When looking to create a management development programme with a client we place huge importance on a small number of key principles:

• Context - Meeting your organisation's specific development needs.
• Relevance - Ensuring that the overall experience reflects your organisation's ethos.
• Outcomes - Delivering tangible, measurable results.

The need for management development

The only certainty in today's commercial climate is change so it's imperative that managers are equipped with the skills to surmount the evolving leadership challenges presented. In addition, today's managers increasingly view ongoing professional learning as part of their contract with employers. The organisations that offer their staff the chance to develop professionally and gain internationally recognised qualifications are those that will attract and retain the most able and motivated managers in the future. 

A wealth of experience

With years of experience of working in real business to business partnerships with a wide variety of global organisations, in every sector, we understand the full range of challenges and critical issues managers and organisations face.

We have come to see again and again that management and leadership is a series of dilemmas and choices. While no textbook answers exist to these, we have developed and collated tried and tested approaches to help executives find the right solutions for themselves and for their organisations. 

Our corporate clients have included:

'Our management development programme, designed for us by Henley, is our flagship programme in terms of people development. Henley is doing a fantastic job.'
- Sir John Collins, Chairman, Dixons Stores Group International

Henley Business School is home to a number of internationally-renowned research centres, with expertise spanning a broad range of areas. From leadership and international business to marketing and strategic management, from banking and finance to real estate and sustainability.

At Henley Business School our research is both academic and applied, and is often in close collaboration with our corporate partners. It is delivered across our three Schools through internationally- renowned research centres, applied research centres and practically-oriented thought leadership groups.

Research Centres

• The Centre for International Business History 
• The Centre for Institutional Performance 
• The Centre of Planning Studies 
• The Centre for Real Estate Research 
• The Centre for Social and Organisational Studies 
• The Huck Centre for Management Research 
• The ICMA Centre 
• The Informatics Research Centre 
• The John H. Dunning Centre for International Business 

• The Henley Centre for Customer Management 
• The Centre for Entrepreneurship 
• The John Madejski Centre for Reputation 
• The Knowledge Management Forum 
• The Henley Centre for Sustainable Enterprise 

1) In Company MBA

We can work in partnership with you to design and deliver an MBA/Diploma in Management qualification that supports your organisation's own development and change initiatives and challenges. We can tailor the qualification syllabus and develop additional modules for your MBA programme, to reflect specific organisational needs.

MBA programme members meet regularly at workshops - these can be delivered at Henley Business School, or our flexible approach enables us to design and implement MBA programmes based either at an organisation's single site, or at a variety of national or international locations. The use of interactive e-learning enables continuous contact, support and advice between MBA programme members and tutors.

Why choose Henley Business School?

Because our approach acknowledges the practical pressures of today's working environment, managers are able to benefit from the programme while continuing to progress their careers. Programme members and their organisations will benefit from:

• Gaining a highly respected MBA qualification whilst developing highly relevant skills and competencies that provide instant rewards.
• Innovative learning methods and internationally-renowned expertise.
• Personal development and networking opportunities that help to develop skills, knowledge and professional capability.

Who would benefit from the programme?

This MBA programme is designed for first to middle managers, with a minimum of 3 - 4 years strong business experience, seeking to fast-track their career development.

The minimum group size for a company programme is around 20 managers. Our largest in company MBA has an average of 60-85 managers on each programme.

2) Consortium MBA

You may want to implement a common approach to management, consistent with your business strategy. You may want to ensure a minimum shared capability within your management team. You may even want to seed a new strategic approach to encourage or accelerate change.

The Henley Consortium MBA is one of our flagship programmes. It is constructed around a group of companies and provides a collaborative learning environment where managers can compare how their own organisations operate relative to peer organisations. By working closely with their peers from other leading organisations, Consortium MBA programme participants gain highly relevant, invaluable insight and expertise.

Building on excellence

The programme is designed around the world-class Henley Executive MBA, but with specific benefits designed to enhance the learning experience for both the organisation and the individual participants.

The Consortium MBA Programme is a partnership between Henley, the sponsoring company, the participant and the participants' line manager. We are all working together to the common aim of developing more effective managers.

Who would benefit from this programme?

The Consortium MBA programme is designed for first to middle managers seeking to fast-track their career development, with a minimum 3 - 4 years business experience.

Benefits for the individual include:

• Gaining a highly respected MBA qualification.
• Personal coaching designed to maximise strengths.
• Small, interactive learning teams and invaluable networking/knowledge sharing.
• Complete a consultancy project focused on the organisation.

Benefits for the organisation include:

• Learning that can be immediately back in the workplace.
• Benchmarking with other companies.
• A steering group in place to monitor and feed back on progress.
• Complete a consultancy project focused on the organisation.