Open Seminars

This programme confronts the reality of leading in unstable contexts where authority alone fails. Participants build practical capacity to influence decisions, align diverse interests, and sustain results through people. The experience focuses on real workplace pressures, not theory, sharpening awareness, communication, and accountability while strengthening the internal backbone required for higher responsibility.

Through personalised diagnostics and guided practice, each participant receives a tailored pathway supported over twenty-four weeks. The structure enables reflection, experimentation, feedback, and reinforcement, ensuring progress sticks. Graduates leave with a clear leadership identity, improved relationship quality, sound judgment under pressure, and habits that prevent erosion of effectiveness as scope, complexity, and expectations increase across careers, organisations, teams, cultures, and long-term performance demands, realities, globally, sustainably, consistently, and measured.

Senior supervisors, emerging executives, founders, public-sector heads, and technical specialists transitioning into broader responsibility roles who influence outcomes through people, shape culture, resolve tension, and require structured guidance to strengthen judgment, credibility, emotional steadiness, and consistent delivery while balancing pressure, growth, and ethical demands across organisations, markets, regions, teams, systems.

The programme introduces strategic foresight as a disciplined approach for understanding change, uncertainty, and long-term implications. Participants examine how disruptions emerge, why conventional planning fails, and how signals, trends, and scenarios inform better choices. Through structured frameworks, participants learn to question assumptions, map uncertainty drivers, and assess how future forces could reshape competitive landscapes, value chains, customer expectations, and viability.

The learning experience emphasizes application, enabling participants translate foresight into actionable decisions. Tools support opportunity identification, risk prioritization, and strategic positioning under pressure. By the end, participants can anticipate shifts earlier, respond faster, and align investments, capabilities, and partnerships to benefit from disruption rather than react too late within complex ecosystems and volatile environments shaping long-term performance across sectors and economies.

This programme suits executives, founders, public sector advisors, board members, and transformation leads seeking clarity before acting, navigating ambiguity, reallocating resources, steering growth agendas, redesigning models, and shaping resilient institutions across diverse industries, markets, and regulatory contexts without relying on reactive planning or short-term instincts during high-stakes leadership moments globally.

In today’s volatile work environment, organisations demand adaptability, creativity, and ownership from their workforce. Yet many leaders still rely on outdated authority-driven approaches that suppress initiative. This disconnect widens expectations gaps, weakens engagement, and limits collective performance, particularly as younger employees seek autonomy, purpose, and collaborative leadership.

The Manager as Coach programme reframes leadership as a partnership focused on growth and performance. Drawing on globally recognised coaching principles, participants build skills to ask powerful questions, listen deeply, and develop others. By adopting a coaching mindset, leaders learn to unlock capability, strengthen trust, and stimulate innovative thinking that sustains organisational relevance and competitive advantage.

Designed for supervisors, unit heads, project leads, functional managers, and senior professionals who guide people, influence culture, and drive results within organizations. Ideal for those leading cross functional teams across private enterprises, public institutions, nonprofit bodies, and growing entrepreneurial ventures navigating change, complexity, performance pressure, and talent diversity globally today.

Many major corporate failures began with one root problem: weak processes that no one noticed until it was too late. Today, organisations of all sizes face rising pressure to work faster, smarter, and with fewer errors. This programme helps professionals understand how to identify inefficient workflows, redesign processes, minimise operational risks, and build a culture of continuous improvement. Through practical tools and real-world case studies, participants learn how structured process-improvement methodologies can transform operations, strengthen decision-making, and protect long-term organisational success.

This programme is ideal for professionals who want to streamline operations, eliminate inefficiencies, and drive performance improvement across their organizations, including: Operations managers and team leads responsible for process performance, Business analysts and project managers seeking structured improvement tools, Supervisors and department heads aiming to reduce delays, errors, and waste, Entrepreneurs and executives who want to scale their businesses through stronger systems

Many major corporate failures began with one root problem: weak processes that no one noticed until it was too late. Today, organisations of all sizes face rising pressure to work faster, smarter, and with fewer errors. This programme helps professionals understand how to identify inefficient workflows, redesign processes, minimise operational risks, and build a culture of continuous improvement. 
Through practical tools and real-world case studies, participants learn how structured process-improvement methodologies can transform operations, strengthen decision-making, and protect long-term organisational success.

This programme is ideal for professionals who want to streamline operations, eliminate inefficiencies, and drive performance improvement across their organizations, including: Operations managers and team leads responsible for process performance, Business analysts and project managers seeking structured improvement tools, Supervisors and department heads aiming to reduce delays, errors, and waste, Entrepreneurs and executives who want to scale their businesses through stronger systems

The Stepping Up to Management programme is designed to help professionals make a successful shift from individual contributor to effective manager. In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations need leaders who can think strategically, motivate teams, and execute with confidence. 
This programme provides practical insights into leadership, communication, and performance management, helping participants develop the competencies required to lead successfully. It’s an essential step for high performers ready to take on greater responsibilities and contribute to their organization’s long-term growth.

This programme is ideal for professionals transitioning into management, newly appointed managers, or those preparing to take on leadership responsibilities. It’s perfect for high-potential employees eager to build confidence, sharpen leadership skills, and excel as impactful managers in any organization.

The Stepping Up to Management programme is designed to help professionals make a successful shift from individual contributor to effective manager. In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations need leaders who can think strategically, motivate teams, and execute with confidence. This programme provides practical insights into leadership, communication, and performance management, helping participants develop the competencies required to lead successfully. 
It’s an essential step for high performers ready to take on greater responsibilities and contribute to their organization’s long-term growth.

This programme is ideal for professionals transitioning into management, newly appointed managers, or those preparing to take on leadership responsibilities. It’s perfect for high-potential employees eager to build confidence, sharpen leadership skills, and excel as impactful managers in any organization.

People are the true drivers of competitive advantage. The Managing People for Strategic Advantage programme helps leaders understand how to align human capital with business goals for long-term success. Participants will explore practical frameworks for motivating teams, managing performance, and fostering a culture of accountability and innovation. Through real-world insights and interactive learning, the programme equips leaders to implement strategic people management practices that inspire excellence, boost productivity, and position their organizations ahead of the competition.

This programme is designed for line managers, team leaders, technical experts, and professionals who want to strengthen their leadership and people management skills. It’s ideal for those seeking to drive organizational success by maximizing employee performance and aligning people with strategic business goals.

The Managing Government Relations programme equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to engage effectively with government institutions, policymakers, and regulators. In an era of shifting laws, evolving policies, and increased public scrutiny, the ability to manage government relations strategically is vital for organizational success. Participants will learn how to build trust, influence public policy ethically, and manage advocacy, lobbying, and reputation issues. 
This programme empowers leaders to turn government relations into a powerful tool for business growth and social impact.

This programme is ideal for professionals responsible for managing an organization’s interaction with government or regulatory bodies. It suits leaders in corporate affairs, public relations, communications, NGOs, and policy management who seek to build credibility, influence decision-making, and strengthen public-sector relationships.

Every successful organization thrives on effective problem-solving and sound decision-making. The Problem Solving and Decision Making for Executives programme helps leaders sharpen their analytical thinking, improve judgment, and act decisively in uncertain environments. Participants will learn how to assess situations, interpret information accurately, and make decisions that drive business growth. 
This programme combines strategic thinking with practical techniques to help executives manage complexity, mitigate risk, and foster confidence across teams and organizations.

This programme is ideal for senior executives, managers, and business leaders who make critical decisions daily. It is designed for professionals who want to sharpen their analytical thinking, strengthen their judgment, and enhance their ability to solve problems with precision and confidence.

The Driving Business Success programme is designed to help top executives rethink strategy, strengthen organizational performance, and drive profitable growth amid uncertainty. In today’s evolving business landscape, leaders must adapt quickly to shifting markets, changing consumer behavior, and emerging risks. 
This programme equips participants with practical tools to identify opportunities, redesign business models, and make sound strategic decisions that position their organizations for sustainable success. Gain the clarity and confidence to lead transformation and deliver results that matter.

This programme is designed for CEOs, executive directors, and senior business leaders who want to reposition their organizations for long-term success. It’s ideal for decision-makers seeking to sharpen strategic thinking, boost performance, and lead confidently through challenging economic environments.

Strong leadership is essential for organisations seeking to thrive in today’s complex and rapidly evolving business environment. Increasingly, women are playing a vital role in shaping organisational strategy, driving innovation, and influencing decision-making across industries and sectors. Although the presence of women in senior leadership has grown significantly in recent years, many still encounter significant barriers. The Women in Leadership Programme at Lagos Business School is designed to support women leaders in strengthening their leadership capabilities and expanding their impact within their organisations. Over three days, participants will explore practical leadership frameworks, enhance their strategic thinking and decision-making skills, and develop creative approaches to addressing complex organisational challenges. 
The programme will also focus on building resilient and high-performing teams, enhancing personal leadership impact, and navigating the evolving demands of business shaped by technology, globalisation, and sustainability priorities.

This programme is primarily designed for women in senior and top management roles within large and medium-sized organisations. It also caters to independent professionals, consultants, and owner-managers seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities. These diverse backgrounds ensure a rich collaborative environment for participants to refine their professional and decision-making skills.