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Resilient Leadership and Business Sustainability Series Module 1: Entrepreneurial Mindset and Business Accountability

  • Innovation & Business Improvement
  • Leadership & Management
Next Intake: 4 Aug 2025 (Mon)
  • Basic
  • SkillsFuture
  • Short Courses
  • This module is part of Resilient Leadership and Business Sustainability Series
Next course starts on
4 Aug 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 Days

Level
Basic

Who Should Attend

Leaders and mid-level management from SMEs; Start Up Founders and Entrepreneurs; Intrapreneurs; Business professionals who wish to drive change; Business professionals who want to develop resilient leadership and business sustainability.

Pre-requisites:

Minimally a Diploma

Overview

The pandemic has accelerated a pre-COVID-19 shift in how individuals and teams do intellectual work. The post-pandemic future of teamwork is likely to be a purposeful hybrid combination of virtual coordination and in-person collaboration. Effective Leadership in this new hybrid world requires different skills beyond traditional team leadership. Building resilient leaders is thus critical for sustainable businesses.

This immersive and experiential programme is designed to help business owners and managers develop an in-depth understanding of their own leadership signature with authenticity and resiliency. Business owners and managers have to lead and take responsibility for staying ahead of the race and they can do this through a renewed entrepreneurial mindset. Participants will learn how to regain their “spark” and passion for work through the “real” examples of the entrepreneurial journey as they navigate through the uncertainties and disruptive market changes.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 2-day module, participants will be able to:

  • Regain their own “spark’, and learn how to lead with an entrepreneurial and resilient mindset
  • Learn the five components of emotional Intelligence to become a skilful and thoughtful receiver of feedback
  • Feel empowered with ownership by having a personal contract
  • Acquire a practical framework motivating and managing multi-generation workforce
  • Build trust with accountability and transparency

Topic/Structure

What are Generation Z and Millennials looking for in the workplace?

Generation Z will soon surpass millennials as the most populous, with over one-third of the world’s workforce. The Great Resignation may continue for some time; four in ten Gen Zs and nearly a quarter of millennials would like to leave their jobs within two years, signaling significant dissatisfaction. Understanding the root cause of the dissatisfaction enable managers to be more effective in optimizing the potential of the future workforce.

Develop inclusive skills to connect multi-generations workforce 

  • Understand the fundamental concepts of Inclusive Leadership
  • Build an Inclusive Vision
  • Implement a One Size Fit One Approach to optimize performance

Leadership role in creating accountability and transparency

  • Pragmatic strategy to build trust with accountability and transparency 
  • Level up accountability and transparency
  • Implement – identify three action steps to create accountability and transparency

Assessment

There will be presentation or written assessments for each module. 

Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and have to complete all assessment(s) required by the course. Only upon meeting the minimum attendance and passing the assessment will participants be issued a Certificate of Completion.

Participants who fail the assessment will be given a chance for re-assessment at a fee of SGD100.00 (excluding prevailing GST). Each participant is allowed 1 re-assessment. The re-assessment has to be taken within 7 calendar days from the end of the course date. It will be held on a weekday specified by SMU Academy and conducted during office hours. Please note that re-assessment fees are not supported by SSG Funding.

Participants who meet the minimum attendance rate but do not achieve a pass for the assessment will be issued a Certificate of Participation.

Participants are required to bring their laptop to access the course materials, class exercises and individual assessment(s).

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

DANNY LOONG
Co-Founder & CEO
Timbre Group
DANNY LOONG
Co-Founder & CEO
Timbre Group
Danny Loong is an entrepreneur, event producer, creative director, musician, and Co-Founder/ CEO of Timbre Group. Timbre Group is an eco-system with a diversified portfolio of businesses from F&B concepts, event and artiste management, place-making and lifestyle brands, including the Timbre live music venues, Switch by Timbre, Timbre+ (One North), Yishun Park Hawker Centre and Timbre Music Academy. Danny was also conferred the “Tourism Entrepreneur of The Year” award by Singapore Tourism Board in 2010. He was a member of the Arts & Culture Strategic Review committee, and Vice-Chairman of The Music Society, Singapore. He is a member of the Industry Advisory Group at Lasalle College of The Arts and also sits on the Industry Panel for National Arts Council (Music).
DEON SENTURK
Co-Founder & CEO
Slashie
DEON SENTURK
Co-Founder & CEO
Slashie
Deon, CEO of Team Rise, has 25+ years' global experience in organisational development and leadership. She excels in advising senior leaders and driving successful culture transformations across diverse industries. Specialising in leadership development and positive psychology, Deon teaches at Singapore Management University Academy, focusing on self-awareness and effective team leadership. With an MBA from Boston University and a BS in Hospitality Management from Cal State Polytechnic, she's recognised as "CEO of the Year 2020" by APAC Entrepreneur. Deon is a board advisor for sHERO China and mentors students and professionals in various programmes.

Testimonials

The course was structured in a way where learners had to go through the process of self-awareness and how it then affects the way it shapes my leadership. The sharings by Danny Loong and Richard Eu provided insights into how different businesses approach leadership and how it affects the staff and company at large. I would recommend anyone to attend this course, regardless if you are in a leadership position or not.
Nur Suhaidah Binte Yusup
Senior Teacher
APSN EDUCATION SERVICES LTD
Deon is an amazing trainer. She gives 110 % to the course and ensures everyone is engaged.
Highly recommend this series and will encourage anybody looking to work on Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness to join the sessions. You will leave with so much more awareness.
Angeles Herrero
Managing Director
Kazbar
The trainers have done a great job in making "theoretical concepts" relatable and contextualized. Lots of 'ah-ha" moments experienced during the course!
Lydia Ang
Head Business Development
Flying Cape
The course is very insightful for leaders and helps me better myself and also spot my own blind spots. I definitely recommend this course to managers and business leaders!
Jason Wang
Chief Operating Officer
Spark Systems
I gained valuable insights into leadership qualities such as trust, empathy, integrity, confidence, having a clear vision, and effective communication skills which are fundamental aspects of effective leadership. These attributes are necessary to cultivate a positive and inspiring work culture, foster strong relationships within the organization, promote collaboration, and drive high-performance teams.
Sawant Dessai Sandesh Tukaram
Assistant Vice President, Information Technology &amp; Cyber Security Risk Compliance
First REIT Management Limited

Additional Details

Programme Registration

Applications will be reviewed by our Programme Admissions Committee. The decision made by the committee is final and no request to review the decision or reveal the considerations leading to the decision would be entertained.

 

Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM)

This programme is part of Certified Professional Business Manager. Participants who successfully complete 6 courses/modules with a minimum of 15 training days, from a list of qualifying programmes (terms and conditions apply) within 5 years will receive the Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM). For example:

Please click here for CPBM details and list of qualifying programmes.

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