THE VICE PRESIDENT’S PRACTICE

Lead with Substance

Make your leadership visible in the work.

Replace vague ambition and polished status updates with choices, evidence and accountable delivery. Learn to distinguish useful leadership from activity that only looks impressive.

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Illustrative scene: a senior functional leader and a diverse team reviewing real operational samples and a small set of measured outcomes at an industrial project room, the leader moving redundant initiative cards away from the active work board.

YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES

What you will be able to do.

Vice presidents and directors responsible for a function, transformation or cross-functional agenda.

Separate activity, outputs and business outcomes; inspect a reassuring update for missing evidence and unresolved choices.
Define a small set of priorities, explain trade-offs and stop work that does not support the intended result.
Set clear ownership, useful measures and reviews that surface weak assumptions and invite challenge.
Rewrite a vague strategy update into an operating brief and explain what you will change when results fall short.

WHAT YOU WILL CREATE

A leadership operating brief with priority choices, evidence standards, owners and review questions.

IN PRACTICE

A situation you could face.

Your function reports dozens of initiatives as green while customers see little improvement. The executive team wants a convincing narrative. Start by finding out what is actually changing and what should stop.

YOUR TASK

A leadership operating brief with priority choices, evidence standards, owners and review questions.

Illustrative learning scenario.

CURRICULUM

Your learning path.

4 modules

Diagnose the substance gap

Separate activity, outputs and business outcomes; inspect a reassuring update for missing evidence and unresolved choices.

Make choices people can act on

Define a small set of priorities, explain trade-offs and stop work that does not support the intended result.

Build an honest performance rhythm

Set clear ownership, useful measures and reviews that surface weak assumptions and invite challenge.

Lead through a difficult review

Rewrite a vague strategy update into an operating brief and explain what you will change when results fall short.

THE EXPERIENCE

Practice with a purpose.

100% onlineNo in-person attendance required.

Case-based learning with practical working materials and feedback on your decisions. Your invitation confirms the teaching format, contributors, timetable and review scope.

Understand the decision

Define the question and the evidence a useful answer needs.

Test your judgement

Apply the method to a realistic case and explain your choices.

Review the quality

Use explicit criteria to judge the result and improve the work.

ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Before you apply.

Are courses delivered online?

Course materials, exercises and any included coaching or live sessions are delivered online. No in-person attendance required.

Each programme specifies its pace and included support. Your invitation confirms any scheduled sessions and their timing.

Why do I need to apply?

We review your background and any goals or motivation you choose to share to assess programme fit. There is no payment when you apply.

How do intakes work?

We welcome new participants in intakes over time. Apply for access and we will email you when the next intake opens for this programme.

When can I start?

We will confirm the start date, what is included and the fee when we invite you to join. You can then decide whether to take part. Applying does not give you immediate course access.

What does the fee cover?

Case-based learning with practical working materials and feedback on your decisions. Your invitation confirms the teaching format, contributors, timetable and review scope. The €490 shown is an estimated fee per person. We will confirm what is included, the final price and any applicable taxes before you decide to join.

Will I receive a certificate?

Your invitation will explain what you need to complete, how your work will be assessed and whether the programme includes a certificate. Any Academy certificate is separate from an accredited academic qualification.

Who is behind the Academy?

Scipio Academy draws on practical expertise from senior alumni of McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We will share details of the programme contributors and reviewers with your invitation. The firms do not sponsor or endorse these programmes.