More people, more budget, less certainty. Make the trade-offs visible.
Directors answer for results across functions without owning every lever. The Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership gives directors and senior managers a method for making cross-functional decisions you can explain to your CEO, your board and your team, across 6 months.
You work one live issue from your own responsibility, such as a budget allocation, a transformation programme or a growth plan, into an action plan with owners and measures.
Complete a team project for submission and presentation during Session 3, then continue with a programme assignment using the Leverage Management System as part of the six-month programme. Program guidance is available throughout.
Upon successful completion, you will be awarded the Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership. The programme is recognised by CMI against the CMI Professional Standards. It is non-academic, not an MQA-accredited academic degree or a regulated qualification.
6 months · 6 training days across 3 sessions · recognised against CMI Professional Standards, not an MQA-accredited degree
What lands on your desk.
Accountable without full control
You answer for outcomes that depend on other functions, vendors and priorities you do not set alone.
Budget and headcount trade-offs
Every yes costs something else. The reasoning behind the choice needs to survive scrutiny from above and below.
Translating strategy into plans
Strategy arrives as direction. Your job is the plan, the sequence and the measures.
A seat at the next table
Moving toward executive or board responsibility rewards a clear, repeatable way of deciding.
Influence beyond your function
You must lead across silos and understand the total business system, not only your own function.
One live decision. A method you can repeat.
Your own issue as the project
A team project on something within your responsibility, reviewed by faculty and peers.
A method you can show
The FAST™ method makes assumptions, options and trade-offs explicit so others can follow and challenge them.
Designed around a full-time role
6 training days across 3 scheduled sessions, with program guidance between sessions.
What you leave with
- An action plan your team can act on, built on a live issue from your role.
- The Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership, approved, endorsed and awarded by CMI.
- The Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership for successful participants.
Questions leaders ask.
Will this help me move to a more senior role?
It builds decision-making capability and documents completion against CMI's Professional Standard. It does not guarantee promotion, employment or salary progression.
Is it an academic degree?
No. It is a professional development programme, recognised against CMI Professional Standards, not an MQA-accredited degree.
Can my employer sponsor me?
Yes. Employer-led HRD Corp funding is possible, subject to employer application and HRD Corp approval.
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A one-to-one conversation about your role, your live issue and whether this is the right fit. An enquiry does not commit you to enrol or pay.