Business demands true leaders, not just managers. The Advanced Management and Leadership programme developed by RSM Executive Education at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is an intensive 13-day modular management programme taught in English that will sharpen your critical thinking skills and enable you to enhance your impact as a leader. Based on real issues, economic realities and global shifts and megatrends, AMLP will challenge the way you view yourself and the way your organisation operates.
The programme requires you to take a step back from day-to-day tasks so that it can equip you with new skills and knowledge to adapt, thrive and succeed. With 13 days of classroom experience spread over four modules, and additional pre- and post-programme support and activities, this intensive journey will expose you to the best thinking in the field, and enable you to dramatically enhance your leadership skills and impact.
You’ll return to your workplace refreshed, re-energised, and ready to deal with any future challenges that come your way.
You will follow four core modules that will equip you with the skills and knowledge to adapt, thrive and succeed: The Challenge of Leadership, Make Strategy Work, Finance for Senior Managers and Leading Change. Alongside the core modules is a personal impact project to consolidate what you learn by addressing a challenge or opportunity in your organisation.
After the four core modules, you will choose between one of the following elective modules: Leading with Presence, Leading with Decision-Driven Analytics, Storytelling for Business Success and Digital Strategy.
The Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at RSM consist of four core modules and an impact project that need to be completed within a year. These elements combine to create an intellectually stimulating learning journey, and provide a set of tools that will help you develop the core elements of advanced leadership and management. Alongside the core modules is a personal impact project to consolidate what you learn by addressing a challenge or opportunity in your organisation. You’ll be mentored by our expert faculty. Choose your final elective to suit your current situation or development goals.
Learn how to bring out the best in yourself and others using a relationship-centric leadership approach. You will focus on the core skills you need to engage others, resolve apparently intractable dilemmas, create rapid change and unlock the collective intelligence within your organisation.
You learn specific tools to improve your ability to make clear choices and informed decisions. You will learn how to choose, prioritise and implement business strategies so they become action plans for teams and individuals. By thinking more strategically you will better assess your organisation’s capabilities and develop its competitive advantages.
Know what your business is worth and why. Learn to truly understand not only the crucial financial information within your business but also the implications of the decisions you must make. You will upgrade your understanding of finance issues which will enable you to set the right objectives at strategic levels and to create smart incentives that will deliver desired results.
Learn to understand and diagnose change, lead change, and implement change - by learning more about the change management process. This programme focuses on practical tools and theoretical foundations, as well as a confidential and safe forum for you to learn and exchange experiences.
The four core modules and the impact project are mandatory. After the four core modules, you will choose between one of the following elective modules: Leading with Presence, Leading with Decision-Driven Analytics, Storytelling for Business Success and Digital Strategy.
You and your fellow participants are managers, directors and leaders of divisions or brands. You have a foundation in management experience and five years of managerial experience. You have responsibility for profit and loss and are involved in strategic decision-making. You will also benefit if you have been in a senior management position for some time and need to refresh or enhance your capabilities.
Participants will learn as much from each other as from the faculty. To ensure a diverse and high-quality group, all applicants to the programme will be required to undergo a short intake discussion with an RSM staff member. This way we can guarantee that the programme is suitable for you.
You should comply with the following requirements if you wish to take part in the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme:
You have a minimum of 5 years of managerial experience
You have profit and loss responsibility
You are involved in or have responsibility for strategic decision-making process in your organisation.
Your application will be final once we have informed you on the basis of the intake call that your application has been accepted.
A team of RSM’s expert faculty teach the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme; they are listed below and you will usually take classes with at least two of them, depending on which modules you choose. Occasionally we may substitute other faculty members according to the content of the programme and their availability.
The programme takes place in the Bayle building on the Woudestein Campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam.