for women who are mid-senior managers or start up entrepreneurs
Speed up your leadership journey
Overview
The Women Leaders Development Programme is uniquely designed for senior executives and entrepreneurs who seek to move to the next level in their chosen careers, ascend the ladder with clarity, mastering dynamics and seizing greater management responsibilities.
The Pan-African programme is brought to you by Lagos Business School, PwC Nigeria and GAIA AFRICA, and features a mix of virtual sessions, interactive workshops, simulations and group activities that will develop the political intelligence, strategic leadership and communication skills for professional success.
Uncover your personal leadership style, harness your career strengths, and gain a clear understanding of your true potential and the roadmap to enable you to excel.
Pan-African elective component
This programme is in 3 strands with a final strand in Kigali, Rwanda, where participants get the opportunity to interact with private, public and third sector leaders and have personal coaching sessions and to develop a pan-African perspective on corporate and public leadership.
This unique experience will undoubtedly set you apart as a true visionary and global leader.
The programme is designed for women who are mid-senior managers or start up entrepreneurs who:
- Have 10 or more years of experience
- Have titles ranging from manager or director to vice president, as well as consultants and business owners
- Work in a wide range of industries
- Aspire to more senior levels of management
- Seek to enhance their professional influence
We encourage women and men to recommend this programme to high-potential women on their staff who would benefit from honing leadership skills and business acumen, becoming a more valuable asset to the organization.
₦1,300,000
Date: September 18th 2024 – December 4th 2024
Upon successful completion of this programme, each candidate will be awarded a digital certificate by Lagos Business School which can be shared or added to profiles.
Program Curriculum Highlights
Leadership: Leading in the Digital Age
– EQ and the Business Leader
– Personal Branding
– Personal Leadership Development Plan (PLDP)
– Conflict Resolution
Strategic Business Management
– Simulations of Board level meetings
– The Holistic and Intelligent Business Manager
– Finance & Accounting Management
– Marketing & Communication Management
Managing your Business Environment
– Diversity Equity & Inclusiveness
– Managing a virtual team
– Data Analytics & Decision Making
– Cyber Security, Data Protection, and Digital Ethics
Executive Leadership Class Trip
– Networking with Private and Public sector Leaders
– Tourist Visits & Peer Networking
– A close-out Gala
Esiri is a Partner with PwC Nigeria and previously worked in PwC New York. She heads the People and Organisation Unit in Tax responsible for compensation design and structuring, immigration and personal compliance services to companies in various industries. She also leads the Private Wealth Client Services team which provides specialised services to high-net-worth families and entrepreneurs, and serves as the ESG Tax Leader for PwC Africa.
Bolanle is a Partner in PwC and leads the Capital Market Accounting Advisory Services practice and the Corporate Reporting Services business for West Market Africa. She sits on the PwC Africa Leadership Board as the Inclusion & Diversity Leader. She has over 24 years of experience in providing professional consulting services to clients in various industries across four continents (Asia, Europe, Africa and North America), supporting them to raise finance on capital markets, structure transactions, navigating through the complexities of accounting advisory and actuarial services.
Adunola Okupe is a lecturer of sustainability and strategy at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. She is also a senior advisor with Red Clay, a tourism advisory practice.
Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of behavioural economics to understand decision making as regards leadership for societal change, socio-cultural leadership, tourism and leisure studies and the impacts these have on the sustainable development agenda. Adun holds a First-Class honours degree in Business Economics from the University of Keele (2006) and Masters in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
GAIA AFRICA is Africa’s premier private members’ Business Club dedicated to serving Africa’s top 5% of female decision makers through specially curated activities, learning, partnerships, collaborations, advisory services, peer to peer mentoring, and small group events.
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 328,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. PwC’s business school offers training on various key subjects to keep in line with the latest developments in the market.
Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in Nigeria. LBS offers academic programmes,
executive programmes and short courses (customised to specific company needs, as well as open-enrolment courses) in management. Its offerings have been accredited globally and ranked among the best in Africa.
Mena Imasekha, Business Development & Operations Manager – bizops@gaiaafricaclub.com (+2348108601565)
Pauline Nwaigwe, Membership & Programmes Coordinator – programmes@gaiaafricaclub.com (+2349039170121)
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