Think of an architectural drawing for an apartment building: on its own, it stays a theoretical idea until land, materials, and resources actually become available to build it. Business management works exactly the same way – a plan is only worth as much as an organisation's ability to execute it. "Executive business management" is one of the more modern terms in the world of business administration, and it applies to anyone involved in turning pre-set plans into achieved objectives, despite the overlapping procedures and processes that come with real work. That complexity is exactly why good human preparation matters so much, alongside skills like communication, understanding others, and the art of dialogue.

Successful execution is inseparable from successful planning: operational priorities get ranked according to what is actually workable, backed by implementation strategies, a realistic timeframe, and the human and material resources needed. Executive management is the driving force that pulls projects out of the theoretical realm of action plans and visions and into the reality we actually live and work within. This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is for anyone who wants to gain real experience in executive business management, built around specific plans and strategies.

Who Should Attend?

• Managers of commercial institutions and companies.
• Heads of departments and strategic plans.
• All employees working within administrative departments.
• Business administration students across universities.
• Project execution engineers.

Course Objectives

• Understand the importance of strategic thinking and planning, and the leading methodologies for planning and executing strategic plans.
• Sharpen and develop the skill of planning and implementing strategies, and gain hands-on experience in modern methods of developing and executing plans.
• Build a broad knowledge base across different areas of business, and develop the analytical, comprehension, confidence, and communication skills needed to influence strategy at every level of the organisation.
• Strengthen communication, leadership, and teamwork skills needed to influence the organisation and drive work forward, together with sufficient managerial skill to achieve successful enterprise management.
• Build personal capacity through the study of relevant real-world cases, reinforced with recognised theoretical principles, to identify and solve the everyday problems of a dynamic work environment.
• Grasp how the different functional activities inside an organisation connect – accounting, finance, decision-making, marketing, information systems, human resources, and more – and understand international business management and its implications for a fast-evolving global economy.
• Recognise and evaluate the ethical, legal, and regulatory dimensions of administrative decisions, and develop advanced leadership and team-building skills for dynamic organisations.

Module 1: The Executive Management Function

• The importance of executive business management within the wider administrative process.
• Basic requirements for planning it in a comprehensive way.
• The stages and procedures behind actually managing executive business.

Module 2: Setting Objectives and Planning Resources

• Methods for identifying and formulating the plan's objectives.
• Planning the resources and potential the plan requires.
• Forecasting methods and tools, together with the quantitative methods used in planning and follow-up.

Module 3: Overseeing Execution and Measuring Performance

• Supervising projects and managing their implementation.
• Business management strategies that keep execution on track.
• How to measure the efficiency of planning and follow-up.

Module 4: Leadership, Negotiation, and Organisational Change

• Foundations of leadership in an executive management context.
• Evaluation, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Module 5: Research and Financial Literacy for Managers

• Scientific research methods, including how to write a final report using Word and Excel.
• Bookkeeping, taxes, and banking management basics.
• Corporate and project finance, financial markets and crises, and financial analysis.

Module 6: Cross-Functional Business Essentials

• Marketing fundamentals for executive managers.
• Human resources management.
• Project management essentials.