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Introduction
The intensive middle management to senior leadership programme. Cross-pillar business capability for newly promoted leaders in scaling SMEs.
Starts 10 November 2026 - Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford
6 Days
In-Person,
across 12 weeks
3 Blocks
Immersive
2-Day Blocks
15
Participants per
Cohort
€2,800
Per
Participant
15% Skillnet Ireland Funding
Subsidy available for the first 10 applicants - from €2,380 per participant.
Senior Leadership is a different job
Across scaling SMEs the same pattern repeats: high performers are promoted into senior leadership on the strength of their functional expertise - in operations, finance, sales, technology - and quickly hit the limits if that single-pillar view.
Senior leadership is not the next step up in a function. It requires the ability to read a P&L, sense a culture issue, weight a technology investment, judge a customer strategy and assess a sustainability risk - often in the same week, and often in the same meeting.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Build for the step up
Middle managers recently promoted, or about to be promoted, into a senior leadership role.
Newly appointed department heads, functional leads or members of a senior management team
High-potential employees being prepared for succession in the next 6-12 months
Founders' direct reports taking on broader cross-functional responsibility
The intensive format is built around what happens between the in-person days. Participants don't simply attend - they apply.
APPLIED LEARNING
Between the blocks
01
Peer Circles
Monthly leadership circles, facilitated by a senior practitioner
02
Application Brief
A live workplace brief tied to each of the three blocks
03
Coaching
One-to-one leadership
coaching touchpoints throughout
04
Curated Content
Short async reading, calibrated to a senior workload
05
Impact Presentation
A final leadership presentation in block 3, marking certification
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Twelve weeks. Three intensive blocks.
BLOCK 01
The Senior Leaders Operating System 10-11 November 2026
DAY 1 AM - Strategy, Strategic Execution and Decision Making
Decision-making under uncertainty; the business as one connected system.
DAY 1 PM - Finance and Commercial Awareness
For non-finance leaders; reading a P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
DAY 2 AM - Leadership Identity
From doer, to manager, to senior leader. Listening and teamwork.
DAY 2 PM - Communication and Influence
Influential presentations, executive presence, conflict management.
BLOCK 02
Running the Business 8-9 December 2026
DAY 3 AM - Operational Excellence
Productivity and process discipline, on-site with Adman Steel.
DAY 3 PM - Marketing, Sales and the Commercial Engine
Customer experience, the role of AI, and the engine behind growth
DAY 4 AM - Technology, AI and Digital Transformation
What senior leaders need to know to decide well and lead change.
DAY 4 PM - Design Thinking: From Challenge to Solution
A human-centred route from problem to workable solution.
BLOCK 03
Future-Ready Leadership 19-20 January 2027
DAY 5 AM - Sustainability, ESG and the Modern Licence to Operate
Supply chain management and the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
DAY 5 PM - Governance, Risk and Organisational Responsibility
Shaping a resilient, sustainable, long-term business.
DAY 6 FULL DAY - Leadership Impact Presentations
Applied learning from all three blocks, with an exectutive presence review.
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