Management Masterclass

COURSE DURATION 5 Days

Date: 6th – 10th July 2026

Introduction

This ALARDI Africa intensive training program is designed to elevate managers’ skills, covering core principles like strategic planning, team leadership, communication, and innovation, often blending theory with practical application to help leaders move beyond day-to-day tasks to become more visionary and effective, building strong systems and fostering high-performing teams for organizational success. These courses provide tools for self-leadership, improved decision-making, conflict resolution, and driving strategic goals, benefiting both new and seasoned managers.

The highlights of this  training course are:

• How to analyse the external and internal forces at work in an organization?
• How to develop and communicate a compelling strategic vision?
• How to measure and manage performance?
• How to build value-added change into the daily management activities?
• How to become an initiator of change rather than playing constant catch-up?
• How to develop a high-performance team?

Objectives

By the end of this Management Masterclass training course, you will be able to:

• Become an agent for value-added change
• Coach individuals and teams to achieve extraordinary goals
• Select appropriate methods for measuring and managing performance
• Be in tune with the team’s effectiveness and be able to turn morale around if and when necessary
• Facilitate problem-solving groups that will deliver results on time and on budget
• Develop employees to take more responsibility
• Learn to use best-practice strategies for influencing and motivating others

Who Should Attend?

• Functional Specialists who wish to prepare themselves for general management roles
• Existing Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, and Management Staff, wishing to transform their management practice
• Middle-Senior Management Professionals wishing to update themselves on the latest practices across a range of management topics

Training Methodology

This Management Masterclass training course will be fast-paced, interactive, and fun! The learning process will employ state-of-the-art adult learning techniques that enable people to learn by listening, seeing, discussion, and hands-on practice – all within a relaxed and enjoyable environment. World-class management practices will be shared to see how they can be applied in participants’ organizations. Participants will also be given time to share their ideas in open sessions as well as in small group settings.  They will be constantly busy and engaged in hands-on exercises, case discussions, and simulations that are customized to fit the reality of their working world.

Participants will go back to work with an action plan that they can put into practice right away.

Organisational Impact

In sending delegates to this training course, the organization will gain the following benefits:

• Have a clear understanding of management essentials
• Be better able to coach and improve productivity
• Better understand their own strengths and weaknesses
• Be more confident to take bold decisions
• Have a better knowledge of dealing upwards in an organization
• Return with renewed energy and passion for managing their team

Personal Impact

In attending this training course, delegates will be able to:

• Reflect on their own management style and identify areas for improvement
• Learn how to influence those who are confronting positive change
• Learn how to deal with difficult employees of all stripes
• Learn to power your team to higher performance
• Learn how to manage upwards as well as within your team
• Learn how to motivate and create a culture of responsibility

Course Outline

DAY 1. The Manager as a Strategist

• The purpose of organizations
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Motivation and the importance of context
• The challenge of thriving in a VUCA world
• More change is Coming and it’s Much Bigger and More impactful than you Think!
• Strategic performance drivers
• The physiology and biology of leadership
• Strategy vs. Values: The greatest impact on performance

DAY 2.  The Manager as a Coach

• Leadership, coaching and mentoring compared
• Diagnosis and evaluation of personal leadership styles
• Delegation, empowerment and the importance of trust
• Coaching case study: Understanding the goals
• The Impact of Relationships on Trust
• Impacting Performance by raising Expectations
• Effective Coaching Meetings
• Knowing what role to pay: sounding board, facilitator or advisor

DAY 3. The Manager as Team Leader

• Teamwork Best Practices
• Creating a High-Performance Team
• Empowerment and its Link to Performance
• Team Decision Making: When and How to Achieve a Consensus
• Performance Measurement
• The 4 Stages of Team Development
• Team-Building Techniques
• Recognition and Reward

DAY 4. The Manager as the Project Team Facilitator

• Elements of successful projects
• People dynamics in a project team as compared to a permanent team
• Meetings: The #1 Time Waster
• Reducing Meeting Times by 50% and more
• The Role of the Facilitator
• The 5 Types of Meetings
• Creating an Agenda that Focuses on Process and Content
• Dealing with Dysfunctional Meeting Behaviors
• Encouraging Creativity and Innovation
• Ensuring Accountability for Value Added Outcomes

DAY 5.  The Manager as Change Agent

• The Challenge of Personal Change
• Six Typical Reactions to Change
• The Attributes of Effective Change Agents
• Influencing Upward
• Knowing Your Power and Leveraging it
• The Importance of Humility and Other Emotional Intelligence Skills
• Knowing how to be Assertive without Appearing Aggressive

Certificate

• On successful completion of this training course, the ALARDI Africa Certificate will be issued to the participants.

Venue:

Nairobi, Kenya                                                                Cost USD 1800

Dubai, United Arab Emirates                                         Cost USD 2200

Dates: 6^th – 10^th July 2026