The LMA Postgraduate Award in Strategic Leadership is a masters-level, academically accredited, leadership development programme. The course combines knowledge and experience from the academic, sporting, and business worlds, therefore providing an overarching and unique perspective of theory, experience and best practice.
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Equip participants with a skillset and framework that will form the foundation of their leadership and strategic thinking.
Prepare participants for a successful transition to the next level in their career, whether that be as a manager, leader, executive or non-executive role in or outside of sport.
Provide insight, challenge, theory and collective experience from all relevant areas around the academic, sporting and business worlds.
Blend leadership and strategic theory with lived experience and applied practice.
Be flexible around the demands of busy careers and current roles.
Provide support and guidance through all aspects of the programme and learning journey.
The programme will deliver 2 x 15 Postgraduate academic credits which can be carried forward towards additional post graduate qualifications.
The LMA Postgraduate Award in Strategic Leadership has 18 places per year open by application to LMA members, individuals from football, coaches and leadership from other sports and leaders from LMA corporate partners.
The course aims to bring together a diverse group of individuals to learn from their varied career experiences.
The structure of the programme is designed to provide flexibility around other commitments. While there is scope to adapt, participants will get the most from the programme with full attendance and engagement with the sessions.
Programme sessions consist of:
6 x 1-day, in-person workshops
8 x 1 hour, pre-recorded lecture casts
6 x 2 hour, online, drop-in sessions
The course is structured around two modules:
This module aims to provide a critical understanding of the key concepts, models and development sin leadership. It will look at the different schools of thought on strategic leadership and different approaches to understanding effective leadership in a variety of applied situations and contexts, at both the individual and group level.
The module will enable delegates to reflect on their role as leaders, their leadership abilities and identify actions for their own leadership development.
This module explores the relationship between strategy and governance by examining key concepts of management, structures, strategy and performance across a range of different organisations in sport and in broader business contexts.
The module will provide a toolkit for analysing organisational structures and effectiveness from a range of different perspectives, from management to board level.
