING WITH OTHERS

BUSINESS ACUMEN TO RUN

OR BUILD ORGANISATIONS

competencies to create sustainable and profitable businesses.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?Chartered accountants and other financial professionals who have:

Less than 15 years working experience;

Potential to be promoted to senior positions in the short to medium term, or who plan to start their own businesses in the short term.

QUALIFYING FOR ADMISSION: Enrolment is open to all financial professionals; and

Admission is selective and based on professional achievement and organisational responsibility.

HOW YOUR ORGANISATION WILL BENEFIT:Organisations will benefit through ‘future proofing’ their financial professionals to better cope with a rapidly changing business environment.

As the financial sector is ripe for disruption, organisations will benefit from having their financial professionals equipped with cutting edge leadership, business acumen and team management skills.

This is essential to sustain and grow organisations in an increasingly volatile and uncertain environment.

Nascent entrepreneurs will benefit by being appropriately equipped with the key entrepreneurial

COURSE INFO

FACULTY > The programme is facilitated by senior faculty from GIBS, as well as leading industry practitioners and experts.

FEE >

R63 250 (SAICA members)

R71 250 (Non-SAICA members)

(includes tuition, instruction material, lunches and refreshments and is VAT exempt).

SAICA members will receive preferential access to seats on the programme. Please note that there are limited seats available for Non-SAICA members.

DURATION > 15 days

DATES >

Block 1: 21 – 25 June 2017

Block 2: 16 – 20 August 2017

Block 3: 18 – 22 October 2017

HOURS > 156 CPD Hours

PARTNER > This programme is brought to you in partnership with GIBS

For more information and an online application form please visit www.gibs.co.za/saica

For enquiries call +27 (0)11 771 4317 or email nathano@gibs.co.za

Business acumen.

Leadership and management development opportunities.

INPUT

Team & individual coaching.

Business simulation.

Integration and reflection of learning.

Classroom and non-classroom based learning.

PROCESS

Enhanced business acumen and leadership skills.

Career development and growth.

The winning ALP project in both the entreprenership and Business Improvement Streams.

REWARD

ENTREPRENEURSHIP STREAM Action Learning Project (ALP).

Personal Development Plan (PDP).

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT STREAMAction Learning Project (ALP).

Personal Development Plan (PDP).

OUTPUT

THE GAME PLAN