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Opleiding: Effective Management for Security Professionals

Learning purpose

We are in the midst of a new, complex and hardened business environment, surrounded by serious economic crisis where every organizational decision affects the bottom-line. In this context, being able to conduct a structured and sound reflection of the Security function within your organization and ensure adequate budgetary and organizational support for security initiatives is a must.

 

Effective Management for Security Professionals is an international executive program specifically designed for ASIS International to assist mid-to-senior security managers in developing their business acumen in order to become more effective managers and leaders within their organization. The program will focus on business fundamentals and will help participants develop a salient voice in business matters.

Upon successful completion of the programme executives will be awarded an IE Business School/ASIS certificate of participation.

 

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

During this program participants will develop a sound understanding of how to:

• Harness the dynamics of business fundamentals and the business challenges today’s organizations are facing.
• Develop a strategic understanding of the role of security management as an enabler of business success.
• Present a sound business case for their security initiatives to ensure funding.
• Become effective leaders in a non-hierarchical environment and across functional boundaries.

 

Target audience

This workshop has been designed to sharpen the experienced mid-to-senior level security manager’s management skills, enhance his or her strategic insights and develop the necessary business acumen to guarantee the success of his/her organization’s security plan.  

 

The programme attracts a highly diverse and qualified audience that spans a wide range of business titles within the Security Management function. The resulting input allows participants to build upon the experience and expertise of one another.

 

Programme

This program has been designed to push participants beyond simply acquiring new knowledge and skills. It is built around interactive discussions, case studies, and teamwork, all of wich are intended to expose participants to the frameworks and tools they will need to succeed in an international and competitive business environment.

Setting the Context: A Changing Business Reality
Examine today’s transforming socio-economic landscape and its impact on your organization and the security management role at large to glean insights into tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities.

 

Creating the Strategic Mindset
Develop an understanding of the strategic core concepts and analytical tools needed to cultivate a “strategic mindset” that will allow you to create value and competitive advantage within your role as security manager.

 

 

The Application of Financial Information
Grasp the latest concepts in financial management and how these tools may help any manager, not just financial specialists, make sounder business decisions, with a special emphasis on budgeting, valuation and value creation.

 

Building the Business Case for Security Initiatives
Apply the learning to your own business scenarios. Executives will be confronting their specific issues and concerns in peer groups to evaluate how they can build the business case for security initiatives in order to secure funding for their projects.

 

Leading in Uncertainty
Understand the impact of constant changes in the environment on the individual and the organization and explore key parameters and tools to assess and manage change. Determine change mindsets, identify resistance barriers, and tackle them on a one-to-one approach and in the organizational setting.

 

Corporate Governance and Ethics
Understand inherent tradeoffs and tensions managers face as they work to deal with corporate governance issues, ethics and compliance.

 

Bringing it all Together
The final session of the program will require executives to integrate and apply the acquired knowledge and skills to a specific business problem. Participants will work in groups and present their recommendations to their peers and program faculty.

 

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