Leadership Development Program: Lead at the Highest Level

In today’s fast-paced and complex business environment, senior executives are required to do more than manage performance — they must lead organizations, inspire commitment at scale, make high-stakes decisions under pressure, and deliver sustained results.

This immersive 3-day program builds five core leadership capabilities — executive presence, emotional intelligence, strategic decision-making, communication and influence, and execution excellence — integrated through live peer learning and applied directly to each participant’s leadership context. Every participant leaves with a personalized 90-Day Leadership Execution Plan: a concrete, action-by-action roadmap for the first 90 days ahead.

Who This Program Is For

C-suite executives and senior leaders accountable for organizational performance and strategy

General Managers and Division Heads navigating organizational complexity or transformation

Functional directors with enterprise-wide accountability seeking a structured senior peer experience

Executives preparing to step into broader, more senior leadership roles

Learning Outcomes

Lead with executive presence, clarity, and influence in high-stakes environments

Apply emotional intelligence to build high-performing teams and navigate complexity

Make sound, well-structured decisions under ambiguity, pressure, and competing priorities

Communicate with impact and influence senior stakeholders, boards, and cross-functional peers

Deliver consistent organizational results through disciplined execution and accountability

Course Module

MODULE 1: Executive Presence — Leading Self and Others.
Building the Mindset and Credibility to Lead at the Highest Level

Key Focus Areas:
- What executive presence is — and what undermines it at the senior level
- Personal leadership assessment: mapping your presence strengths and development priorities
- Leading with authenticity, authority, and strategic intent
- The behaviors that distinguish senior leaders who inspire from those who merely manage
Outcome: Participants identify the 2–3 presence gaps most limiting their leadership impact and commit to a targeted plan to close them.
MODULE 2: Emotional Intelligence & High-Performing Teams.
Leading People Who Perform at Their Best

Key Focus Areas:
- Emotional intelligence at executive level: self-awareness, empathy, and social effectiveness
- Diagnosing team performance dynamics and identifying the leadership interventions that move the needle
- Building psychological safety, trust, and accountability within senior teams
- Leading under sustained pressure without losing emotional regulation or team confidence
Outcome: Participants apply a structured diagnostic framework to a current team challenge and leave with a specific action plan for elevating team performance.
MODULE 3: Strategic Decision-Making & Navigating Complexity.
Making Sound Judgments When the Information Is Never Complete

Key Focus Areas:
- Decision-making frameworks designed for ambiguity, urgency, and high organizational stakes
- Structured problem-solving approaches applicable at enterprise and board level
- Prioritization in high-stakes, resource-constrained, and politically complex environments
- Balancing analytical rigor with the speed executive decisions demand
Outcome: Participants apply a structured decision framework to a real, live challenge from their own organization during the session.
MODULE 4: Executive Communication & Influence.
Communicating with Impact — Upward, Across, and Through the Organization

Key Focus Areas:
- Structuring executive communication for boards, senior forums, and high-stakes presentations
- Influencing without authority: gaining alignment from peers, stakeholders, and resistant teams
- Navigating difficult conversations at senior level with confidence and clarity
- Building the communication cadence that keeps organizations aligned through complexity
Outcome: Participants practice and receive structured feedback on a high-stakes communication scenario drawn from their current leadership context.
MODULE 5: Execution Excellence — Turning Leadership into Results.
From Strategic Intent to Measurable Organizational Outcomes

Key Focus Areas:
- Linking leadership behavior directly to business outcomes — closing the strategy-execution gap
- Building personal and organizational accountability systems that sustain performance
- Driving consistency and reliability in organizational execution without micromanagement
- Designing and committing to your 90-Day Leadership Execution Plan
Outcome: Participants complete a reviewed, peer-validated 90-Day Leadership Execution Plan — the primary output of the program.

Program Format

Duration	3 days — live cohort
Delivery	Virtual (live) or in-person — confirmed per cohort
Investment	$2,500–$3,000 — confirm on application
Status	Accepting Applications · Limited seats per cohort

Delivery Approach

Interactive, facilitator-led sessions designed for executive engagement

Real-world case studies drawn from global and African business contexts

Group simulations, live exercises, and collaborative challenges

Personal reflection and leadership action planning built into every module

Small cohort format — maximum peer interaction and facilitator attention

Facilitator & Faculty

Taopheek Babayeju is the Founder and CEO of iCentra, with over 26 years of experience leading enterprise transformation, organizational development, and executive capability-building across Africa, Europe, and North America.

He has worked with senior executives across financial services, government institutions, energy companies, and the development sector — designing and delivering complex transformation programs from strategy through to sustained organizational impact.

He is the developer of the 4P Alignment Architecture™ and the Enterprise Alignment Maturity Model, applied across documented institutional transformation journeys including with the Central Bank of Nigeria, NNPC, the Nigeria Revenue Service, NESG and national capability architecture systems.

He is a PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Award recipient, CIBN Chartered Banker, and holds executive education credentials from Harvard Business School and IESE Business School, and an MBA from Lagos Business School.

He brings to this program not just frameworks — but 26 years of working inside complex organizations, leading senior teams, and turning strategy into measurable organizational results.

Taopheek Babayeju

Founder & CEO iCentra

Assessment & Certification

Participants complete a structured leadership capability assessment before the program begins. During the program, they engage in peer coaching pairs, live scenario exercises, and a facilitator-led capstone where each participant’s 90-Day Execution Plan is reviewed and refined by peers and the facilitator.

Certificate Awarded: iCentra Learning Certificate of Completion — Leadership Development Program

Issued by iCentra, a global technology and business company and PMI/PECB Authorized Training Partner.

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Accepting Applications · Limited Seats