Cranfield School of Management

"Cranfield’s ‘The Director as Strategic Leader’ programme (TDASL) provided an excellent theoretical framework needed to conduct a business review in connection with my taking on a new position as COO of a listed marine transportation company", explains Flemming Carlsen.

Flemming Carlsen attended The Director as Strategic Leader

"When I started the course I had just moved to a new office with a very small team. I now head up a section of over 150 people and I’m certain the skills I developed on the course have been hugely helpful. I certainly believe in supporting other women to achieve their ambitions and I think this support was one reason for my recent ‘Women in the City Award 2008’.

Kathryn Britten attended Women as Leaders

"Cranfield’s Achieving Strategy through Business Process Change programme came at a watershed point in my career, says Colin Brown, Managing Director of CAPBROWN Consulting Ltd. ." I had spent seven years with Westinghouse Rail Systems in a role that aimed to ensure the delivery of complex engineering projects was not achieved at the expense of engineering excellence. In 2008 the balance appeared to be tipping towards delivery and, as a Board Member, I felt I needed to develop my own skills in order to put forward the strongest possible case for us taking a more strategic view.

Colin Brown attended Achieving Strategy through Business Process Change

"The course focuses on looking within yourself and exploring why you act and respond as you do. Through this I gained a deeper understanding of myself and, equally, a much better insight into the people I work with. Many courses have a very limited long-term impact on the way you work. But High Performance Leadership certainly wakes you up. Afterwards you really live what you learned during the programme."

Marcus Cotter-Stone attended High Performance Leadership

Following Cranfield’s IT Leadership Programme, Sven von Glinski now feels all set for his new role as Head of IT at retail real estate company, Redevco. ‘I’ve been working in IT for the past ten years, most recently as Information Manager at Redevco, but when the position of Head of IT materialised, I realised that I would need some in depth preparation for that role," Sven explains.

Sven von Glinski Attended the Cranfield IT Leadership Programme

“What prompted me to enrol on Cranfield’s High Performance Leadership course was the growing realisation that while I could manage our organisation I wasn’t leading it,” says David Doig, Group Chief Executive of Opito, the international focal point for skills, learning and workforce development in the oil and gas industry.

David Doig Attended High Performance Leadership