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Cross Cultural Leadership for Pan African Teams

As businesses expand across borders, leaders increasingly manage teams spread from Accra to Nairobi to Johannesburg, each with different languages, customs and expectations. This course builds the cultural intelligence needed to lead effectively across the continent. Participants learn to adapt their style, bridge differences, and turn diversity into a source of strength rather than friction.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess your own cultural assumptions and their effect on how you lead.
  • Interpret differences in communication, hierarchy and decision making across regions.
  • Adapt your leadership style to diverse national and organisational cultures.
  • Build trust and cohesion in geographically dispersed African teams.
  • Resolve misunderstandings that arise from cultural and language differences.
  • Leverage cultural diversity to improve creativity and business results.

Course outline

  1. 01Understanding Cultural Intelligence for Leaders
  2. 02Mapping Cultural Differences Across African Markets
  3. 03Communication, Hierarchy and Decision Norms
  4. 04Adapting Your Leadership Style Across Cultures
  5. 05Building Trust in Dispersed Regional Teams
  6. 06Resolving Cross Cultural Misunderstandings
  7. 07Turning Diversity Into Competitive Advantage

Who should attend

This course suits managers, regional leaders and project heads who lead teams operating in more than one African country or across different cultural and language groups.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
19 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
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5 day programme
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