Global Strategic Leadership

Overview

The flagship Oxford SBM programme prepares senior executives to lead across geopolitical volatility, technological disruption, and enterprise-scale change. Combines nine online modules with a five-day Oxford residency.

Objectives

• Develop a personal executive strategy framework
• Master enterprise-wide decision architectures
• Translate global trends into board-ready action
• Build a curated peer network of global executives

Learning outcomes

• Author and defend a strategic transformation plan
• Lead cross-border teams through structured ambiguity
• Diagnose organisational readiness for scaled change
• Present at board, investor, and government forums with authority

Target audience

• C-suite and functional executives (10+ years)
• Senior directors preparing for enterprise leadership
• General managers of business units above £50m revenue

Programme modules

1. 01Executive strategy foundations

   3 weeks

   Frameworks for setting direction under geopolitical and technological volatility.

2. 02Enterprise decision architecture

   3 weeks

   Designing how decisions are made, escalated and reviewed across a group.

3. 03Global markets and capital

   4 weeks

   Reading macro signals, capital cycles and cross-border risk as an operator.

4. 04Leading transformation

   4 weeks

   Sequencing change programmes so adoption keeps pace with ambition.

5. 05Oxford residency and capstone

   1 week

   Five days in Oxford defending a strategic transformation plan before peers.

Lead instructors

Dr. Adekunle Bello, Dr. Helena Thorne, Sir Julian Harcourt

Certification

Executive Certificate in Global Strategic Leadership · digitally verified