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Leadership for Technical Experts Stepping into Management

Engineers, accountants, IT specialists and other experts are often promoted for technical brilliance, only to struggle when their job becomes leading people. This course bridges that gap for newly appointed technical managers across African industries. Participants learn to shift from doing the work themselves to getting results through others, without losing the credibility their expertise earned them.

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What you will be able to do

  • Recognise the mindset shift required when moving from expert to leader.
  • Let go of technical tasks and delegate work to team members effectively.
  • Adapt communication for non technical stakeholders and senior management.
  • Set direction, priorities and standards for a technical team.
  • Coach and develop specialists while managing their performance.
  • Balance ongoing technical involvement with growing leadership responsibilities.

Course outline

  1. 01From Expert to Leader: The Critical Transition
  2. 02Letting Go and Learning to Delegate
  3. 03Setting Direction and Standards for the Team
  4. 04Communicating With Non Technical Audiences
  5. 05Coaching and Developing Technical Staff
  6. 06Managing Performance and Difficult Conversations
  7. 07Balancing Technical Work and Leadership Duties

Who should attend

This course is designed for engineers, scientists, IT professionals, finance specialists and other technical experts who have recently moved, or are about to move, into a management or team leader role.

Dates, venues and fees

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