Course Overview:
This short "active and open learning style" course explores the intersection of leadership principles and the rapidly evolving digital landscape revolutionized by technologies such as AI, Big Data, Cyber Security and IOT. The course offers current and future managers and leaders the opportunity to develop their management and leadership knowledge, skills, and strategies to lead successful digital transformations and innovations. The course adopts a reflective practice approach to develop soft and digital leadership skills and behaviours through self-awareness and self-analysis. Participants’ learning will be enriched through real world case studies of successful digital leadership as well as from lessons learned from failures and setbacks. This learning will enable participants to apply best practices in their personal, professional, and organisational contexts.
Course Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Understand the critical role of Leadership in the digital age .
- Conduct self-awareness and self-development analysis and present this in a personal development plan .
- Apply effective digital leadership strategies to lead successful Digital Transformations.
- Understand dynamics of leading successful teams in a digital environment .
- Develop reflective practice, soft and digital skills around digital leadership through analysis of real-world case studies and best practices.
Course Outline:
Day 1 |
- Participants Introduction
- SWOT Analysis
- Importance of self-awareness and self-development for managers and leaders.
- Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire
- Leadership Strengths questionnaire
- Examples of successful leader character traits, skills and behaviours
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- Interactive and Open learning approaches
- Student led activities
- Discussion & Debates
- Personal and Professional Reflections
- Case Studies
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Day 2 |
- Becoming a Digital Leader: Digital Situational Leadership
- Career Success Pyramid
- Case studies
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- Interactive and Open learning approaches
- Student led activities
- Discussion & Debates
- Personal and Professional Reflections
- Case Studies
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Day 3 |
- What, Why and How of Digital Transformation
- Digital Transformation Pillars
- Digital Transformation case studies (private and public sector in Qatar and worldwide)
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- Interactive and Open learning approaches
- Student led activities
- Discussion & Debates
- Personal and Professional Reflections
- Case Studies
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Day 4 |
- Team and leadership behaviours
- Leading Virtual Teams
- Case studies and examples of successful and unsuccessful teams
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- Interactive and Open learning approaches
- Student led activities
- Discussion & Debates
- Personal and Professional Reflections
- Case Studies
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Day 5 |
- Emerging challenges for leaders in Post AI era
- Personal and Professional Development Plan
- Feedback on Personal Development Plan
- Participants reflections
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- Interactive and Open learning approaches
- Student led activities
- Discussion & Debates
- Personal and Professional Reflections
- Case Studies
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Delivery Method:
In-Person Classes
Target Audience:
Current or future managers and leaders interested in learning digital leadership principles to become an effective digital leader, influencer, disruptor, and catalyst for change in the disruptive digital world.
Instructor Profile:
Dr. Arshad Jamal
Dean Academic Affairs, Qatar Finance and Business Academy-Northumbria University Doha Qatar.
A highly accomplished academic leader with a Doctoral qualification, bringing over 25 years of proven expertise in driving excellence in higher education teaching and research. His extensive experience encompasses strategic planning, faculty development, and cultivating a culture of research and innovation, ultimately enhancing the quality of student learning and experience. As the founding Dean of Northumbria University London Campus, Dr. Jamal has successfully developed and achieved strategic goals, articulating an inspiring vision for the faculty in alignment with the institution's mission and values. His exceptional leadership and management track record includes the cultivation of a research culture, development of high-performing faculty and research teams, and successful strategic implementation of teaching and learning strategies, particularly in fostering a digital learning and teaching approach for Northumbria London campus. Furthermore, Dr. Arshad Jamal has established research interest groups in Digital Business, Business Analytics, AI, and Cyber Security, contributing to the establishment of a culture of research excellence at the campus.
