16NOV
16 - 20 Nov 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
MunichGermany · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
Professional training course · LM-018
Certificate in Smart Leadership
Modern leaders must inspire innovation, engage employees, manage change, and create high-performing cultures in a fast-changing world. Smart leadership combines strategic…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 16Upcoming dates
- 7Cities
- £2,250Fees from
Course overview
Why Attend
Modern leaders must inspire innovation, engage employees, manage change, and create high-performing cultures in a fast-changing world. Smart leadership combines strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, and practical execution to achieve sustainable success. This course provides participants with practical leadership tools to motivate teams, drive innovation, solve problems creatively, and lead transformation with confidence.
Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, group discussions, leadership assessments, creative exercises, role plays, and real workplace examples.
Course Objectives
- Understand modern leadership principles for dynamic organizations
- Lead creativity and innovation effectively
- Improve employee engagement and empowerment
- Build high-performing and motivated teams
- Strengthen emotional intelligence and influence skills
- Apply creative problem-solving techniques
- Lead strategic change successfully
- Develop a personal smart leadership action plan
Target Audience
- Managers and Supervisors
- Team Leaders
- Department Heads
- Project Managers
- HR Professionals
- Emerging Leaders
- Anyone seeking to improve leadership effectiveness
Target Competencies
- Leadership Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Innovation Management
- Employee Engagement
- Change Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Communication Skills
- Team Development
Course outline
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1Day 1: Leading Creativity and Innovation at Work
- Understanding strategy and leadership in the 21st century
- Innovation vs. constant improvement
- Innovative leadership as a transformative force for success
- Critical mass for change and innovation
- Case study of innovative companies
- Applying leadership to achieve creativity and innovation
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2Day 2: Achieving Workforce Engagement
- How the G.E. Workout Model engaged employees
- Achieving buy-in from your workforce
- Developing creative solutions for problems and new strategies
- Overcoming old paradigms
- Characteristics of organizational drift
- Achieving results by leading an empowered workforce
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3Day 3: Leadership with a Creative Edge
- Developing creative potential in people and teams
- How profiling may reveal creativity in people
- Thinking skills and multiple intelligences
- Learning new brainstorming techniques
- How to incubate new ideas
- Interacting with creatives using influence and persuasion
- Creative group exercise: identifying business processes
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4Day 4: Creating a Motivating Climate for Higher Productivity
- Key elements in creating new missions
- Establishing goals and targets with creative flair
- Building a sense of significance and purpose
- Emotional intelligence as a motivator
- Rewarding and encouraging high performance
- Pygmalion and Galatea theories behind individual performance
- Group and team motivation
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5Day 5: Driving Strategic Change
- Managing the change process
- Kotter’s change management techniques
- Successful techniques for leading effective change
- How a leader communicates a sense of urgency
- Overcoming the challenges of change in organizations
- Creating an attitude of perpetual change and improvement
- Course review and personal goals
Schedule
Dates and fees
16 upcoming dates in 7 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted.
November 2026
MunichGermany · Classroom
December 2026
7DEC
7 - 11 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
Kuala LumpurMalaysia · Classroom
£2,250per delegate2+ people: £1,800 each
14DEC
14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
21DEC
21 - 25 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
January 2027
4JAN
4 - 8 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
February 2027
1FEB
1 - 5 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Kuala LumpurMalaysia · Classroom
£2,250per delegate2+ people: £1,800 each
March 2027
1MAR
1 - 5 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
April 2027
5APR
5 - 9 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
May 2027
3MAY
3 - 7 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
June 2027
7JUN
7 - 11 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
July 2027
5JUL
5 - 9 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
August 2027
2AUG
2 - 6 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
IstanbulTurkey · Classroom
£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each
September 2027
6SEP
6 - 10 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
October 2027
4OCT
4 - 8 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
IstanbulTurkey · Classroom
£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each
November 2027
1NOV
1 - 5 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
December 2027
6DEC
6 - 10 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Certificate in Smart Leadership course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Certificate in Smart Leadership course?
The next public date is 16 - 20 Nov 2026 in Munich. There are 16 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Munich, Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Paris.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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