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Lead brilliantly in an ever-shifting landscape, with a short business course at Alliance Manchester Business School. We transform the latest industry insights, world-beating research and visionary thinking into practical skill building, networking and supercharged opportunity.
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Leading Digital Transformation
This course will help you understand the current stage of your organisation’s digital maturity and the roadmap it can take for future progression.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
- Location:
- Manchester
Market Focused Strategic Planning
Steer your team’s strategic planning with best practices and learn how to shape senior-level strategy to help you overcome the competition.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
- Location:
- Manchester
Advanced Management Achievement Course
A highly specialised programme designed for military officers moving into management and executive careers.
- Duration:
- 3 weeks
- Upcoming session:
- 5 - 24 Nov 2023
- Location:
- Manchester
Data and AI for Leaders
Gain valuable industry insights from world-leading experts, remove access barriers and break down complex language surrounding data and AI.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2023
- Location:
- Manchester
International Business Strategy
Discover how to design an international expansion strategy that will ensure your organisation’s global growth.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2023
- Location:
- Manchester
Finance for Non-Financial Leaders
By strengthening your financial knowledge and mastering the language of finance, this course will help you establish better communication channels across teams.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 15-18 Jan 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Psychology of Leading People
This evidence-based, practical course will help you to strengthen your leadership skills and understand how to effectively manage yourself and others.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 15-18 Jan 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Managing Complex Business Challenges
Explore new approaches to governance, communication and engagement when navigating decision making and complex business situations.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 5-8 March 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Manchester Leadership Development Programme
A practical, accelerated leadership development programme for leaders and managers moving forward in their careers.
- Duration:
- 5 days
- Upcoming session:
- 18 - 22 Mar 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Leading Major Projects
Designed for project leaders, gain the experience, understanding and resources needed to deliver multifaceted major projects.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 9-12 Apr 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Leading and Implementing Innovation
Learn the tools, frameworks, and processes needed to encourage and implement innovation, build strong foundations for the future, and stand out from the crowd.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 9-12 April 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Digital Marketing Essentials for Leaders
Develop a strategic understanding of digital marketing concepts to optimise your organisation’s performance.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 30 Apr - 3 May 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Supply Chain Management
Discover the skills and frameworks needed to enhance supply chains to improve flexibility, cost and performance.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 30 Apr - 3 May 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Managing the Customer Journey
Strengthen your competitive advantage by taking a strategic, transformative view on your customer’s journey and your interactions with them.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 13-16 May 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Leading ESG and Sustainability
Discover the challenges that businesses face and explore the fast-increasing, ESG influenced transition to a net-zero and biodiverse economy.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 13-16 May 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Decentralised Financial Technologies and Web3.0 Economy
Expand your knowledge of the crypto economy and understand the opportunities and risks for your business.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 21-24 May 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Coping with Cyber Risk
This ‘live-run’ exercise comprises a safe-space experience of a cyber incident, enabling you to rise above the technical babble of fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 4-7 June 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
Personal and Organisational Resilience
Discover the concept of resilience in leadership, analyse your reactions to change and identify restraints to your professional growth.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 2-5 Jul 2024
- Location:
- Manchester
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If you have any questions or would like to chat to us about any of our courses and how they could benefit you or your organisation, please get in touch with one of our course advisors.

Louise McCammond
Head of Client Relations