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Mini MBA: Business Essentials

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Mini MBA: Business Essentials

Lead, Engage and Sustain your Organisation

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
18 - 22 May 2026 Nice $ 5,950
13 - 17 Jul 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
09 - 13 Nov 2026 London $ 5,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026 Amsterdam $ 5,950
Online Schedule
Date Venue Fees
09 - 13 Nov 2026 Online $ 3,950

Course Summary

The Mini MBA: Business Essentials training course is designed to provide senior executives and managers with a powerful blend of advanced business knowledge and practical tools across essential business disciplines. Participants explore strategy, leadership, innovation, communication, and corporate governance to strengthen both professional performance and organisational impact. This course integrates conceptual frameworks and real-world applications to enable strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and improved organisational alignment.

By focusing on the key pillars of modern business, the training enables participants to assess internal and external environments, lead teams more effectively, and respond to complex business challenges. Participants learn how to create value through strategic planning, motivate and engage people, foster innovation, and communicate with influence. The Mini MBA: Business Essentials training course equips leaders with tools necessary to enhance organisational resilience, drive high performance, and sustain competitive advantage in today’s dynamic business landscape.

Skills & Competencies

From this Mini MBA: Business Essentials training course, participants will develop the following key skills and competencies:

  • Strategic planning and analysis
  • Leadership and people engagement
  • Innovation and creative problem-solving
  • Effective communication proficiency
  • Corporate governance understanding
  • Decision-making and organisational alignment

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of Mini MBA: Business Essentials training course, you will learn to:

  • Comprehend business models that align strategy with customer focus.
  • Lead and manage people effectively in contemporary organisations.
  • Apply innovation and agile methodologies to business challenges.
  • Utilise advanced communication techniques to align goals.
  • Understand how corporate governance supports organisational responsiveness.

How You Will Learn

Learning unfolds through structured exploration of business essentials, integrating strategic insight with practical techniques. Participants engage in interactive discussions, analytical exercises, and real-world applications of leadership and strategy frameworks. Emphasis is placed on strengthening business acumen, organisational thinking, and decision-making skills that can be applied immediately for measurable results.

Who should Attend?

This training course is designed for professionals across functions responsible for strategic decision-making and leadership.
This Mini MBA: Business Essentials training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Middle managers and department heads
  • Senior managers and executives
  • Professionals involved in strategic planning
  • Leaders responsible for corporate governance
  • Business professionals seeking broad business insight

 

Course Outline
Day 1

Understanding the Strategic Environment

This day introduces the foundations of strategy and its role in business success. Participants explore internal and external analysis, strategic choice, and strategic formulation and implementation. The topics covered will include:   

  • What is strategy and why is it important?
  • Analysis of Internal criteria to the company.
  • Analysis of external criteria to the company.
  • Strategic choice: focus, concentration, dealing with the life cycle effect
  • The strategic impact of value migration during globalization.
  • The linkage and alignment of strategic and operational management
  • Strategic Formulation
  • Strategic Implementation.
Day 2

The Art of Leadership

This day focuses on leadership essentials, emotional intelligence, empowerment, and engagement. Participants examine how leadership influences capability and performance outcomes. The topics covered will include:   

  • Keys to personal leadership
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Balance as a key to resilient leadership
  • Leadership zone of empowerment
  • The paradox of leadership in the information age
  • Delivering customer value
  • Employee & Team Engagement
  • Ensuring staff capability
Day 3

Achieving Innovation

This day develops participants’ understanding of creative thinking and innovation application. Topics include obstacles to creativity and decision-making processes. The topics covered will include:   

  • How our thinking works.
  • Vertical and lateral approaches, benefits and weaknesses.
  • Testing ideas for practicality and relevance.
  • Apply the more fluid style to the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
  • Recognize obstacles to creativity in approach and working environment.
  • Understand the limitations of conventional problem solving.
  • Ensure that creativity becomes a tool for day-to-day problem solving.
  • Decision Making processes.
Day 4

Communications

This day focuses on how leaders communicate with influence and build collaboration. Participants explore effectiveness in listening, negotiation, team working, and presentation skills. The topics covered will include:  

  • Connecting: Gaining rapport and building credibility.
  • Consulting: Effective questioning and listening skills.
  • Ways to be more convincing and overcoming conflict.
  • Negotiating agreement and getting a win-win.
  • Working together to achieve your goals: the secrets of great team working.
  • Coordination activities in the digital age, tools and techniques.
  • How to present your ideas, plans and projects well.
  • How to manage meetings of your team or stakeholders.
Day 5

Corporate Governance

This day examines corporate governance roles, sustainability, and stakeholder expectations. Participants learn operating systems and organisational structures supporting governance. The topics covered will include:

  • The responsibilities of Corporate Governance
  • The history of sustainability
  • Benefits of business sustainability
  • Stakeholder expectations
  • Sustainability operating systems
  • Company policies
  • Organizational structures
  • Profit, People, Planet
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
Providers and Associations

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Options & Brochure

Customisation & In-House Delivery

Delivering this training course in-house allows organisations to contextualise business essentials with specific strategic priorities and operational goals. Customisation enables participants to practise applying concepts directly to organisational challenges, enhancing relevance and impact.

Why Choose Saudi GLOMACS?

Saudi GLOMACS is the official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS International (glomacs.com), delivering internationally recognised training courses both within Saudi Arabia and across international locations. Our training courses are aligned with the highest professional and institutional standards, supported by a strong understanding of the professional landscape in Saudi Arabia and access to global expertise.

Saudi GLOMACS enables professionals and organisations to strengthen leadership, capability, and long-term excellence through consistently high-quality learning experiences.

Official Saudi Presence

Official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS with established global credibility.

International Benchmarks

Internationally benchmarked training courses aligned with professional best practices.

Trusted Across Sectors

Trusted by professionals and institutions across public and private sectors.

Flexible Delivery

Training courses delivered within Saudi Arabia and across international locations.

Additional Benefits of this course for Organisations and Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Organisations & Professionals in KSA will have the following additional benefits from this Mini MBA: Business Essentials training course:

  • Stronger strategic thinking and business insight
  • Enhanced leadership and team performance
  • Increased innovation capability
  • Better communication and alignment of goals
  • Improved governance and decision-making
  • Greater organisational resilience and adaptability
Frequently Asked Question

No. Saudi GLOMACS delivers courses in Saudi Arabia and internationally, including delivery across Europe and Asia. This allows organisations and professionals to access training both locally and abroad.

No. While governance and leadership are part of the portfolio, Saudi GLOMACS delivers training across the entire business and professional lifecycle, including administrative, technical, legal, regulatory, and sector-specific training.

No. Our training courses are delivered globally through international locations and online platforms, enabling participants from Saudi Arabia and around the world to learn together. This global delivery approach ensures exposure to diverse perspectives, international best practices, and cross-cultural insights while maintaining strong relevance to regional and organisational needs.

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Yes. Saudi GLOMACS designs and delivers bespoke in-house training tailored to organisational objectives, sector requirements, and workforce needs. Training can be delivered in Saudi Arabia or internationally, depending on requirements.

Yes, in-house and customised strategy training courses are available to support organisations seeking tailored strategic capability development. These courses can be aligned with your industry context, organisational challenges, and long-term strategic objectives.

For further details or to discuss customisation requirements, you may call or WhatsApp +966 (54) 286 8546 or email info@glomacs.sa . You can also submit a detailed enquiry through our in-house training page at: https://sa.glomacs.com/in-house-seminars

If you would like further information about these training courses, our team is available to provide professional guidance and support. We are pleased to assist with course selection, the registration process, and any other related enquiries.

For personalised assistance or detailed enquiries, please contact our team on +966 (54) 286 8546 or email us at info@glomacs.sa

Courses delivered in Saudi Arabia are adapted to reflect local regulatory frameworks, organisational structures, sector conditions, and professional expectations. This ensures training is relevant, practical, and aligned with Saudi workplace realities.

GLOMACS has been delivering professional training for over thirty years, with courses delivered across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other international markets.

Saudi GLOMACS combines three decades of global training experience with a clear focus on Saudi market relevance. This allows it to deliver training that is both internationally credible and locally applicable, across a broader range of disciplines than niche or single-focus providers.

Saudi GLOMACS is a Saudi-based professional training provider delivering courses tailored to the Saudi market and applicable internationally. It operates within the global GLOMACS framework and draws on more than three decades of international training experience.

Saudi GLOMACS offers professional training across a wide range of disciplines, including administration, leadership and management, governance and regulation, law, oil and gas, energy, engineering, finance, digital technologies, and sector-specific specialisations.

Training supports professionals across all career stages, from operational roles to specialist and senior responsibilities.

Participants include professionals from public sector, semi-government, and private sector organisations, across a wide range of roles and industries. Attendees range from administrative and operational professionals to technical specialists, managers, and senior decision-makers.

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