University of Glasgow
Strategic Business Leadership Specialization
University of Glasgow

Strategic Business Leadership Specialization

Lead Your Business with Strategic Vision

Dr Karl Warner
Gordon Hewitt

Instructors: Dr Karl Warner

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Intermediate level
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
1 month
at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Define strategic leadership and assess the mindset, skills, and frameworks needed to lead in complexity.

  • Learn to identify disruption, uncover opportunity and innovation opportunities, and lead with agility in uncertain markets.

  • Drive digital transformation by aligning strategy, innovation, and leadership across the enterprise.

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July 2025

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Define what strategic business leadership means and why it’s essential in today’s fast-changing world

  • Distinguish strategy from planning and explore key strategic considerations for leaders

  • Assess the key attributes associated with strategic business leadership and apply them to your own leadership skillset

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Change
Category: Leadership Development

What you'll learn

  • Learn to spot signs of disruption and turn uncertainty into strategic opportunity

  • Learn tools to sense, analyze, and shape future growth and innovation

  • Build resilience and agility to lead confidently through constant market change

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Management
Category: Business Planning
Category: Market Research
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Business
Category: Business Development
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Leadership
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Business Transformation

What you'll learn

  • Learn to lead digital transformation by aligning strategy and innovation across your organization

  • Identify barriers to change and develop leadership styles that drive enterprise-wide digital success

  • Distinguish turnarounds from transformations and evaluate key dimensions of strategic business leadership

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Business
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Innovation
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Business Management
Category: Change Management
Category: Business Planning
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Leadership
Category: Business Leadership

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Dr Karl Warner
University of Glasgow
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