Executive Education

Tailored Programmes & Masterclasses

Pre-designed, tailorable learning journeys — from the 1-Week MDP to the SHIFT Factor™ Masterclass.

Each programme is designed to equip teams from the same organisation to build shared language, alignment and internal capability, while enabling measurable leadership development. Develop leaders at every level.

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Who are you developing?

All programmes can be tailored to your organisation. Not sure which is the ideal fit? Let’s have a short conversation.

Level

First-Line Managers

Have your technical specialists moved into management? Build managers who lead high-performing teams from day one.

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Level

Middle Managers

Are your middle managers capable but stuck when it comes to driving performance? Develop managers who connect strategy to execution across the organisation.

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Level

Senior Leaders

Do your senior leaders need to lead other leaders? To move from operational leadership to strategic enterprise leadership?

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Level

C-Suite & Executives

Who’s responsible for the future of your organisation? Are your executives ready to achieve exceptional outcomes, both personally and organisationally?

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Frameworks are profoundly useful – in theory.

Empower your leaders to use them when the pressure is on, the information is incomplete and a decision is critical.

Flagship

Start with a flagship programme

There are two ways to begin, both pre-designed but tailorable. The 1-Week MDP develops a whole team of managers together across five focused days. The SHIFT Factor™ Masterclass gives senior leaders two days on anticipating change rather than reacting to it. The MDP also runs as a scheduled open intake; the Masterclass is scoped per organisation.

The 1-Week MDP
Programme

The 1-Week MDP

Who it's for
Mid to Senior Leaders
Duration
1 week
Format
In-person
Price
From R40,246.25 excl. VAT per participant
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SHIFT Factor™ — The Anticipatory Leader
Masterclass

SHIFT Factor™ — The Anticipatory Leader

Who it's for
Senior leaders
Duration
2 days
Format
In-person
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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Tailored Programmes by Level

Multi-Month Leadership Programmes

Comprehensive development journeys for every leadership level — from first-line managers to the C-suite. These run across five to seven months, so the learning is applied in the business between sessions, rather than banked for later. Because cohorts are drawn from one organisation, conversations are about real decisions, not case studies.

A first-line manager presenting at a flipchart while colleagues listen
Programme

First-Line Management

Who it's for
First-line managers & supervisors
Duration
15 days over 6 months
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
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Middle managers in a cross-functional working session
Programme

Middle Management

Who it's for
High-potential mid-level managers
Duration
5 months
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
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Senior leaders in focused strategic discussion
Programme

Senior Leadership

Who it's for
Senior & newly appointed general managers
Duration
5 months
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
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Executives in an intimate peer forum discussion
Programme

Executive Leadership

Who it's for
C-Suite & senior executives
Duration
7 months
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
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Sprints

Leadership Development Sprints

Micro-Sprints (½–1 day) or Full Pathways (up to 3 days). Sprints are ideal when the need is specific and the diary is unforgiving. Perhaps a team has just been restructured, you have a new layer of managers, or there’s a gap that shows up in every performance review. Achieve one clearly defined shift.

First-line supervisors in a fast standing huddle around a plan
Sprint

First-Line

Who it's for
First-line managers
Duration
Micro-Sprints (½–1 day) or Full Pathways (up to 3 days)
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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Middle managers prioritising work at a kanban wall
Sprint

Middle Manager

Who it's for
Middle management
Duration
Micro-Sprints (½–1 day) or Full Pathways (up to 3 days)
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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A senior leader walking colleagues through a decision tree
Sprint

Senior Leader

Who it's for
Senior leadership
Duration
Micro-Sprints (½–1 day) or Full Pathways (up to 3 days)
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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Short Courses

Short courses suit organisations that already know what is missing — the financial literacy a technical team never picked up, the project discipline a growing team outgrew, the design thinking a stuck problem needs. One to three days, building single capabilities, in person or virtual.

A professional journaling alone at a window desk
Short Course

Personal Mastery

Who it's for
All levels
Duration
1–3 days
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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Hands arranging paper prototypes on a work table
Short Course

Design Thinking

Who it's for
All levels
Duration
1–3 days
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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A diverse roundtable in easy, open conversation
Short Course

D&I

Who it's for
All levels
Duration
2 days
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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A project lead tracing a milestone timeline on a whiteboard wall
Short Course

Project Management

Who it's for
All levels
Duration
1–3 days
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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A manager and colleague working through a simple chart with a calculator
Short Course

Finance

Who it's for
All levels
Duration
1–3 days
Format
Tailored In-person + Virtual
Price
Based on client scope and size of team
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Experiences

Immersive Experiences

Short, immersive experiences shift how a team thinks and decides. These are not workshops. Leaders are put in unfamiliar situations, to find out how they actually behave under unexpected circumstances. Often used to open or close a longer programme or on their own when a team needs to reset.

Experience

Biomimicry

A one-day immersive experience in anticipatory leadership, guided by nature's intelligence.

Experience

LeaderSHIFT

A thought leadership experience for executives and senior leaders.

Experience

TeamSHIFT

An immersive experience that shifts how intact teams think and decide together.

Choosing

Compare the formats

The choice is usually depth against time, not quality. A sprint moves one capability quickly; a multi-month programme changes how a whole level of leadership operates. Everything can be tailored.

FormatDurationWho it’s forDeliveryBest for
The 1-Week MDP1 weekMid–senior leadersIn-person, open enrolmentA team of managers who need the same shift
SHIFT Factor™ Masterclass2 daysSenior leadersIn-person, tailoredSenior teams planning in conditions they cannot forecast
Multi-month programmes5–7 monthsFirst-line to C-suiteTailored, in-person + virtualBuilding a leadership pipeline, level by level
Sprints½–3 daysAll levelsTailored, in-person + virtualOne specific gap, minimal time away from work
Short courses1–3 daysAll levelsTailored, in-person + virtualA known skill gap in an otherwise capable team

When the programme ends, the impact continues.

Each SBI programme is built backwards from the behaviour that needs to be different, rather than forwards from a curriculum.

Two Routes

Two ways to work with us

Route

Open Enrolment

Book individual seats on a scheduled intake. Your managers learn alongside peers from other organisations, which suits you when you are developing one or two people rather than a whole level — or when you want to test the fit before committing a team. Dates and pricing are published, so you can plan against them.

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Tailored for One Organisation

Develop a group from one organisation together. We start by understanding what you are actually trying to build and then we scope the content, length and delivery around it, including which of your real challenges the work gets applied to. Most SBI programmes run this way, priced on scope and group size.

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Impact

Real change experienced by real people

SHIFT Factor
“I can hold conversations with the board I couldn’t have six months ago.”
Viksha RajcoomarHead of Human Capital, SASFIN
1-Week MDP
“I arrived depleted. I left leading with intention again.”
Wilmarie BeyersTalent Manager, Nurture Brands
SBI Learning Journey
“I stopped leading on autopilot and started leading on purpose.”
Jean WilkeProgramme Manager: Law, Eduvos
Questions

Before you enquire

Where are programmes delivered?

Tailored programmes can be delivered at your offices, at a venue we arrange, or virtually — and most combine the two. Our open-enrolment 1-Week MDP runs in Cape Town; the next intake is 19–23 October 2026.

Can a programme be split across virtual and in-person?

Yes, and most are. Longer journeys typically anchor the milestones in person and run the sessions between them virtually, which keeps people in the business while the learning is being applied.

How is pricing worked out?

Tailored programmes are priced on scope and group size, because a five-month journey for forty managers and a one-day sprint for eight are not the same piece of work. The open-enrolment 1-Week MDP is priced per participant, published on the programme page.

Not Sure Which Fits Your Team?

Tell us which level you'd like to develop and our Team will scope intake options and pricing with you.