What is the Certified Manager in Leadership?

The Certified Manager in Leadership is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Leadership & Management.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 10 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Intermediate Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

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Executive Summary

Certified Manager in Leadership

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Manager in Leadership (CML) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in strategic leadership, organisational management and business transformation.

This 10 Weeks programme is structured around recognised global leadership and management competency frameworks, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CML holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Manager in Leadership

Acronym

CML

Who Should Enrol?

Managers and Team Leaders
Heads of Department and Directors
Senior Executives and Aspiring Leaders
Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex strategic leadership functions

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards executive, director and C-suite leadership roles

Strategic Thinking

Build the strategic thinking, analysis and execution skills of world-class leaders

Organisational Impact

Design and implement strategic leadership systems that drive performance and measurable results

Personal Excellence

Develop emotional intelligence, resilience and authentic executive presence

Global Employability

Qualify for strategic leadership roles across corporates, public institutions, NGOs and enterprises worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Strategic Thinking, Vision and Direction Setting

✦Leading Teams, People and High Performance

✦Decision-Making, Problem-Solving and Execution

✦Emotional Intelligence and Authentic Leadership

✦Organisational Strategy, Transformation and Growth

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Manager in Leadership

Certified Manager in Leadership: industry context, trends and professional standards
Theories and models of leadership and management
The manager's roles, responsibilities and mindset
Leadership versus management and when each is needed
Situational and adaptive leadership
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
The organisational context and operating environment
Self-awareness and the leader's identity
Building credibility and executive presence
Ethics and responsible leadership
Personal leadership development planning

Decisions, Budgets and Resources

Decision making for managers
Managing budgets and resources
Operational planning and workflow management
The transition from doing to managing
Delegation and appropriate autonomy
Prioritisation and managing competing demands
Running meetings that produce decisions
Difficult conversations and managerial courage
Managing performance day to day
Building and leading a team
Managing upward and across
Developing your own management practice
Strategic alignment across an organisation
Organisational design as a strategic choice
Power, coalitions and organisational politics

Managing Upward and Developing

Managing upward and across
Developing your own management practice
Developing strategic capability in others
Executive time, attention and decision cadence
Leading across cultures and geographies
Succession and the leadership pipeline
Executive ethics and the leader’s shadow
Leading in crisis and under scrutiny
Leading under ambiguity and complexity
Strategic learning and the adaptive organisation
Culture as a strategic asset
Leading strategic change
The executive transition: from function to enterprise
Setting and communicating strategic direction
Leading through other leaders

From Doing to Managing

The transition from doing to managing
Delegation and appropriate autonomy
Developing your own management practice
The strategic narrative
Building and running a top team
Working with a board and governance
Executive presence and credibility

Delegation and Autonomy

Delegation and appropriate autonomy
Building and leading a team
Managing performance day to day

Prioritisation and Focus

Prioritisation and managing competing demands
Running meetings that produce decisions
Operational planning and workflow management

Performance and Difficult Conversations

Managing performance day to day
Difficult conversations and managerial courage
Building and leading a team

Operations

Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Strategic sourcing process and RFx
Transaction lifecycle and processing
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement transformation and operating models
Process efficiency and cycle time
Capacity and production planning
Data quality and master data management
Preparing financial statements
Process improvement and HR operating efficiency
Span of control, delayering and operating models
Time-to-hire, quality-of-hire and cost metrics
AI and automation in HR processes

Financial Management

Finance, procurement and supply modules
Feasibility, cost and quality analysis
Budgeting and resource management
The finance operating model and business partnering
Building a finance career and professional development
Financial strategy and capital allocation
Financial risk: credit, market, liquidity, operational
Corporate governance and the finance role
Board reporting and investor relations
Stakeholder mapping for the finance function
Board and executive financial reporting
Cost estimation and budgeting
Time and cost control
Managing schedule and budget performance
Strategic alignment of investments

Communication

Communicating risk to the workforce
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Communicating vision and telling stories
Executive communication and presence
Cross-cultural communication
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Risk registers and reporting
Interpreting financial statements
Proposal development and donor reporting
Integrated marketing communications
Dashboards and performance reporting
Professional presentation and pitching
Reporting to leadership

Decision Making

Problem loans, restructuring and recovery
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Root-cause analysis and problem solving
Management reporting and decision support
Capital structure and financing decisions
Evidence-based HR decision-making
Inclusion and the fairness of people decisions
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Prioritisation and focus
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis
Decision support and insight
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Issue and problem management

Change

Baseline setting and change control
Sales and marketing transformation
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Digital and market transformation
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness

Stakeholders and Influence

Conflicts of interest management
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Stakeholder engagement and risk management
Offer management, negotiation and pre-boarding
Conflict resolution and mediation
Influencing and safety leadership
Stakeholder capitalism and ESG
Influencing and persuasion
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Negotiation strategy and planning
Reporting quality and governance
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources

Risk and Governance

Fraud risk and controls
Control monitoring and reporting
Quality assurance of audit
Assurance engagements and standards
Audit risk and materiality
Emerging assurance areas (ESG)
Corporate governance principles and purpose
Quality assurance and standards
L&D operating models and governance
Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Risk response and contingency
Quality planning and assurance
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control

Strategic Context

Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Growth strategy and demand generation
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Marketing strategy and the mix
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Pricing strategy
Digital marketing strategy
Key account management strategy
Building strategic customer relationships
Competitive and market intelligence
Translating insight into strategy
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Business model design and innovation
Aligning teams around strategy

Evidence and Data

Cost and profitability analysis
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Health records, data and confidentiality
Analytical techniques and bias
Data visualisation for finance
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Forecasting and planning
Record-keeping and data protection
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Communicating financial results
Attachment and developmental theory
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Data-driven decision support and analytics

Technology

Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Practice management systems
Ethics of technology in practice
Portfolio and resource management systems
Automation in project delivery
Emerging project technologies
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Peer support and consultation
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology

Projects and Delivery

Innovation in service delivery
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Governance of the CX programme
Voice of the customer programmes
Loyalty programmes and rewards
Workforce planning and scheduling
Leading service projects and change
Banking products, services and delivery channels
Leading banking projects and change
Development banking and project finance
Risk-based audit planning
Workforce planning and the capability gap
Duty of care and risk management
Designing a safety programme or control
Emergency preparedness and response planning

People Administration

Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Talent, succession and workforce learning
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Employer branding and employee value proposition (EVP)
Employee and manager self-service
Workforce reporting and storytelling with data
Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions
Workforce and shift management in retail
Workforce management and scheduling
Employee engagement and what actually drives it
Future of work and workforce transformation

Culture and Engagement

Building a coaching culture
Cost concepts, classification and behaviour
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Collective relations and union engagement
Performance management that changes behaviour
Safety culture and leadership
Managing resistance and engagement
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Worker engagement and empowerment
Motivation theories and engagement
Creating a coaching culture
Service culture and brand promise
Building a customer-centric culture
Proactive engagement and success
Win-back and re-engagement

Customers and Market

Ethics and fair customer treatment
Professional ethics in customer service
Governance of service standards
Responsible and ethical service
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs
Continuous improvement in service
Driving measurable service improvement
Customer service and CX strategy
Aligning service to brand and business
Sustaining strategic customer focus
Customer and journey analysis
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Customer personas and insight
Go-to-market and channel strategy
The marketing concept and customer orientation

Legal and Policy

Contract performance and exit
Contract governance and compliance
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Client feedback and satisfaction
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Contractor and visitor safety

Supply and Procurement

Vendor management and system governance
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Procurement maturity assessment
Driving measurable procurement value
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Fair trade and responsible supply
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Supply market analysis

Ethics and Standards

Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Managing risk and difficult cases
Lessons learned and development
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct

Learning and Knowledge

Cognitive load and learning science
The learning and development profession
Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Capstone scoping: a real learning challenge
Designing a learning programme or curriculum
Delivery and facilitation plan
Facilitation skills and presence
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning
Building the learning brand
Aligning learning to performance
Leading the learning function
Training needs analysis and learning strategy

Diversity and Global Practice

Team diversity and inclusion
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Nomination, succession and diversity
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Designing and facilitating groups
Transfer pricing and international tax
Financial inclusion and serving underbanked markets
Diversity and pay-equity analytics
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Diversity, inclusion and inclusive leadership
Global sourcing and international trade
International and cross-border tax
Psychoeducation and workshops

Sustainability

The regulatory and legal environment
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Responsible and sustainable governance
ESG principles and frameworks
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Environmental governance and climate risk
Governance of ESG and reporting
Sustainability standards (GRI, ISSB)
Corporate social responsibility and ESG
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Sustainability and environmental duty
Control environment and risk assessment
Sustainability, ESG and integrated value
Sustainability and climate responsibility
Environmental monitoring and reporting

Leadership and Management

Leadership and management development
Communicating and reporting to leadership
Team leadership within HR
Absence, attendance and capability management
Absence, capability and ill-health management
HR service delivery and case management
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
Management and board reporting
Designing an intervention or programme
Management review and improvement
Strategic leadership at scale
Project management plan development
Earned value management
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Communication planning and management

People and Development

Team leadership in banking operations
Message development and testing
Supplier development and innovation
Continuing professional development
Career pathways and professional development
Measuring development impact
Feedback and developmental conversations
Career and talent development
Measuring coaching and mentoring impact
Capability and skills frameworks
Team leadership within finance
Competency framework development
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews

Performance Management

Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Cost, quality and cycle-time metrics
Objective setting: KPIs, OKRs and cascading goals
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Appraisal, calibration and managing underperformance
Professional case study and presentation
Leading and lagging metrics
Sustaining high performance over time
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Performance and SLAs
Supplier and category performance
Linking CX to business performance
Net Promoter Score and satisfaction metrics
Performance management in service
Coaching for performance

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Manager in Leadership principles aligned with recognised global leadership and management competency frameworks
Apply evidence-based methods to improve strategic leadership, organisational management and business transformation
Master strategic thinking, vision and direction setting and leading teams, people and high performance
Apply decision-making, problem-solving and execution and emotional intelligence and authentic leadership in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in strategic leadership

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CML certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised global leadership and management competency frameworks. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CML?

This certification is ideal for Managers and Team Leaders, Heads of Department and Directors, Senior Executives and Aspiring Leaders and Business Owners and Entrepreneurs, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in strategic leadership, organisational management and business transformation with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CML certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CML internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CML certification?

The Certified Manager in Leadership is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CML certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CML?

The Certified Manager in Leadership is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CML?

The Certified Manager in Leadership carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CML while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CML?

Graduates progress towards executive, director and C-suite leadership roles. The CML strengthens your expertise in strategic leadership, organisational management and business transformation and positions you for advancement across corporates, public institutions, NGOs and enterprises.

Certified Manager in Leadership

Certified Manager in Leadership

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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