Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy
Course Overview
In today’s fast-paced business world, professionals need targeted skills that can be applied immediately to achieve impactful results. The Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy bridges the gap between short-term training and time-intensive degrees, providing a practical, high-value alternative for busy professionals ready to enhance their leadership capabilities and strategic thinking.
Delivered through a flexible, self-paced online format, this course equips you with essential leadership tools, modern strategy frameworks, and actionable insights to transform your career.
Who Is This Course For?
The Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy is designed for ambitious professionals looking to enhance their leadership capabilities and strategic acumen. This course is ideal for:
- Emerging Leaders: Professionals stepping into leadership roles who want to build confidence and develop essential leadership skills.
- Mid-Level Managers: Managers seeking to refine their strategic thinking and elevate team performance.
- Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Individuals aiming to drive innovation, lead teams effectively, and grow their businesses.
- Aspiring Executives: Professionals preparing for senior leadership positions and looking to expand their strategic decision-making capabilities.
This program ensures you gain skills that are immediately applicable in the workplace while fostering the confidence to manage teams, create strategies, and adapt to complex challenges.
Please note that the Mini MBA is a non-accredited program and does not fall under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing the Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy, participants will:
Enhance leadership and managerial capabilities by applying modern frameworks, emotional intelligence, and adaptive leadership practices to inspire teams and achieve results.
Apply strategic thinking to address complex challenges, develop innovative solutions, and drive organisational success in dynamic business environments.
Leverage practical tools and knowledge to solve real-world problems, enabling immediate workplace application for improved team performance and decision-making.
Communicate proficiently and influence stakeholders through effective leadership, strategic vision, and collaborative problem-solving within diverse teams.
Demonstrate professionalism and ethical decision-making, fostering integrity and sustainable leadership practices in local and global business contexts.
Build industry connections and networks to enhance career progression and contribute to business innovation, growth, and change management.
Structure and Delivery
The Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy is designed to fit seamlessly into the busy schedules of working professionals. Combining self-paced online modules with interactive components, this program provides practical, flexible learning to ensure immediate workplace impact.
Course Components:
8 Online Modules:
- Self-paced and accessible anytime, anywhere.
- Each module is designed to build essential leadership and strategy skills focusing on practical application.
- Total commitment: 32 hours (4 hours per module).
Delivery Format:
- Online Learning: Study at your own pace, balancing learning with professional and personal commitments.
This approach combines flexibility and engagement, allowing you to develop leadership expertise and strategic insight with real-world relevance.
Course Modules
The Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy is structured into 8 key modules, each designed to equip you with practical tools and frameworks for real-world leadership and strategic success.
- Emergent Leadership Trends: Emotional intelligence, adaptive and bold leadership.
- Leadership Challenges: Addressing culture, ethics, and organisational bias.
- Enhancing Leadership Potential: Managing team dynamics and performance measures.
- Action Planning for Leaders: Self-awareness and creating actionable leadership plans.
- Crafting Organisational Strategy: Strategic mindset, planning processes, and contemporary trends.
- Strategic Planning Toolsets: Internal and external assessments, competitive analysis.
- Enhancing Strategy Success: Positioning your firm with leadership and culture alignment.
- Measuring Strategy Performance: Tools to evaluate and implement performance measures.
- Entrepreneurship Fundamentals: Characteristics of entrepreneurs and using the Business Model Canvas.
- Disruptive Technologies: Design thinking and Industry 4.0 and 5.0 innovations.
- Developing Business Ideas: Opportunity evaluation and feasibility analysis.
- Capital Raising and Pitching: Securing investors and mastering the art of pitching.
- Ethical Decision-Making: Ethical frameworks and governance in today’s business climate.
- Corporate Governance: Standards, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), and ethical practices.
- Creating Ethical Procedures: Developing codes of conduct and governance processes.
- Evaluating Reports: Key governance and CSR metrics for assessing company reports.
- Digital Marketing Essentials: Tools, AI/ML in marketing, and emergent trends.
- Video and Social Media: Effective strategies for campaigns and branding.
- Digital Marketing Strategy: Creating and implementing effective digital marketing plans.
- Trends in Mobile Marketing: Evaluating trends and selecting strategies for competitive advantage.
- Role of Financial Management: Managing accountants, auditors, and advisors.
- Financial Reporting: Calculating and understanding key financial measures.
- Data-Driven Decisions: ROI, NPV, risk management, and decision-making frameworks.
- Maximising Growth: Evaluating financial positions and exploring new financial models.
- HR Fundamentals: Recruitment trends, human resource planning, and employee safety.
- Building Organisational Culture: Defining and enhancing company culture and employee satisfaction.
- Future of People Management: Meeting workforce expectations and workplace trends.
- Addressing Social Issues: Tackling demographic and ethical challenges in organisations.
- Understanding Change: Impact of change on organisations and employees.
- Evaluating Forces of Change: Identifying internal and external drivers of change.
- Implementing Change: Managing processes, addressing challenges, and measuring success.
- Leadership in Change: Leadership approaches to successfully initiate and manage change.
Certified to Lead and Succeed
Completing the Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy is more than just finishing a course—it’s earning recognition for your dedication to professional growth and strategic thinking. Your personalised Upskilled certificate reflects the high calibre of skills you’ve mastered and serves as a testament to your leadership potential.
Display it proudly, share it widely, and let it amplify your professional story as you continue to create impact in your career.
Meet Your Facilitator
Dr. Andrew Roberts - PhD
Dr. Andrew Roberts is a seasoned leader, educator, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of C-level executive experience across the financial services, technology, and professional services industries. As the facilitator for the Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy, he brings a wealth of practical expertise, global insights, and a dynamic teaching style to guide you on your leadership journey.
Why Learn from Dr. Roberts?
- Global Experience: Having worked extensively across Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific, Dr. Roberts has a deep understanding of managing diverse, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary teams.
- Executive Leadership: With a proven track record as a Managing Director and strategist, he has successfully led organisations through complex challenges and transformative growth.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: A serial entrepreneur, Dr. Roberts has founded and supported multiple successful ventures, including social enterprises, particularly in Australia.
- Expert Mentor and Coach: Known for his collaborative leadership style, he has mentored countless professionals to achieve their potential and navigate organisational change.
A Message from Dr. Roberts
"The Mini MBA is designed to equip you with actionable skills and strategic insights to tackle the complexities of modern business. My goal is to combine my global experience with your aspirations, creating a transformative learning experience that will empower your leadership journey."
With Dr. Roberts as your guide, this course goes beyond theory, helping you build the confidence and skills to lead, innovate, and excel in your career.
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FAQs - Mini MBA
The Mini MBA in Leadership & Strategy is a professional development program tailored for time-poor professionals seeking to enhance their leadership and strategic skills. Unlike traditional MBA programs, this course focuses on delivering practical, real-world knowledge that can be applied immediately in the workplace.
This course is ideal for:
- Emerging Leaders: Professionals stepping into leadership roles who want to develop essential skills for managing teams and driving results.
- Mid-Level Managers: Managers looking to elevate their strategic thinking, solve complex problems, and take their career to the next level.
- Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: Individuals aiming to lead their ventures with clarity, confidence, and innovative strategies.
- Aspiring Executives: Those preparing for senior roles and keen to strengthen their leadership acumen and strategic insight.
Whether you’re managing a team, running a business, or stepping up into a leadership role, this course equips you with the skills to succeed in a competitive, fast-changing business environment.
The Mini MBA uses a flexible learning approach to give you the best chance to learn and apply skills on the job:
- Online Learning: Complete 8 self-paced modules online, designed to fit around your schedule. Each module includes engaging content, practical exercises, and real-world applications.
This flexible format ensures you can balance your studies with your professional and personal commitments.
The program requires a total of 32 hours of online learning spread across 8 modules. You can complete the modules at your own pace, making it easy to fit into a busy schedule.
While the time commitment is compact, the impact on your career and leadership journey is designed to be long-lasting.
While this course is non-accredited and not part of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Upskilled. This certificate serves as a testament to your enhanced leadership and strategy skills and is recognised as a mark of professional growth. It’s an excellent addition to your resume or LinkedIn profile, demonstrating your dedication to self-improvement and professional advancement.
There are no strict entry requirements for this program. However, we recommend that participants have at least 2 years of professional experience. This ensures you can relate the course content to real-world scenarios and maximise the value of your learning.
