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Smurfit Executive Development in collaboration with Leinster Rugby

You have the potential to be among your organisation’s greatest assets — but capitalising on your abilities requires new knowledge and skills.
UCD Smurfit Executive Development in collaboration with Leinster Rugby, are delighted to announce a new three-day course ‘Building and Leading High-Performing Teams’. Through the integration of examples from the sports and business worlds, this unique, intensive and highly interactive short course, will equip you with insights & skills to build your leadership strengths and prepare you for greater challenges.

Change the way you experience leadership

The dynamics of teamwork are too complex to be mastered through classroom work alone. Working with Leinster Rugby’s leadership team, Building and Leading High-Performing Teams provides a distinct combination of classroom and case work, along with experiential exercises in a dynamic, interactive environment. It builds upon years of combined expertise, on and off the pitch, in providing strategic insights to help participants build and nurture performance-driven teams.

Through cross-functional team building and helping participants to develop an enhanced ability to build, lead, inspire and sustain high-performing teams, this three-day course places you in settings and contexts that will change the way you experience leadership. Each day you will test new strategies and practical tools through hands-on experiences with instant feedback and participate in integrated sessions that connect course content to your real-world issues. 

Key Details

2023/24 dates to be announced

Next Intake

€3,000 (Group Discount Benefits)

Fees

3 consecutive days - in-person

Duration

20 - 25

Class Size

Certificate of Completion

Award

Leinster Rugby Post Programme Experience

Successful participants will be presented with their course certificates at a special lunch & networking reception at a Leinster Rugby home match in either the RDS Arena or Aviva Stadium before taking their seat to enjoy the performance. 

FT Global Rankings confirm UCD as leading Irish provider of Executive Education

UCD Smurfit Executive Development has been ranked in the global top 50 and EU top 25 in both the Open Enrolment and Custom Executive Education in the 2024 Financial Times Executive Education Rankings continuing its place as Ireland’s leading provider of Executive Education. 

The School is ranked 33rd in the world in the Custom Executive Education Rankings. Within the ranking criteria, the School ranked an impressive 4th globally for Growth reflecting year-on-year revenue growth and repeat business and 27th for Programme Design which ensures flexibility of the curriculum and cutting-edge expert lecturers. Overall, Client Satisfaction is highest in Ireland and ranks 23rd globally.

In the Open Enrolment Ranking, Smurfit Executive Development ranked 46th globally and first in Ireland marking the 7th year in the global top 50. Among the criteria used to assess the categories, the School scored in the global top 50 in 12 out of 14 categories. Find out more here

The ranking demonstrates consistency at the highest standard in the delivery of world-class executive education programmes and places UCD Smurfit Executive Development with an elite group of business institutions that are among the most recognised in the world.

Contact Us

If you have questions related to your learning & development needs or wish to apply, please engage in a conversation with Sinead Mc Aleese, Business Development Coordinator, who will accompany you in your learning journey. Please call +353 87 9104799 or email sinead.mcaleese1@ucd.ie

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