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Building Your Leadership Development Plan and Growth Path

Ambitious managers who leave their growth to chance often stall, while those who plan deliberately keep progressing. This course helps leaders take charge of their own development by assessing where they are, clarifying where they want to go, and building a realistic path to get there. It is a reflective, practical programme that produces a concrete personal growth plan.

What you will be able to do

  • Assess your current leadership strengths and development needs honestly.
  • Clarify your leadership aspirations and career direction.
  • Identify the experiences, skills and relationships needed to grow.
  • Build a realistic and structured leadership development plan.
  • Seek out feedback, mentors and stretch opportunities deliberately.
  • Track your progress and adjust your plan over time.

Course outline

  1. 01Owning Your Leadership Growth
  2. 02Assessing Where You Are Now
  3. 03Clarifying Your Aspirations
  4. 04Experiences That Build Leaders
  5. 05Finding Mentors and Sponsors
  6. 06Designing Your Development Plan
  7. 07Seeking Feedback and Stretch
  8. 08Tracking and Sustaining Progress

Who should attend

This course is for managers and emerging leaders who want to take deliberate ownership of their own leadership growth and career progression.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 25 Aug 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Dubai2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000
12 to 13 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000
26 to 27 Oct 2026Online2US$900
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000
21 to 22 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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