Enterprise Ireland can help you develop your leadership and management capabilities and staff in two ways.
- Management Development Programmes
- Tailored Company Management Supports
Management Development Programmes
We offer customised management development programmes, delivered in collaboration with leading international providers, to inspire you as business leaders, to equip you with the tools and techniques to operate more effectively and to build international scale. Our leadership and management programmes will build the capabilities you need and deliver real and lasting impact, and results, for your company.
Management 4 Growth
Management 4 Growth will develop a cohort of world-class, highly competent and confident management teams who can, through the development of the productivity, innovation and competitiveness of their firms, grow their businesses internationally. This programme will support participating SME management teams to further develop, implement and manage strategy, operations and people to drive sales and export growth. To learn more, go to Management 4 Growth.
Strategic Leadership 4 Chief Financial Officers (SL4CFO)
Applications for the second SL4CFO programme which will commence in November, 2011 are now open. The Strategic Leadership 4 Chief Financial Officers is aimed at: ‘Developing a cohort of world-class strategic CFOs with the financial leadership and strategic insight to drive growth in their organisations’.
The programme will focus on building the financial, strategic and leadership capabilities required by CFOs to enable them to steer their companies to scale globally. EI will be partnering with Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Continuous Learning Group (CLG) to deliver this programme which is designed specifically for ambitious and experienced CFOs of Irish companies.
The programme will run over an 11 month period and is due to commence in November 2011. For details of the next programme, go to Strategic Leadership 4 Chief Financial Officers.
Leadership 4 Growth Programme
Leadership 4 Growth is a unique management programme specifically designed for experienced CEOs of Irish companies who have the ambition and potential to lead their company to a strong international market position. The programme is delivered by world-renowned providers such as Stanford Graduate School of Business, IMD and Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE). Four successful programmes have already been completed with over 200 CEOs from the Technology, Life sciences, Food and Construction sectors participating. For details of upcoming sectoral events, brochures and testimonials, go to Leadership 4 Growth Programme.
Leadership 4 Growth Programme - Food
The Leadership 4 Growth (L4G) Programme is delivered by world-class executive education organisations. L4G combines world-class faculty, exposure to and engagement with highly successful entrepreneurs, a unique coaching and mentoring approach and practical strategy execution support that will provide inspiration, knowledge and skills tailored to your specific business.
A critical element of the success of this programme comes from its focus on executing your strategic goals. This involves the CEOs and their senior teams working through assignments between modules, relating to the challenges and opportunities facing their company. For details of the next programme, go to Leadership 4 Growth Programme - Food.
Tailored Company Management Supports
Enterprise Ireland can work with you and your management team to understand and assess your company’s management development needs and to put in place tailored solutions to facilitate and strengthen your management team to ensure continued growth. Supports available include:
Enterprise Ireland Key Manager Grant
The aim of the Enterprise Ireland Key Manager Grant is to provide partial funding towards the cost of recruiting a new key manager/employee with skills that are critical for the development of your business. The support is towards the cost of one key manager/employee for one year. The Key Manager Grant is not a mechanism to subsidise general recruitment. For more details, go to Enterprise Ireland Key Manager Grant.
Strategic Consultancy Grant
The aim of the Strategic Consultancy Grant is to improve the strategic capability of a company by supporting the hiring of outside consultants to assist in the development and implementation of strategic activities of the company. It is designed to facilitate business growth as the consultants can act as coach, mentor, counsellor, facilitator, analyst, negotiator and/or operator for the company. For more details, go to Strategic Consultancy Grant.
Mentors
Companies can request the appointment of a Mentor from the Enterprise Ireland Mentor Network to advise on issues relating to developing and executing an international sales strategy. Mentors are successful senior executives who volunteer to advise clients based on their own business experience. The Network has over 200 active mentors who make a real contribution in our client companies, bringing about change, removing barriers to growth and enabling strategic success. For more information on how to apply for a mentor, go to Mentors.
Business Accelerators
Enterprise Ireland can help companies retain the services of a Business Accelerator, an industry expert within a specific sector and market, with the experience, knowledge and contacts to support the company’s expansion into new markets. Business Accelerators come from the front lines of industry worldwide, with the relevant sales and marketing experience to advise and guide Irish companies on accelerating their export growth. Grant funding of up to 50% is available to companies working with a Business Accelerator. For more information, go to Business Accelerators.
LeanStart
LeanStart provides an introduction to Lean concepts and allows you to gain an understanding of what the tools and techniques can do for your company in a short, focused engagement. The initiative is designed for companies that are unfamiliar with, and lacking capability in, business process improvement methodologies such as Lean and/or other best practice methods specific to particular business sectors (e.g. 'Agile' in the software sector).
For more information, go to LeanStart. For our productivity improvements supports, go to Productivity and Building Competitiveness Section.
eBusiness Management Initiative (SMEs only)
The aim of the Enterprise Ireland eBusiness Management Initiative is to improve the eBusiness/ICT management capability of companies through action-based learning. Grant support is available for a consultant/trainer to work one-on-one with successful applicants to plan and implement significant eBusiness projects in their companies. For more details, go to eBusiness Management Initiative.