Rapid social and economical changes across sub-Saharan Africa countries generate significant commercial opportunities. Reflecting the scale of change in many key economies on the continent, the rebasing of Nigeria's GDP in April 2014. The revision of GDP statistics not only resulted in an 89% increase in GDP, but also acknowledged the rapid emergence of new sectors, most notably telecommunications.
Indeed, the growth of telecommunications and mobile money has driven major changes in some of the continent's most important economies, including Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. Approximately 43% of Kenya's GDP now flows through the M-Pesa mobile money system annually. Continued innovations in mobile micro-credit, micro-insurance and mobile tax payment schemes highlight immense technological potential and emerging opportunities for both the public and the private sector.
Such changes offer immense opportunities to businesses able to capitalise on these emerging trends. Organisations that can adapt to rapidly changing social, economic and market conditions are able to boost their performance and gain market share. At the same time, organisations that fail to respond to external developments risk becoming increasingly irrelevant.
In order to enable organisations and their executives to capitalise on these on these opportunities, TEXEM and the Manchester Business School have partnered in order to develop a bespoke executive education programme focused on change management. Delivered by top academics and thought leaders, the programme will enable participants to overcome structural and organisational obstacles in order to promote change and boost organisational performance.
Dr Nicholas Clifford, Academic Director, Manchester Business School said: "Many techniques have been developed to assist managers to achieve outstanding results, however, the real skill is in knowing how to apply these techniques. This can only come from those who can both manage and lead their staff towards such results. At Manchester we place as much weight on leadership as we do on management because both are essential to achieve real and lasting organisational change."
Executives responsible for change management will develop enhanced insight into the process of change through the latest research, academic thinking and discussions of real-world case studies. Even more importantly, participants will learn exactly how to apply what they have learnt in the programme to their organisations when they return.
Indeed, according to Alim Abubakre, CEO, TEXEM: "Every organisation needs to develop viable strategies to renew, transform and progress. This is particularly the case in the fast-moving African context. The forthcoming 'Strategies for Results Driven Change Management' programme will equip African executives with leadership and management frameworks that they require to manage processes of change. Critically, participants will learn how to practically implement these tools to help their organisations to succeed in a dynamic world".
The three-day programme will held at Manchester Business School, UK, between 3rd and 5th September 2014. The programme cost of £2,900 includes all tuition and certification, visa support, accommodation and all meals. Delegates will also benefit from joining the extensive alumni network of Manchester Business School.
TEXEM is an innovative service-based organisation that provides learning platforms for business professionals. We partner with top business schools to provide bespoke capacity education programmes for African executives. Manchester Business School is one of the top business schools in the UK and the world, with triple accreditation from the AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS.
For more information about the programme and other ways in which we can help you improve organisational performance, please visit: http://texem.co.uk/programmes/strategies-for-results-driven-change-management.html#6-register
