Leadership Training & Management Courses
These leadership and management courses are for the people who lead others: team leaders and supervisors in their first leadership role, specialists who have been put in charge of a team, middle managers who turn strategy into results, and senior leaders. They focus on the day-to-day work of leading: delegating, giving feedback, managing performance, handling conflict, running meetings and planning. There is also a group of courses for people starting or running a small business.
Most courses run for one to three days, and Leadership and People Management runs over two, three or five days. For senior leaders there is a three-day executive programme and one-on-one coaching. Training runs in-house at your premises, at BOTI's venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or online.
Most popular
- Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders · 2 days. Delegate clearly, give feedback that works, resolve conflict and manage time, so new supervisors lead with confidence.
- Essentials of Business Management · 3 days. A day each on marketing, finance, and organisational development and leadership.
- Taking Charge as a Leader: Closing the Gap Between Specialist and Manager · 3 days. For technical specialists who have been put in charge of a team and must now lead the people who do the work.
- Leadership and People Management · 2 days. Leadership styles, situational leadership and the Kouzes and Posner practices, turned into a personal action plan.
- Coaching and Mentoring · 1 day. When to coach, when to mentor, and how managers can do both well.
- Entrepreneurship Training Course · 1 day. The tools and habits needed to start and run a business of your own.
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Supervisors, team leaders and new managers
- Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders · 2 days. The core skills of a first-line leader: delegation, feedback, conflict and time.
- Taking Charge as a Leader: Closing the Gap Between Specialist and Manager · 3 days. The move from expert to manager of experts.
- Monitoring Individual Performance to Create High Functioning Teams · 2 days. A repeatable way for supervisors to set standards, review performance and give feedback in time to matter.
- Indicate the Role of a Team Leader in Ensuring that a Team Meets an Organisation's Standards · 2 days. What a team leader does to keep the team's work to standard.
- Demonstrate the Relationship of Junior Management to Other Roles · 3 days. How the junior manager's role connects with senior managers, peers and staff.
- Being a Likeable Boss · 1 day. Stay approachable while keeping your authority.
- Developing New Managers · 1 day. Identify prospective managers early and give them the skills to succeed.
Managers and leadership development
- Essentials of Business Management · 3 days. Marketing, finance, and organisational development and leadership for managers.
- Middle Manager Development · 3 days. Management, ethics, information, decision-making, control and strategy for the layer that turns plans into results.
- Leadership and People Management · 2 days. Leadership styles and practices applied to your own team.
- Leadership and Influence · 2 days. Situational leadership, modelling the way and influencing how others see things.
- Management and Leadership Development · 2 days. How leadership has evolved, situational leadership and a personal leadership plan.
- Coaching and Mentoring · 1 day. Coaching for short-term performance and mentoring for long-term growth.
- Servant Leadership · 1 day. Leading by serving your team, with empathy and support.
- Describe and Apply the Management Functions of an Organisation · 5 days. The functions of management and how they work in your organisation.
- Analyse Leadership and Related Theories in a Work Context · 5 days. Leadership theories and how they apply at work.
- Create and Manage an Environment that Promotes Innovation · 3 days. Build a workplace where new ideas are raised, tested and used.
- Knowledge Management · 1 day. Capture, share and use what your organisation knows.
Senior leaders, executives and coaching
- Executive and Senior Management Programme · 3 days. Strategy and the South African economy, finance and business acumen, marketing and leadership.
- 6 x 1-Hour Executive Leadership Coaching (one-on-one) · 6 sessions of 1 hour. Individual coaching for an executive or senior manager.
- 12 x 1-Hour Executive Leadership Coaching (one-on-one) · 12 sessions of 1 hour over 6 to 12 months. Structured coaching on decision-making, resilience and team performance.
- Manager Management · 1 day. For leaders who manage other managers, new and experienced.
- Business Succession Planning · 2 days. Identify successors, prepare them for critical roles and protect the business from a sudden leadership gap.
- Business Acumen · 1 day. See the big picture: how the business performs and how key performance indicators track it.
- Business Ethics · 1 day. Good business practice and what to do when faced with an ethical dilemma.
Teams, projects, planning and workplace skills
- Teamwork and Team Building · 1 day. A shared language and practical framework for new, merged or stalled teams.
- Building and Working in Teams · 1 day. Work well in a team and use your strengths within it.
- Virtual Team Building and Management · 1 day. Build and manage remote and hybrid teams.
- Meeting Management · 1 day. Prepare, plan and chair meetings that reach decisions.
- Project Management Fundamentals · 1 day. The language and moving parts of project management, for people new to running projects.
- Work as a Project Team Member · 3 days. Contribute effectively as a member of a project team.
- Evaluate and Improve the Project Team's Performance · 3 days. Measure how a project team is performing and improve it.
- Develop, Implement and Evaluate a Project Plan · 5 days. Build a project plan, carry it out and evaluate the results.
- Plan to Manage One's Time · 2 days. Prioritise, set realistic goals and build workable schedules, with a three-month action plan.
- Engage in Directed Planning Behaviour · 5 days. Set goals and plan the steps to reach them.
- Managing Files in a Graphical User Interface Environment · 2 days. Organise, find and manage files and folders on a computer.
Entrepreneurship and small business
- Entrepreneurship Training Course · 1 day. The tools to start and run a business of your own.
- Start Your Own Business: Become an Entrepreneur · 2 days. Treat your business like a job, from idea to a running enterprise.
- Demonstrate an Understanding of Entrepreneurship and Develop Entrepreneurial Qualities · 1 day. An introduction to entrepreneurship and the qualities it takes.
- Demonstrate an Understanding of an Entrepreneurial Profile · 3 days. What makes an entrepreneur, and how your own profile compares.
- Identify and Demonstrate Entrepreneurial Ideas and Opportunities · 4 days. Generate business ideas and test them as real opportunities.
- Match New Venture Opportunity to Market Needs · 3 days. Check that a business opportunity meets a real market need.
- Apply Innovative Thinking to the Development of a Small Business · 3 days. Use innovative thinking to grow a small business.
- Produce a Business Plan for a New Venture · 5 days. Write a business plan for a new venture.
- Plan and Manage Production and Operations in a New Venture · 3 days. Plan and run production and operations in a new business.
- Manage Business Operations · 5 days. Run the day-to-day operations of a small business.
Accredited route
Accredited leadership and business programmes
- Team Motivator (SP-250802). QCTO skills programme, NQF 4, 13 credits, 4 contact days. Last date for enrolment: 13 August 2031. The accredited next step after Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders.
- Project Management Facilitator: Project Management for Non-Project Managers (SP-250710). QCTO skills programme, NQF 6, 60 credits, 10 contact days. Last date for enrolment: 11 July 2031.
- New Venture Creation (SP-210401). QCTO skills programme, NQF 2, 32 credits, 15 contact days. Last date for enrolment: 25 October 2027.
- Occupational Certificate: Entrepreneur (SAQA 124485). QCTO part qualification, NQF 3, 63 credits. Last date for enrolment: 3 June 2031.
BOTI is accredited by the QCTO as a Skills Development Provider for these programmes (Team Motivator and SP-250710: SDP040926111631, valid to 26 August 2031; New Venture Creation: SDP050525095934, valid to 29 April 2030; Entrepreneur: SDP090726181829, valid to 30 June 2031). The skills programmes end in a Final Integrated Supervised Assessment (FISA), set, run and moderated by BOTI under QCTO rules. The occupational certificate ends in an External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) through the QCTO's Assessment Quality Partner. In both cases the QCTO issues the certificate. See all accredited options on Qualifications.
Guides
- Heads up on the four basic functions of management. Planning, organising, leading and controlling, and how managers use them.
- Store manager training in South Africa: skills for retail leaders. What store and retail managers need to learn, and the training options.
- Attention management training: harness your powers of concentration. How leaders and teams protect their focus in a busy workday.
What our clients say
“The facilitator was excellent and took time to ensure that the employee understood the content and was able to apply the learning in order to develop the portfolio of evidence.”
“The training went well, and judging by the feedback from the evaluation forms we received, we were impressed by the knowledge of the facilitator and the quality of training overall.”
“All training sessions were well-coordinated, professionally delivered, and aligned with our scheduling requirements. We were particularly impressed by the high standard of facilitation and the depth of expertise demonstrated throughout the programmes.”
Frequently asked questions
Which course suits a newly promoted supervisor?
Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders (two days) covers the basics of leading a team. For a technical specialist who has been put in charge of a team, Taking Charge as a Leader (three days) focuses on that shift. For a longer programme, Leadership and People Management runs over two, three or five days.
Do you offer one-on-one coaching for senior leaders?
Yes. Executive and senior managers can book six or twelve one-hour coaching sessions. The twelve-session programme runs over six to twelve months.
Can the course be tailored to our organisation?
Yes. In-house courses can be customised to your team and industry, and run at your premises, at BOTI's venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or online.
Are these courses accredited?
The courses listed in this category are not accredited. They are delivered as professional skills programmes, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance. If you need a credit-bearing outcome, see the QCTO programmes in the accredited route above.
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Tell us who you want to develop, what they lead today and what needs to change, and we will recommend the course or programme. Call 011 882 8853 or email [email protected].