Training Module
Training Module
Leading with Management Systems
A focused 90-minute session for executives who want management systems to drive performance, risk control, and credibility—beyond certification.
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Training module overview
Many executives view ISO certifications as a cost of doing business. Yet the best-performing organisations use their management systems as a management instrument — to align strategy, manage risk, and strengthen culture. In this 90-minute executive session, participants learn what modern management systems really deliver, how leadership behaviour determines their value, and how to steer them without drowning in operational detail. The discussion links ISO leadership clauses to governance, ESG, and performance, illustrated with real-world examples. Participants leave with a clear view of how to turn compliance into a competitive advantage and a practical checklist of leadership actions that make systems work.
Many executives view ISO certifications as a cost of doing business. Yet the best-performing organisations use their management systems as a management instrument — to align strategy, manage risk, and strengthen culture. In this 90-minute executive session, participants learn what modern management systems really deliver, how leadership behaviour determines their value, and how to steer them without drowning in operational detail. The discussion links ISO leadership clauses to governance, ESG, and performance, illustrated with real-world examples. Participants leave with a clear view of how to turn compliance into a competitive advantage and a practical checklist of leadership actions that make systems work.
Target audience
Top management according to ISO management system standards
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and board members
Division heads and functional leaders
Executives preparing for ISO certification or system redesign
Senior managers overseeing quality, security, ESG, or compliance
Top management according to ISO management system standards
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and board members
Division heads and functional leaders
Executives preparing for ISO certification or system redesign
Senior managers overseeing quality, security, ESG, or compliance
Agenda
Management systems as a leadership instrument
From certification artefact to governance and steering tool
Why executives (not auditors) ultimately determine system value
Leadership commitments and tone at the top
What ISO leadership clauses actually expect from top management
How leadership behaviour translates into culture and outcomes
Linking systems to performance and risk
Using KPIs, management reviews, and assurance as strategic signals
Aligning quality, security, and ESG objectives without complexity
Compliance versus competitive advantage
Typical patterns of “paper compliance” and their consequences
Real-world examples where systems enabled resilience and trust
Executive actions that make systems work
What to ask for, review, and challenge as an executive
Practical priorities to turn compliance into sustained value
Management systems as a leadership instrument
From certification artefact to governance and steering tool
Why executives (not auditors) ultimately determine system value
Leadership commitments and tone at the top
What ISO leadership clauses actually expect from top management
How leadership behaviour translates into culture and outcomes
Linking systems to performance and risk
Using KPIs, management reviews, and assurance as strategic signals
Aligning quality, security, and ESG objectives without complexity
Compliance versus competitive advantage
Typical patterns of “paper compliance” and their consequences
Real-world examples where systems enabled resilience and trust
Executive actions that make systems work
What to ask for, review, and challenge as an executive
Practical priorities to turn compliance into sustained value
Course ID:
HAM-LMS-1
Audience:
Executive
Domain:
Agnostic
Available in:
English
Duration:
1.5 h
List price:
CHF 550
Excl. VAT. VAT may apply depending on customer location and status.
What you get
Learning outcomes
Understand what modern ISO-based management systems actually do and why they matter strategically.
Recognise the leadership commitments required by standards and how they link to value creation, risk control, and trust.
Distinguish between “paper compliance” and genuine system effectiveness.
Learn how leadership behaviour shapes audit results, staff engagement, and external perception.
Identify how management systems integrate with ESG, risk, and governance agendas.
Define actionable leadership priorities for your own organisation.
Understand what modern ISO-based management systems actually do and why they matter strategically.
Recognise the leadership commitments required by standards and how they link to value creation, risk control, and trust.
Distinguish between “paper compliance” and genuine system effectiveness.
Learn how leadership behaviour shapes audit results, staff engagement, and external perception.
Identify how management systems integrate with ESG, risk, and governance agendas.
Define actionable leadership priorities for your own organisation.
Learning materials
Slide deck (executive summary)
“Leadership Action Checklist” (key behaviours that drive value)
One-page summary: “System Effectiveness Indicators for Executives”
Slide deck (executive summary)
“Leadership Action Checklist” (key behaviours that drive value)
One-page summary: “System Effectiveness Indicators for Executives”
Templates & tools
Leadership action checklist
System maturity self-assessment
Executive review prep notes
Leadership action checklist
System maturity self-assessment
Executive review prep notes
Prerequisites
None. Designed for executives, board members, and senior managers responsible for organisational performance and governance.
None. Designed for executives, board members, and senior managers responsible for organisational performance and governance.
Continuous learning
Follow-up modules
Follow-up modules
After completion of this module, the following modules are ideal to further deepen the participant's competence.
After completion of this module, the following modules are ideal to further deepen the participant's competence.
Ready to achieve mastery?
Bring ISO requirements into everyday practice to reduce avoidable issues and strengthen the trust of your customers and stakeholders.
Ready to achieve mastery?
Bring ISO requirements into everyday practice to reduce avoidable issues and strengthen the trust of your customers and stakeholders.
Ready to achieve mastery?
Bring ISO requirements into everyday practice to reduce avoidable issues and strengthen the trust of your customers and stakeholders.