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.

Can I take Certificate in Smart Leadership online?

Yes. Every date can also be joined live online in a virtual classroom with the trainer, for £1,280 per participant. Choose "Live online" in the dates table when you register.

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.

Certificate in Smart Leadership (LM-018) Training Course

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

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
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
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
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
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. Every date can also be joined live online for £1,280.

All dates as PDF

November 2026

16NOV 16 - 20 Nov 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session

MunichGermany · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

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 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 each

January 2027

4JAN 4 - 8 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 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 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 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 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 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

£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each

December 2027

6DEC 6 - 10 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

BarcelonaSpain · Classroom

£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each

Live online, on the same dates

Join the class in real time from your office or home: live sessions with the trainer, group discussion, course materials and a certificate of completion. Joining details are emailed before the course starts.

November 2026

16NOV 16 - 20 Nov 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session

Live onlineVirtual classroom · join from anywhere