Training — Leadership

Leadership Programme

A role-based programme for managers and emerging leaders who need to lead people, not just tasks — built on nearly two decades of operational leadership experience in demanding industrial environments.

Programme at a Glance

Leadership Programme — At a Glance

Target Audience

Operational managers, team leads, and emerging leaders — particularly technical experts recently promoted into people-management roles — across mining, industrial, and corporate environments.

Entry Requirements

No formal prerequisite. Best suited to participants currently holding or about to take on team-leadership responsibility. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm any minimum seniority or experience threshold]

Business Need Addressed

Technical experts are frequently promoted into management without formal preparation for people-leadership — leading to gaps in delegation, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making under pressure.

Delivery Format

In-person workshop and hybrid options under consideration. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm delivery format]

Duration

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm programme duration]

Cohort Size

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm cohort size]

Learning Pathway(s)

Primarily Targeted Upskilling, reinforced by Hands-On Guidance — coaching and simulation exercises to practise leadership behaviours, not just discuss them.

Facilitator Credential

Senior Business Strategy Professional (SBSP™), The Strategy Institute, combined with nearly 20 years of progressive operational-leadership experience in the mining industry. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm additional facilitators/guest experts, if any]

Learning Objectives & Competency Outcomes

What Participants Learn and Leave With

Learning Objectives

Lead teams through ambiguity and change with clarity and accountability.
Engage stakeholders effectively across internal and external boundaries.
Make sound decisions under time pressure and incomplete information.
Delegate, coach, and build accountability within a team.
Translate strategic direction into day-to-day team performance.

Competency Outcomes

Structured approach to team decision-making.
Practical stakeholder-engagement toolkit.
Coaching and feedback habits that build team capability over time.
Confidence leading through organisational change.

Curriculum

Illustrative Module Outline

Six illustrative modules, grounded in the strategy, finance, mining, and AI domain knowledge already established across StratBIC's advisory practice.

Foundations of Operational Leadership

What shifts when moving from individual contributor to leader; leadership styles and when to apply them.

Leading Through Change & Uncertainty

Practical frameworks for leading teams through ambiguity, restructuring, or shifting priorities.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

Mapping stakeholders, building trust, and influencing without formal authority — grounded in real operational and community-engagement contexts.

Decision-Making & Accountability

Structured decision-making under pressure and incomplete information; owning outcomes.

Team Performance & Coaching

Delegation, feedback, and coaching habits that build team capability over time.

Leading Strategy Execution

Translating strategic direction into clear team-level priorities and follow-through.

Practical Learning

Practical Exercises, Tools & Templates

Case Exercises

Leadership dilemmas drawn from real operational and organisational contexts, worked through in small groups.

Structured Templates

Delegation matrices, stakeholder maps, and feedback templates participants adapt to their own teams.

Scenario Simulations

Role-play and simulation exercises for high-stakes conversations — difficult feedback, conflicting priorities, escalations.

Assessment & Completion

How the Programme Is Assessed and Completed

Assessment Method

Applied leadership project completed against the participant's own team context, plus structured facilitator evaluation. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm assessment method]

Completion & Certification Pathway

Participants who complete the programme receive a StratBIC Certificate of Completion. This programme is not currently aligned to an external certifying body. [VALIDATION REQUIRED]

From Classroom to Workplace

Applying the Learning Back at Work

Workplace Application Plan

Participants leave with a leadership action plan applied to their own team, reviewed during the programme and intended for follow-through after it ends.

Participant Outcomes

Greater confidence leading people, not just processes; a practical toolkit for delegation, feedback, and stakeholder engagement.

Organisational Outcomes

Stronger first-line and middle-management capability; more consistent leadership behaviour across teams.

Follow-Up Support

Optional post-programme coaching check-in. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm follow-up support offering]

Measuring Impact

Illustrative Evaluation Metrics

The metrics below are illustrative examples of how impact could be tracked — not commitments to specific results.

Participant self-assessment of leadership confidence, pre- and post-programme.
Completion rate of the applied leadership action plan.
Manager or peer feedback on observed leadership behaviours, where organisations choose to track it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What to Know Before You Enrol

Who should attend this programme?

Managers and emerging leaders — particularly technical experts moving into people-leadership roles — across any sector, though the facilitator's direct experience is grounded in mining and industrial operations.

Is this programme only relevant to the mining sector?

No. While the facilitator's operational-leadership experience comes from nearly 20 years in mining, the leadership principles taught apply to any organisation managing teams through complexity and change.

Can this programme be delivered in-house for our organisation?

In-house delivery is an option we structure around your context. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm in-house delivery terms]

Does completing this programme lead to an external certification?

No. This programme currently leads to a StratBIC Certificate of Completion rather than a third-party certification. [VALIDATION REQUIRED]