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Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Becoming a Whole Leader

  • Human Resource
  • Leadership & Management
Next Intake: 14 Jul 2025 (Mon)
  • Intermediate
  • Short Courses
  • This module is part of Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management
Next course starts on
14 Jul 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,779.50* (as low as SGD323.85 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

3 days

Level
Intermediate

Who Should Attend

Middle to senior level executives who wish to:

  • enhance their leadership and people management skills and
  • extend their competencies to lead with purpose.


Pre-requisites

Participants should:

  • be a Head of Department or senior business executive with more than 5 years of significant direct report managerial responsibilities, 
  • business leaders who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential in their course of work; and
  • have direct reports.


Participants’ Profiles (Intake 1 to 9)

 

 
 
 

Overview

Companies are increasingly focused on driving an aggressive growth agenda and prioritising innovation to deal with today’s fast moving, interconnected, complex, and globally diverse marketplace. As a result, expectations of leaders are higher than ever before. Consider these leader profiles:

• Has brilliant ideas but does not follow through to bring them to fruition.
• Is incredibly hard working but lacks the ability to collaborate with others.
• Is laser focused on ambitious goals but is afraid to take calculated risks.

Do these sound like successful leaders? The next great CEO? Not likely. Why? They are all partial leaders.

Whole leaders know how to leverage their strengths, but they can also recognise when a different approach is needed. This three-day module offers senior managers the knowledge and skills required for Whole Leadership. The module covers areas necessary for personal effectiveness in senior roles, such as effective collaboration techniques, influence strategies, and executive presence. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

  • communicate effectively.
  • influence management team and organisation decision making.
  • develop own leadership style and capability.

Topic/Structure

  • Whole Leadership Overview
  • Personal Brand and Executive Presence
  • Effective Communication
  • Team Alignment
  • Influencing Techniques

Assessment

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).

In order to be awarded with Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management, participants are required to complete all 6 modules within 3 years.

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+

$833.85

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$323.85

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

$833.85

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$323.85

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

$323.85

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

$323.85

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

International Participant

$2,779.50

(No Funding)

$2,779.50

(No Funding)

$2,779.50

(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

MICHAEL PHOON
Executive Director
Singapore Shipping Association
MICHAEL PHOON
Executive Director
Singapore Shipping Association
Michael heads the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) as its Executive Director, championing Singapore’s maritime interests between the shipping community and government regulators. With over 20 years in IT, spanning P&L management, sales, business development, and marketing across various regions, he has executed 2 Mergers and Acquisitions. Michael's visionary leadership has led to breakthrough achievements in turning around businesses and penetrating key customer accounts in finance, manufacturing, and government sectors. He pioneered consumer branding for HP in Korea, demonstrating his knack for innovation. He is known for his hands-on management style, fostering employee motivation and productivity. Passionate about people, he holds a Master Coach certification, reflecting his commitment to nurturing talent.

Testimonials

The trainer successfully used personal experience to explain important concepts.

Quah Chin Kau
Management Executive
Seatrium Offshore Technology Pte ltd
I have learned many useful tools for becoming a whole leader in different aspects, such as the different management styles, how to manage paradox, and collaboration across different teams.
Lim Sze Pei
Regional Product Manager, Semiconductor
Indium Corporation Of America

Additional Details

Programme Registration

Registrants are required to submit the following supporting documents via the registration system at the point of registration:

  1. Highest qualification certificate (scanned copy); and
  2. Updated Curriculum Vitae detailing managerial experience and number of direct reports; and
  3. Complete organisational chart showing the registrant's position;
  4. Any other supporting documents e.g. company's recommendation letter

*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 (of which a maximum of 3 LPM modules can be counted) 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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