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What will you learn?

Team MBA will teach you the core MBA frameworks and methodologies normally taught by the world’s leading business schools on MBA courses.

You will learn how to:

Identify the critical factors for success within your market (Step 1)

Before it is possible to develop the best strategies for a business, we must understand the key factors that determine profitability within its industry. Therefore, carrying out an industry analysis is always the first step we go through when developing the strategy for any business.

Draw a Strategy Canvas to reveal your organisation’s unique identity (Step 2)

Every business must be able to do something recognised as being in some way unique or superior to the competition, which is important to its target customers. This can be diagrammatically represented by drawing a Strategy Canvas.You will learn how to draw a Strategy Canvas.

Select the best strategies for your organisation (Step 3)

There exists a list of predefined strategies (assembled by leading academics) that have been designed to improve profitability. You will left how to select the best strategies for a business.

Execute the strategies that draw on your organisation's core strengths (Step 4)

Having selected strategies, we must identify the key assets that will need to be in place to execute those strategies. This can be expressed by drawing a Key Asset Map. You will learn how to draw a Key Asset Map.

Interpret change within your market (Step 5)

If the world never changed a business could continue to pursue exactly the same set of strategies indefinitely. However, the world does change and therefore a business cannot rely on past success to carry it into the future forever. Consequently, a business needs to understand how to interpret change from a strategic perspective. You will learn how this can be achieved.

Respond to that change in a superior manner to the competition (Step 6)

Having understood how to interpret change (at Step 5), Step 6 encourages the business to ask itself how it can respond to that change in a manner that is superior to the competition based upon its unique set of strengths. You will learn how a business should respond to change.

Discover where your ‘sweet spot of opportunity’ lies (Step 7)

To succeed in the long term a business must be able to create an inner urge for progress and identify new markets where it can exploit its existing set of strengths. To achieve this it should pursue those opportunities that allow it to reveal and enhance its existing capabilities. This can be revealed through the use of a framework entitled the Sweet Spot of Opportunity. You will learn how to discover where your Sweet Spot of Opportunity lies.

By providing you with an understanding of the core strategic models, tools, skills and concepts, the course will enhance your commercial awareness, fill any gaps in your business knowledge, cultivate a more entrepreneurial mindset and empower you to work more collaboratively with others using a consisten set of MBA frameworks and methodologies
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What have people said?

Partner - Leading City law firm

I found it fascinating. The course provided us with a real grasp of the core principles taught on an MBA and how to apply them. It has given me a completely new way of looking at our business and what the drivers of strategies are. It has also helped me understand our clients’ businesses so that I can ask them more intelligent questions. I am very much in favour of the course being rolled out more widely within our firm

Steve Tait - Founder and MD - SME

Great to have a framework to pin our efforts to - we are half-way through a strategic service portfolio review and it provides a reminder to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. The Strategy Canvas is something that I want to look at introducing within our organisation to link our market assessment to strategy. Nice and simple way of presenting the information. I am also particularly interested in developing our sweet spot of opportunity.

Jim Sarossi - Lead Designer - NASDAQ Listed Company

All of it was relevant and helped me to understand what goes on behind the strategy of our group and how we can be a more profitable company. It helps to contextualise those changes in the market that should influence our strategy. It has also got us thinking about how we can better organise the various aspects of our business so that they are aligned to the overall strategy of the business.

Angela Craven - Marketing Director - SME

The course is very thought provoking and absorbing. It strikes the perfect balance between theory and practical examples. The worksheets are also an incredibly useful resource that have helped us to analyse not only our own business but also the businesses of our clients. This has been particularly useful in helping us develop more bespoke marketing materials which are finely tuned to our target clients’ businesses.

Juliana Busasi, Founder and Executive Director, Tanzania Health and Medical Education Foundation (TAHMEF), Tanzania

The Most memorable moment about the course for me was the ‘Eureka moment’ I had by the end of the first lesson. The organisation I work with was in a stagnant place and our effort to evolve we're not yielding the results that we hoped for especially from the effect that the pandemic came with, given that more than 70% of our programs involved physical meetings. The Modern Porter's 5 Forces enlightened to me all our weak points and as a leader I was glad to finally see the origin of our problem. Attendance in the mini-MBA Course has been a pivotal moment to me as a leader because it has equipped me with the essentials skills needed to structure our operations so as to maximize impact and evolve in alignment to the external factors.

Partner, Top 10 Law Firm

I really enjoyed the course. It was a completely new way (for me) of looking at the strategies behind business and what the drivers of strategies are. It was useful in terms of background knowledge, being more able to understand what is driving clients and understanding clients’ businesses.

Victoria Coombs, Gamesys

I found the course pitched exactly right – I have some business knowledge gained through osmosis but knowing the theory will really benefit me.

Dr Rhiannon David. MPS Scientific Lead. CPSS AstraZeneca

Really well structured, informative, and engaging. A lot of information is provided but in a way that is easy to follow and remember. I really enjoyed it and I think the learnings I have gained will be really impactful in my role and strategy development going forward. Thanks.

Alejandro Daly - National Coordinator for El Derecho a No Obedecer

The programme activated some major changes in my organisation… including how we work with our suppliers and I even started an organisational restructuring of our team

Justin Hubble, General Counsel, Property Partner

Probably the best seminar I've attended in a very long time.

Marlise Benz, Director Study Management, AstraZeneca

Great quick and easy to understand introduction to business processes and analyses. Fantastic slides and great pace to the course.

Michael Althrope - Senior Engineer - FTSE 100 Company

Really stimulating and motivating. It has encouraged me to ask more relevant questions and think more about the industry that I work in. I now have a much better understanding of strategic business analysis and how to be more solution focused. The worksheets have also helped me to think about why things are done in a certain way, how they fit within the bigger picture, how they can be done differently.

Amisa Patel, Solicitor, Santander

I really did enjoy the course. It was an informative (but not too detailed!) insightful course pitched at the perfect level for me as I had very little understanding of what the MBA was about before this today. Rupert was also an excellent presenter who made it all extremely easy to understand.

Mazbahul Islam, Co-Founder of Safewheel

I believe what I have learned throughout this programme is something very important for my co-founders to understand as well to thrive in doing what we are doing.

Dr. Kelly (Whitley) Padilla, BS, PharmDScientist Director, Global Clinical Development, AstraZeneca

Mini MBA indeed. I felt I really have a good foundation to get started in using the principals. It also removed some of the anxiety around understanding and capability to discuss business aspects (as a scientist).

Yoshiko Minagawa – Supply Chain Manager – AstraZeneca

I enjoyed this mini-MBA course. I was curious about what was taught in the MBA courses and through this course, I was able to get a glimpse and some concrete business skills.

Head of Learning and Development, Leading US Law Firm

The feedback and continued attendance at the workshops was testimony of the value the senior associates saw in his training. Everyone found the sessions informative and useful.

David Henry, Senior Youth Coordinator at St Lucia’s Sacred Sports Foundation

I would never imagine that I could bring forward a suggestion that could be concurred with, and expanded upon, from someone from Singapore or Japan. The discussions were very interactive and fruitful. My public speaking abilities, communication and listening skills, as well as organisational knowledge increased tremendously.

Kate Stevenson, Supply Chain Apprentice, AstraZeneca

Not only did this programme help me with my academic studies but it highlighted the ways in which I can best tackle my leadership perspective in the G7 Youth Summit this year.

Dr. Emmanuel Egbroko Executive Director, Inocul8 (Nigeria)

Using the strategies you talked about I was able to secure a grant funding of about $10k for my organization to invest in key assets.

Jill Meaken - Head of Sales - FTSE 250 Company

This course has broadened our strategic thinking. We’re using the models to think about our market position relative to our competitors. It has also helped us to discover ways of integrating the various departments in the business so that they can work together more closely and exploit each other’s strengths.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority Assessor's Report

This is a very detailed course dealing with competitive strategy and business development. The information should help law firms understand how big business works, thinks and plans development of their business.

Martin Drexler - Lead Engineer

A real eye opener that has helped us to identify what the key assets within our business are and how we can use them to develop a competitive advantage. On a personal level it has helped me to adapt my communication within the workplace so that I can speak to our board using terminology that they are familiar with and get a better understanding of how my current project fits into the overall strategy.

	1. Rising and emerging leaders who want to fill any gaps in their business / organisational knowledge and who want to play an active role in helping their business rise to new levels of competitive performance.
	2. Entrepreneurs who want to learn a structured, step-by-step approach to formulating and exectuing strategy.
	3. Professional advisors and consultants who are looking to boost their business acumen to give them a deeper understanding of their clients.
	4. Technical, scientific and other specialists who want to broaden their knowledge and improve their careers prospects.
	5. Managers at every level who wish to enhance their commercial awareness and know how to build and execute effective strategies.
	6. Trainee Businesss Analysis and Management consulants who want to be able to analyse any organisation and spot opportunities that will drive change.
	7. Leaders of charities and NGOs who want to learn how to apply core strategy principles to their organisations so that they can run them more effectively.
	8. Prospective MBA students who want a head start in learning the key strategic principles and MBA alumni who want a refresher
	9. Anyone who wishes to become familiar with the core MBA concepts without having to contend with the financial burden of a full MBA
	10. Individuals who aspire to get the best out of their energies, skills and talents to help their organisation rise to new levels of competitive performance?

Next live Mini-MBA Cohort:

Identify the critical factors for success within your market (Step 1)

Draw a Strategy Canvas to reveal your organisation’s unique identity (Step 2)

Select the best strategies for your organisation (Step 3)

Execute the strategies that draw on your organisation's core strengths (Step 4)

Interpret change within your market (Step 5)

Respond to that change in a superior manner to the competition (Step 6)

Discover where your ‘sweet spot of opportunity’ lies (Step 7)

Purpose beyond profit

How it works

Stage 1

Participate in the Live Online Mini-MBA Course

Stage 2

Access the Online Resources to Embed the Knowledge

Stage 3

Download Your Certificate and Participate in our Community

Bespoke courses

Who uses Team MBA and what are they saying about it?

Next live Mini-MBA Cohort:

Who is it for?

What will you learn?

Identify the critical factors for success within your market (Step 1)

Draw a Strategy Canvas to reveal your organisation’s unique identity (Step 2)

Select the best strategies for your organisation (Step 3)

Execute the strategies that draw on your organisation's core strengths (Step 4)

Interpret change within your market (Step 5)

Respond to that change in a superior manner to the competition (Step 6)

Discover where your ‘sweet spot of opportunity’ lies (Step 7)

What have people said?

Partner - Leading City law firm

Steve Tait - Founder and MD - SME

Jim Sarossi - Lead Designer - NASDAQ Listed Company

Angela Craven - Marketing Director - SME

Juliana Busasi, Founder and Executive Director, Tanzania Health and Medical Education Foundation (TAHMEF), Tanzania

Partner, Top 10 Law Firm

Victoria Coombs, Gamesys

Dr Rhiannon David. MPS Scientific Lead. CPSS AstraZeneca

Alejandro Daly - National Coordinator for El Derecho a No Obedecer

Justin Hubble, General Counsel, Property Partner

Marlise Benz, Director Study Management, AstraZeneca

Michael Althrope - Senior Engineer - FTSE 100 Company

Amisa Patel, Solicitor, Santander

Mazbahul Islam, Co-Founder of Safewheel

Dr. Kelly (Whitley) Padilla, BS, PharmDScientist Director, Global Clinical Development, AstraZeneca

Yoshiko Minagawa – Supply Chain Manager – AstraZeneca

Head of Learning and Development, Leading US Law Firm

David Henry, Senior Youth Coordinator at St Lucia’s Sacred Sports Foundation

Kate Stevenson, Supply Chain Apprentice, AstraZeneca

Dr. Emmanuel Egbroko Executive Director, Inocul8 (Nigeria)

Jill Meaken - Head of Sales - FTSE 250 Company

The Solicitors Regulation Authority Assessor's Report

Martin Drexler - Lead Engineer

Purpose beyond profit

How it works

Stage 1

Participate in the Live Online Mini-MBA Course

Stage 2

Access the Online Resources to Embed the Knowledge

Stage 3

Download Your Certificate and Participate in our Community

Bespoke courses

Who uses Team MBA and what are they saying about it?