Connectivity 2024 Launch Session

CONNECTIVITY 2024

Launch Session

Facts and Figures

44% 100 Female Leaders Leaders participating in CONNECTIVITY in 2024

22

2100

Different countries Alumni from RLDP and CONNECTIVITY

Our Partners: Duke CE

Who is Duke CE?

Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) is the premier global provider of leadership development and are a blend of a business and university. From the business world, they bring an outcomes-driven focus and real-world insight. From their university heritage, they bring academic rigor and research. Duke CE is consistently rated among the best in the world.

Duke CE Team

Nick Holley Program Facilitator

Nick has deep expertise in leadership as a practitioner (he was Partner in charge of learning at Arthur Andersen for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa and Director of Global People Development at Vodafone), as a researcher (he was a professor at Henley Business School) and as an educator, coach and consultant. In the last 18 years Nick has delivered leadership development programs and done consulting work with 150 organizations in 42 countries including facilitating the connectivity programme since 2020.

Mariano Tufro Program Facilitator

Mariano Global specialist in senior leadership development, talent management, executive coaching, high-performing leadership teams, and technology of leadership.

His topics of expertise are agile leadership, mindful leadership, regional and global collaboration, systemic thinking, and leading in complexity.

More than 21 years in several bluechip companies. He is also a guest lecturer on Executive Coaching at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Victoria Crawley-Wise Managing Director

Victoria is a Managing Director in Duke CE’s Europe office. She is passionate about learning, particularly about bringing digital, experiential and innovation into the executive education space.

Victoria is an experienced learning architect who has scoped, designed, delivered and evaluated blended learning, reaching over 1 million people. She has facilitated more than 200 workshops (both in-person and virtually) ranging from half-day to 5day programs.

Prenisha Naicker Program Manager

As a Program Manager, Prenisha works closely with key stakeholders to coordinate, and design customized educational experiences and generate innovative solutions for Duke CE’s clients.

Prenisha has a background in the education and training sector as well as development sectors. Her background is further enhanced by her extensive experience and knowledge on gender development within the South African environment and abroad.

Connectivity 2024 Design

This design framework facilitates the learning experience aimed at empowering leaders to cultivate a growth mindset, thereby driving the advancement of BI's Path to 2035 and beyond by enhancing competitiveness and fostering innovation.

Seizing Opportunities

Have a greater situational understanding, horizon scanning to seize new business opportunities. Challenging orthodoxy to drive innovation and competitiveness and create value for BI.

Team Catalyst

Giving the leaders the tools (and space) to systematically build their teams’ capabilities and inspire a culture of trust through creating and role modelling a psychologically safe environment.

Leading in Complexity

Empowering leaders to take ownership, make bold decisions, and take smart risks whilst remaining committed to BI’s human-centred core values.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

CONNECTIVITY’s main aim is to help you develop critical leadership competencies, mindset, and behaviors for success in your role at BI. The program focuses on creating self-aware, motivated leaders who are accountable for leading the business with adaptive leadership that develops our people and connects our communities to achieve BI’s vision and purpose. As a result of CONNECTIVITY, you will be well placed to:

Embrace collaboration, demonstrate ownership and drive innovation Leadership

Build networks and improve cross-functional working to increase engagement Networking

Shape a high-performing organizational culture that embraces changes Agility

Empowerment

Foster an empowering leadership style to deliver results as a team

CONNECTIVITY 2024

Our Connectivity Journey

Schedule

(1) Virtual Pod-Coaching sessions will take place on either of the days listed above – the exact date and timeslot will be confirmed once the pods/groups have been formed.

(2) Each Masterclass will be offered live in the morning and afternoon – as per dates and times listed above – as well as being recorded to allow participants to re-watch and/or catch up on missed content.

HIGH-LEVEL

NORTH CAROLINA,USA)

High-level design and outcomes for Module 1 which are anchored on the themes of Seizing Opportunities and Team Catalyst

Seizing Opportunities

DAY 0

Team Catalyst

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3

Competitive Innovation

ARRIVAL

Afternoon Evening Morning

Welcome and kick-off

Duke Basketball Team Building Experience

Leaders will experience the Coach K methodology that revolutionized the game, moving through different exercises

*The Duke Basketball experience is designed to accommodate varying fitness levels

*Come dressed in comfortable shoes and activewear

This practical workshop will explore leadership mindset and frameworks that support innovation and drive critical thinking and decision-making within BI’s context.

Reverse Innovation in Global Health

An interactive workshop led by the Duke Global Heath Innovation Centre, exploring accelerating innovative science that builds sustainable growth.

Immersive Experience

A tailored immersive experience with all the critical leadership skills in the development focus areas.

Leading the Innovative Organization

An interactive session supported by the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre and a panel of startup founders, exploring industryadjacent applications of entrepreneurship, competitiveness, innovation, and accelerated growth.

Doing Business Sustainably

Building on previous sessions, including the morning’s work in global health innovation, we focus in on BI’s Sustainable Development for Generations in the context of the global Sustainable Development Goals to explore how BI can be a bold and successful player globally, including in emerging and frontier markets.

Welcome Dinner Free Evening Dinner

Translating Insights Into Actionable Behavior Shifts

Consolidate learning into a draft development plan, Identify micro-behavior shifts to sustain the learning Commitment and actions you will take as leaders that can be further explored during the upcoming pod coaching sessions

Preparation for Module 1

1. Have a conversation with your line manager about your pre-work, committed dates, and about the program more broadly. What would you like to get out of the program? How can your line manager best support you?

2. Access and familiarize yourself with your Connectivity Platform, and please complete the following:

1. Pod Coaching Session 1 Overview

2. This is available on the Connectivity Platform under Pod Coaching. Please ensure to review this content before your 1st meeting with your Pod and Coach.

Don’t worry – we will be reminding you at each stage what you need to do!

MyDukeCE Platform

Learn

Learning pathways, created by Duke CE, deliver customized, easy-to-navigate, intuitive content.

Content

You will find information about all your program sessions and gain access to pre- and post-session materials as well as to Duke CE’s Dialogue magazine and supplemental articles.

Building Strategic Agility

A self-led, on-line course which brings together a cadre of world-class academics and real-world practitioners with a wealth of leadership and industry experience.

Access

You will receive a welcome email with instructions on how to access the platform shortly.

Building Strategic Agility

Overview

A self-lead, online course designed by world leaders in Human, Organizational, and Market thinking, offering practical approaches and techniques that you can implement to successfully lead in a VUCA environment.

Structure

9 self-paced modules (45-60 minutes each) –within each module, a variety of content is provided to help you explore, practice, and apply new techniques and thinking to your work.

Completion

To “graduate” from your Connectivity Program, you must complete the full BSA course before we meet for Module 2.

Faculty

World-class academics and real-world practitioners with a wealth of leadership and industry experience.