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Executive Education

Tailor-made programmes for leaders.

Intensive programmes and masterclasses for executives, board members, managers and business owners.

Executive programme

Executive Programme in Strategic Leadership & Management

  • 5 days
  • Modular
  • GHS 5,500

Navigate complexity with confidence.

An intensive programme for senior leaders, building the strategic insight, leadership skills and governance competence to lead high-performing organisations in complex, fast-changing environments, through practical frameworks, real-world case studies and peer learning.

Course details

Who should attend

  • Chief executive officers and board directors
  • Senior and executive managers
  • Public sector and institutional leaders

What you will learn

  • Strategic thinking, foresight and long-term planning
  • Leadership styles, adaptive leadership and change management
  • Corporate governance, ethics and responsible leadership
  • Performance management, accountability and results delivery

By the end, you will be able to

  • Demonstrate stronger strategic leadership and decision-making
  • Lead organisational change effectively
  • Apply sound governance and ethical principles
  • Improve performance through accountability systems
Executive short course

Performance Management Systems

  • 5 days
  • GHS 1,900

Build, roll out and run an effective performance management system. Link individual and team performance to organisational strategy through clear objectives, measurable indicators and structured appraisal, with a focus on productivity, accountability and results.

Course details

Who should attend

  • Managers
  • HR professionals
  • Organisational leaders

What you will learn

  • Performance management concepts and systems
  • Linking strategy to individual performance
  • Goal setting, KPIs and indicators
  • Designing appraisal systems and tools
  • Monitoring, coaching and feedback
  • Managing underperformance and high performance
  • Reward, recognition and incentives
  • Performance data analysis and reporting
  • Change management and performance culture
  • Practical clinic: designing a performance management framework

By the end, you will be able to

  • Design a system aligned to organisational goals
  • Develop KPIs at individual and team levels
  • Run effective appraisal, feedback and coaching
  • Use performance data in management decisions
  • Foster a results-oriented, accountable culture
Masterclass

Grant Writing & Donor Readiness Masterclass

  • 2 days
  • GHS 1,500

For NGO staff, project managers, development professionals and entrepreneurs who want to secure more donor and grant funding. Learn to write persuasive proposals, match projects to donor priorities and prepare your organisation to manage and report on grants, using templates and case studies from the Ghanaian and regional funding landscape.

Course details

Who should attend

  • NGO staff
  • Project managers
  • Development professionals
  • Entrepreneurs seeking grant funding

What you will learn

  • The grant funding and donor landscape
  • Donor priorities, requirements and funding cycles
  • Project design and problem analysis
  • Structuring proposals and logical frameworks
  • Budget preparation and cost justification
  • Compliance, reporting and donor accountability
  • Common proposal mistakes and best practice
  • Drafting proposals, reviewing samples and peer feedback

By the end, you will be able to

  • Identify donors and match projects to opportunities
  • Write clear, persuasive grant proposals
  • Prepare realistic budgets aligned to donor rules
  • Set up reporting, accountability and compliance systems
Executive programme

Corporate Governance for Boards & Senior Managers

  • 3 days
  • GHS 2,500

For board members, senior executives and company secretaries. Strengthen governance practice and board effectiveness with practical insight into governance principles, board roles, accountability, compliance, strategic oversight and ethical leadership.

Course details

Who should attend

  • Board members
  • Senior executives
  • Company secretaries

What you will learn

  • Principles and frameworks of corporate governance
  • Roles of boards and senior management
  • Board structures, committees and decision-making
  • Risk management and internal control oversight
  • Statutory and regulatory compliance in Ghana
  • Ethics, accountability and transparency
  • Evaluating board and executive performance
  • Strategic leadership for boards
  • Case studies and governance scenarios

By the end, you will be able to

  • Apply key principles of corporate governance
  • Define board and executive responsibilities clearly
  • Strengthen oversight of strategy and risk
  • Evaluate and improve board effectiveness
Masterclass

Business Year Review & Planning Clinic

  • 1 day
  • GHS 1,500

A hands-on clinic for business owners, managers and team leaders to review the past year’s performance and plan the year ahead. Leave with a practical, personalised roadmap for growth.

Course details

Who should attend

  • Business owners
  • Managers
  • Team leaders

What you will learn

  • Reviewing successes, challenges and lessons learned
  • Assessing financial, operational and strategic results
  • Market trends, customer feedback and competitive position
  • Identifying gaps and improvement areas
  • Setting goals and KPIs for the year
  • Action plans and priority initiatives
  • Aligning roles, responsibilities and resources
  • Creating your business action plan

By the end, you will be able to

  • Run a structured annual performance review
  • Set clear, measurable goals for next year
  • Build a realistic plan with timelines and owners
  • Align your team and resources behind it
Masterclass

AI Tools for Business Productivity

  • 2 days
  • GHS 1,200

A practical masterclass for business leaders, managers and professionals on using AI tools to raise productivity, efficiency and decision quality, with hands-on practice in operations, marketing, data analysis and customer engagement.

Course details

Who should attend

  • Business leaders
  • Managers
  • Professionals

What you will learn

  • AI and its business applications
  • AI productivity tools: automation, scheduling, virtual assistants
  • AI for data analysis and insight
  • AI in marketing and customer engagement
  • AI-driven decision-making and forecasting
  • Choosing the right AI tools for your organisation
  • Ethics, privacy and responsible AI
  • Hands-on exercises and case studies

By the end, you will be able to

  • Identify AI tools for your business functions
  • Automate routine tasks
  • Analyse data with AI-powered tools
  • Plan AI-driven productivity improvements

Fees are in Ghana cedis (GHS) as published by Winrock Business School and may change. Contact admissions to confirm fees and the next intake dates.