BE A LEADER WHO MATTERS
The Henley Executive MBA
South Africa
Overcome complex problems. Lead skilled teams. Build business and personal success with a globally recognised, quadruple accredited, international MBA. Unique in Africa, our MBA will open the world to you.
Multiple intakes available for 2024, next class starts 24 July 2024 (JHB)
Where we rise
Henley’s flagship international MBA is flexible around families, demanding, and provocative. Our students tell us it's life-changing. Our whole-person, challenging approach creates bold thinkers, authentic leaders and remarkable African entrepreneurs who take others with them as they rise. This degree is for experienced practising managers, most of whom already have nine or more years of managerial experience. It is designed to develop your mind, elevate your attitude, and leave you with a set of rich living practices to extend your leadership impact.
See business differently
This is a flexible programme that runs over 30 months. Our mode of learning is experiential. Each individual is guided to apply learnings and concepts within their reality and work environment. It’s practical and relevant, with a blend of business projects, online learning, and high-impact workshops. Sharing your experience with fellow programme members in group work processes will further enrich your learning.
You will develop unique approaches to solving problems and unlocking opportunities that enable you to build better businesses and make your mark. Ultimately, the Henley MBA will grow your confidence and give you the ability to see business differently - and build businesses that make a difference.
MBA modules
Stage 1: Managing the organisation / 11 contact days / 4 modules
High-level learning outcomes:
- Mastery of functional and operational management (core business) functions
- Understanding operations, systems, processes, financial management and people management
- Understanding interdependencies and variables in roles and business
- Mastery of case study exam techniques and assignment writing
Stage 2: Making choices – context and stakeholders / 10.5 contact days / 4 modules
High-level learning outcomes:
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- Mastery of strategic management functions and a broader worldview
- Understanding strategic functions and (ethical) business sustainability
- Elevating levels of critical thinking and sense-making, decision-making and action-taking
- Managing the interface between the operational and strategic domains of business
- Mastery of assignment writing techniques and argument formation
Stage 3: Making an impact / 5 contact days / 3 modules
High-level learning outcomes:
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- Mastery of higher levels of thinking and doing around ambiguity, complexity and change
- Understanding moral and reputational (normative) issues
- Mastery of academic writing techniques, argument formation and research methodologies (primarily)
- Bringing all learning together through academic and applied thinking approach in the Management Research Challenge
Elective modules online
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- Africa Rising
- Brand Strategy
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Responsibility
- Digital Marketing
- Financial Technology (FinTech)
- International Human Resource Management
- Managing in a Project-Based Environment
- Relationship Marketing
- Sustainability
Why choose Henley?
We are rated in the top 1% in the world
The Henley Africa Business School is quadruple accredited by the world’s leading accrediting bodies on three continents (AMBA, AABS, EQUIS and AACSB). This means that the leading academic standards bodies across the globe independently agree that Henley reaches the highest educational delivery and operational standards. This puts us amongst 1% of business schools in the world.
We prioritise life balance
The Henley MBA emphasises the importance of your relationships, family, and well-being. We believe that balanced, motivated and engaged people, and the successful businesses they create, are key to driving positive change in Africa.
- Work while you study, with time for life. We teach adults, using adult learning methodologies and a holistic approach to success.
- Adjust the tempo. Deadlines and extensions can be negotiated when pressures get too intense.
- Family matters. Free support workshops for you and your partner, with children’s entertainment provided on-site at specific times.
Our MBAid programme provides free support and relationship counselling to students and their families. We make family-friendly events a part of the curriculum because we understand that our students are parents, spouses, business leaders and community members – and they need time to flourish and fulfil each of these roles.
We’ll open doors for you
The Henley MBA is the only international MBA qualification offered by a business school that is also accredited in South Africa. Students are taught by the same faculty, marked and blind-assessed by the same examiners, and achieve the same international qualification as our MBA students around the world. When you graduate, you will also have a lifelong connection to Henley’s 90,000-strong network of alumni across Africa and the world.
Take the next step in mastering business management
Meet Yusuf Essack, your dedicated guide to anything related to the Henley MBA.
Tel: +27 11 808 0860
E-mail: yusufe@henleysa.ac.za
Your progress is a personal journey, and we are here to help you accomplish everything that you and your company possibly can. We take pride in graduating outstanding executives – normal people with exceptional skills and extraordinary commitment – who get results at an international level. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA? We’d love to nurture your vision for Africa and beyond.
Once you’ve downloaded the brochure, you will receive registration details for three engaging events (at no cost) that are designed: to help you decide if Henley is the right environment for you; and to help you ace your application, with tips for success.