ALVARIUM skillsoft Armenia
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LeadershipDevelopment
Program

Training course proposal by AlvariumPowered by MIT SMR

Overview

Today's ambiguous, volatile and complex business environment instigates organizations to foster new strategies and external programs to raise organizational capabilities. In this light, leadership development has become more than urgent for supporting business growth.

Leadership development focuses on cultivating necessary skills, traits, practical knowledge, and confidence in those who wish to pursue leadership positions. Nurturing and preparing high-caliber individuals for leadership positions should be a priority for organizations to increase productivity.

The modern approach to leadership development supposes the skill and knowledge available for the C-suite and includes employees across the board who take the initiative for problem-solving. They are equipped with relevant knowledge and technical skills to take on leading positions later.

14%
  • 14%

    Only of CEOs have the leadership skills to grow business.

  • 77%

    of organizations experience leadership gaps.

  • 83%

    of employees accept the crucial role of developing leadership skills at all levels.

An organization succeeds when it has excellent leaders to drive that success forward.

In the global context, the Leadership Development Programs take into account the constantly changing organization demands.

As a leading player in corporate learning, Skillsoft offers a tailor-made Leadership Development program that addresses all the challenges of organizations in growing leaders. As Skillsoft's exclusive representative, Alvarium training and consulting company is proud to offer the program in Armenia.

Key Takeaways

The competency-based curriculum comprises three different programs, Leading the Business, Leading Yourself, Leading Team, to address the modern leadership development needs at all levels. By taking part in this course, the participants will enhance their leadership skills and deepen their understanding of personal leadership styles.

32topics in total
Topics per program

Leading Business

12topics

Leading Yourself

9topics

Leading Team

11topics

Discuss

The skills, principles, and competencies associated with leadership formulation.

Analyze

Case studies and real-world business situations to better practice leadership strategies.

Use

Strategies, tools, and skills to formulate leadership competencies.

Identify

Weak points that disrupt organization development due to existing management.

Program Faculty

Being the co-founder and leading strategist at Alvarium, Karen Vardanyan is also the company's senior trainer and consultant on management, leadership, and strategy. Karen carries 16 years of professional experience, of which 13 in business management and 10 in training&consultancy.

He has solid experience in leading training courses on entrepreneurship, business management, marketing, strategic mindset/planning, and leadership for various groups of learners - corporate (banking, telecommunications, IT, and other industries), entrepreneurship (start-up entrepreneurs and small business owners) and youth (students and young professionals).

Karen is the author of "The Five Factors of Success" model and co-author of several publications on team management, marketing, and financial literacy.

Karen has 3 Masters degrees and professional certificates from leading educational institutions, such as Harvard Business School, University of Cambridge, and others.

Karen VardanyanCo-founder and leading strategist at Alvarium
Karen VardanyanKV
  • Professional experience

    16 years
  • Business management

    13 years
  • Training & consultancy

    10 years
3Masters degrees, plus professional certificates from Harvard Business School, University of Cambridge, and others

How you will learn

The program is based on a blended approach – online and offline sessions with advanced content, facilitating learning at all levels. The material will be delivered through various channels:

Video content

Thematic books

Tests and Questionnaires

Business and simulation games

Case studies

Blended format

Featured Frameworks

The Leadership Development Program offers access to up-to-date visionary leadership development content. It aims to upskill leaders with the right competencies to be ready to tackle the most pressing challenges of this changing era. The program is comprised of three modules revealing leadership development strategies.

Featured Case Studies And Examples

The participants will discuss and analyze different case studies and scenarios throughout the program to reflect the outcomes and discuss alternate decisions.

Case studies from world-leading companies across industries

Syllabus Outline

Leadership Development ProgramIncreasing effectiveness and impact, building great leaders

The Leadership Development Program is focused on mindset shifts and practices critical moments that help produce self-adaptive leaders.

01

Course Description

Bringing the modern approach to developing leaders, this learning program has outlined three main directions highlighting the solutions for developing leadership skills: Leading the business, Leading yourself, and Leading your Team. Each of the blocks is focused on the strategies of building strong leadership skills within that environment.

02

Course Purpose

The lack of leadership skills and the scaled training programs aimed at developing the skills results in poor quality leadership. With little to zero preparation and leading skills, the ineffective leadership behavior may be a high cost to the business and its future perspectives.

The Leadership Development Program addresses the changing way in which organizations need to develop their leaders by providing a scalable, cost-effective, and engaging leadership development experience designed for the modern learner. The program is personalized to the context of the contemporary business environment, business and market challenges. The course aims to facilitate the participants in exploring personal leadership challenges, solidifying their capacity to drive excellent business outcomes.

03

Teaching Methodology

Course material is delivered through lectures and discussions around cases that are real situations and different problems requiring an action plan. The case study is a practical framework for the learning process. Learners also benefit from a wide array of tools and application resources, including reflection questions, knowledge checks, post-course assessments, facilitation guides, leader-led activities, and exercises.

The role of the trainer is to facilitate the discussion without judging or choosing between right or wrong. The result and success heavily depend on active participation during offline meetings.

Action-oriented methods and adult learning tools and techniques will be widely used to make sure that participants not only get information but also develop real skills and competencies for leadership.

04

Target audience

Leadership Development Program is designed to meet the leadership needs of the modern organization. The critical competencies of the program, meeting the needs of this changing age, support leaders at all levels, early in their careers, and through essential points of transition in the leadership journeys.

The program ensures that even tenured leaders have access to crucial resources to support the emerging competencies development required.

Program Outline

Three modules in sequence: Leading the business, Leading yourself, and Leading your Team. Select a module to see its topics.

The Learning Experience

The Leadership Development Program is a 2-month journey that includes offline meetings, recorded lectures, guest speakers, Q&A sessions, etc.

Program durationThe Duration - 2 - 3-month blended training course with online and offline sessions
CertificatesUpon completing the program, the participants will acquire two certificates from Skillsoft (Leadership Development Program powered by MIT SMR) and Alvarium training and consulting company.

Program duration

Month 1Month 2Month 3
Training course
2 - 3 months
Program access
3-month continuous access

About Skillsoft Armenia

Skillsoft is the global leader in corporate learning, allowing businesses to become more competitive by delivering innovative educational technologies and constantly updated, up-to-date, beautifully designed content.

65%

of Fortune 500 trust the platform

120,000+

learning materials of various fields

65,000

videos

7000

courses

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Skillsoft Armenia

A world-leading corporate learning platform, trusted by 65% of Fortune 500, presents a source for more than 120,000 learning materials of various fields, 65,000 videos, 7000 courses, including business and leadership, technology and programming, productivity, and collaboration tools. The engaging and straightforward structure of the platform offers personalized and multimodal content, integration to operating systems within the organization, result assessment, and much more.

Global corporate learning platform keeps the pace of the latest trends and covers critical subject areas in Business, Leadership, IT, and Digital skills. Skillsoft courses are designed to support the strategic goals of the organization and provide added value.

About Alvarium

Alvarium training and consulting company was established in 2015 as a new concept in the business environment aimed at sharing expertise and knowledge with partners. Shortly, it managed to become a leading company conducting professional corporate courses and consulting.

The company carries out tailored services for business needs to succeed in:

Alvarium training & consultingEstablished2015
Addressing the high-priority challenges of your management
Identifying and seizing new opportunities
Enhancing learning and development
Implementing and managing changes

Being human-centric, Alvarium develops business services prioritizing human intelligence. Moreover, the company has found the best working formula of sustainable success by intersecting technical mastery and human intelligence.