CESI Executive Leadership Programme — IBSL
CESI
CESI

IBSL · Executive Leadership Programme

Certified Enterprise
Strategy Integrator

14 Weeks · 3 hrs / week July 2026 Intake October 2026 Intake Open Public Enrolment
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Strategy2Results® Live Cohort Learning S2R® Blueprint Capstone Faculty Panel Evaluation CESI Certification Gala
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Personal Mastery

You leave with a Strategy2Results integration system — the language, the tools, and the discipline to build strategies, leadership accountability & influence execution to sustain high enterprise performance.

Collective Intelligence

You learn to build strategy with and through others — not just to think strategically yourself, but to create the conditions where your team, your stakeholders, and your organisation can think and execute together.

Proven Capability

The Capstone case study proves you can apply the S2R® integration system to any strategic scenario — not just your own context. The CESI credential is backed by demonstrated, assessed performance.

1
Senior Executives & Directors Leading an organisation that must sustain high performance through collective intelligence and strategic alignment across the entire organisation.
2
Mid-Level Managers on the Rise Transitioning from running a team to running a business unit or function — and needing the Strategy2Results skill, competence, and discipline that the next level demands.
3
Strategy & Planning Professionals Practitioners who design, facilitate, or monitor strategy and want to strengthen both method and influence.
4
Business Owners & Entrepreneurs Building the leadership team that will scale the company to the next level — working as a collective for execution.
5
Government Official Responsible for public service delivery aligned to national strategy — and needing a rigorous framework for translating policy into performance.
6
NPO / Development Sector Lead Accountable for organisational impact in complex, resource-constrained environments where strategy and execution must be one discipline.
Foundation · Week 1 · Behavioural Strategy Fundamentals
Foundation
  • Module 1 · Orientation
  • Module 2 · What Behavioural Strategy Is
  • Module 3 · Why Behavioural Strategy Is Critical
  • Module 4 · Where Behavioural Strategy Operates
Learning Model
  • Live virtual sessions
  • Peer cohort learning
  • Weekly reflection
  • Faculty support
Unit 2 · Weeks 2–4 · Pillar 1 · 2 Modules · 3 Lenses
Direction
  • Module 1 · Strategy Intent — Lens 1 · Strategy Visioning & Success in Practice (SiP)
  • Module 2 · Strategy Direction — Lens 2 · SiP KISS Mapping & OKR Definition · Lens 3 · Direction Integrity Checkpoints (ABCV)
Learning Model
  • Live virtual sessions
  • Peer cohort learning
  • Weekly reflection
  • Faculty support
Unit 3 · Weeks 5–9 · Pillar 2 · 2 Modules · 5 Lenses
Influence
  • Module 1 · Leadership Execution — Lens 4 · Heart & Mind Alignment · Lens 5 · Performance Management Setup · Lens 6 · Establishing Performance Expectations
  • Module 2 · Leadership Accountability — Lens 7 · Performance Measurement · Lens 8 · Strategic Unclogging
Learning Model
  • Live virtual sessions
  • Peer cohort learning
  • Weekly reflection
  • Faculty support
Unit 4 · Weeks 10–12 · Pillar 3 · 2 Modules · 3 Lenses
Grounding
  • Module 1 · Enterprise & Culture Alignment — Lens 9 · ESRG Alignment · Lens 10 · Culture Reinforcement & Organisational Health · Lens 11 · Sustaining Performance
Learning Model
  • Live virtual sessions
  • Peer cohort learning
  • Weekly reflection
  • Faculty support
Item Amount Inclusions
Cohort fee (per participant) R19,500 Training materials & content, 3-day Capstone graduation retreat, and CESI Certification Gala dinner

We design Strategy2Results® engagements tailored to your organisation:

  • Bulk enrolment for senior teams in the public CESI cohort
  • Dedicated in-house cohorts for executive succession or functional leadership
  • Customised Capstone blueprint project aligned to your strategic priorities, sector, and context

To discuss a corporate package, contact projects@ibsleadership.com

Weeks 13–14 · Capstone
Strategy2Results® Blueprint Showcase
Simulated case study  ·  Faculty panel evaluation  ·  CESI Certification Gala
Contact Us
projects@ibsleadership.com
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