Overview
The Senior Management Programme (SMP) offered by Lagos Business School, increases the effectiveness of executives and enhances their strategic thinking capabilities. The SMP is a dynamic programme where a group of business peers from a range of functions, industries and countries share ideas and develop an enlightened perspective on the economy, business trends, and best practices.
Learning Objectives and Benefits
The senior management programme will equip participants to:
- Achieve an integrated view of the organisation in line with the local and the international market economy
- Analyse economic risk and broaden technical competence at managerial level
- Develop ethical competence at work and home
- Build interpersonal skills, hone emotional intelligence and increase teaming capabilities
- Prepare for future top leadership roles in their organisations
- Through all these, enable the achievement of corporate (and personal) goals
Who should attend
The SMP is a programme specially designed for members of the executive level in organisations: GMs, AGMs, heads of business units and senior role profiles, who are responsible for strategic planning within their companies. An opportunity to update managerial skills and strategic thinking, you will gain a thorough understanding of the current context, focus and implement strategies for effective change processes, receive methodologies to optimise management efficiency, strengthen your leadership and self-management skills and transform your organisation to face new challenges.
Structure and Curriculum
The Senior Management Programme runs for five weeks over five months with one week every month for class sessions.
MODULE 1 – SOCIAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
- Speed Reading
- Analysis of Business Problem
- Management Communication
- Social, Political Environment of Business
- Managing Economic Risk
MODULE 2 – BUSINESS AND FINANCE
- Business Law
- Corporate Financial Accounting
- Cost & Management Accounting
- Finance Workshop
- Personality Testing
- Financial Intelligence
- Nature of Man
MODULE 3 – LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
- Social Etiquette
- Emotional and Social Intelligence
- Negotiation
- People Management
- Leadership
- Team Building
MODULE 4 – STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Business Ethics
- Sustainability Learning Journeys
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Management
MODULE 5 – BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND INNOVATION
- Design Thinking and Innovation
- Project Management
- Digital Transformation
- Operations Management
- Business Strategy Game
- Executive Challenge
Admission process
- Complete an application form online or make a request to execedsales@lbs.edu.ng
- All applications undergo a thorough screening process prior to confirmation of admission
- The Programme Manager will get in touch with you as soon as an admission is granted.
Testimonials

Lagos Business School offers me the network, quality of participants and teaching
Elile Olutimayin Managing Director, CardinalStone Securities Limited
Lagos Business School offers extraordinary learning experience
Akingbogun Akinkunmi OVH Energy
Upcoming Sessions and Contact
| 20, June, 2022 – 14, October, 2022 | 25, July, 2022 – 18, November, 2022|
For more information, please contact Obinna: 08086726686 or send an email to execedsales@lbs.edu.ng