Short Business Courses for Leaders and Professionals
Lead brilliantly in a changing world with professional short business courses at Alliance Manchester Business School. From 1-day workshops to multi-week programmes, gain actionable insights, expand your professional network, and put new skills into practice immediately.
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Advanced Management Achievement Course
A highly specialised programme designed for military officers moving into management and executive careers.
- Duration:
- 3 weeks
- Upcoming session:
- 21 September - 10 October 2025
- Location:
- Manchester
Unlocking Strategic Competitive Advantage
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:
- 14-17 October 2025
- Location:
- Manchester
Transforming Customer Experiences
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:
- 14-17 October 2025
- Location:
- Manchester
Strategic Productivity
Discover why productivity is crucial to enhancing your strategic discussions, future-proofing your operations, and reinforcing the overall performance of your organisation.
- Duration:
- 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- 4-7 November 2025
- 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:
- 20 - 24 October 2025
- 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:
- 3-6 February 2026
- 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:
- 3-6 February 2026
- 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:
- 2-5 June 2026
- Location:
- Manchester
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:
- 30 June - 3 July 2026
- Location:
- Manchester
Open SME
This fully funded small business support programme combines the best business minds from Greater Manchester’s universities to help you assess and improve.
- Duration:
- Flexible
- Upcoming session:
- On-demand
- Location:
- Online
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:
- 2 or 4 days
- Upcoming session:
- Closed group bookings only (minimum 15 people)
- 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:
- Closed group bookings only (minimum 15 people)
- 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:
- Closed group bookings only (minimum 15 people)
- Location:
- Flexible
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:
- Closed group bookings only (minimum 15 people)
- Location:
- Flexible
Navigating 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:
- Closed group bookings only (minimum 15 people)
- Location:
- Flexible
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:
- Closed group bookings only (minimum 15 people)
- Location:
- Flexible
Talk to Our Team
Have questions about which short professional leadership course is right for you? Speak to one of our specialised advisors today and find the short business course that fits your career goals and schedule.
Avilla Bergin
Head of Client Relations
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