Mini MBA – Finance, Risk Management & Corporate Governance
Mini MBA training for managers and senior professionals who need a clear, practical understanding of finance, risk and corporate governance. This intensive programme builds commercial awareness, financial confidence and strategic judgement. Participants learn how organisations create value, manage risk and meet governance responsibilities, enabling them to make more informed decisions, challenge effectively and contribute with credibility at a senior level.
Description
The programmes within this Business Development pillar are not “off-the-shelf” courses. They are designed as a menu of development options that can be combined, adapted and shaped to reflect how your organisation actually creates value, wins work and sustains client relationships. What appears to be a requirement for “sales training” often points to something deeper – commercial confidence, consultative thinking, internal collaboration or the ability to articulate value with credibility.
These outlines are therefore best read as catalysts for discussion – prompts to help you reflect on how opportunity is identified, pursued and converted and what kind of development will genuinely shift commercial behaviour. In practice, the most effective solutions often draw on complementary elements from across our other pillars – Communication, Personal Development, Management and Leadership and Senior-Level Leadership and Talent Development. Every intervention we deliver is built in partnership with you, around your culture, your people and the outcomes you need to achieve.
Course Objectives
By the end of this programme participants will be able to:
- Interpret core financial statements and performance indicators
- Use financial insight to inform strategic decisions
- Identify key categories of organisational risk
- Apply structured approaches to evaluate exposure
- Explain the purpose and value of corporate governance
- Strengthen accountability and ethical leadership practice
Course Outline
1. Finance Foundations
- Understanding key financial terms and statements
- Interpreting performance and trend data
2. Strategic Financial Insight
- Linking financial outcomes to strategy
- Understanding drivers of value and cost
3. Risk Management Essentials
- Types of organisational risk
- Tools for evaluating likelihood and impact
4. Corporate Governance in Practice
- Roles, structures and decision rights
- Ethics, compliance and responsibility
5. Risk Mitigation and Resilience
- Practical approaches to reducing exposure
- Planning for continuity and disruption
6. Oversight and Accountability
- Reporting, transparency and assurance
- Strengthening organisational trust
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
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Who should attend
Senior professionals, managers and leaders who want to:
- Strengthen commercial and financial confidence
- Improve the quality of strategic decision-making
- Understand risk exposure and organisational vulnerability
- Clarify governance responsibilities and expectations
- Prepare for greater leadership or executive responsibility
Applicable across all sectors where leaders are accountable for financial judgement, risk oversight and organisational integrity.
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