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Certified Chief of Staff course (HdWM)

Systematic preparation for your role as a strategic business partner

This course is held in German.
In the role of Chief of Staff, you will work closely with the company management. The specific nature of your role is very company-specific and is largely determined by the agreements and distribution of tasks within the management team. The Chief of Staff course is designed to systematically prepare you for this new role as a strategic business partner . This primarily includes competencies and skills from the areas of project management, data analysis and processing, leadership, strategy and artificial intelligence. The training takes place in class, offers valuable exchange with colleagues and provides access to an international Chief of Staff network. Take the opportunity to take your career to the next level with this certification! (The role of Chief of Staff corresponds to level 5 of the Global Skills Matrix).

This training course was designed in cooperation with the Mannheim University of Applied Management Sciences and meets the university's quality standards in terms of overall concept, content, trainers and examinations. As a result, participants benefit from high-quality qualifications with guaranteed topicality, high practical relevance and excellent trainers.

 

Would you like to convince your line manager that further training to become a certified Chief of Staff (HdWM) is just right for you? This qualification offers you and your company numerous advantages: first-class quality, recognized certification and targeted potential development are just some of the convincing reasons. Download our overview and discover how this further training can advance your professional future and the success of your company.

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Certified Chief of Staff course (HdWM)

Compulsory module 1 (attendance or live online)
2 days
Chief of Staff - strategic business partner in the office
Compulsory module 2 (attendance and online)
9 days
Advanced module Chief of Staff

Learning environment

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Your benefit

This course teaches targeted skills in the areas of project competence, leadership, strategy, data competence and artificial intelligence and prepares you for the typical job profile of a Chief of Staff. You will learn in a class group and benefit from direct exchange and networking with the other participants. You will also gain access to an international Chief of Staff network and will be able to exchange ideas and network with other Chief of Staffs worldwide even after completing the course. Seize the opportunity to take your career to the next level with this certification!

Methods

Expert input from the trainer, exercises and exchange of experience, checklists and tools.

Recommended for

The part-time certification as Chief of Staff (HdWM) is aimed at university graduates who would like to take their first steps towards a management career in the company, (senior) executive assistants, project managers or trainers who have been supporting management for some time in terms of content and expertise and would like to develop their skills further and prove their expertise with a university certificate.

Final examination

Final presentation & colloquium

In the final examination, a colloquium takes place and the participants give a presentation in plenary. The subject of the presentation is the participants' individual projects, which, under the motto "My journey - my role", document the participants' development during the course, strengthen their own position in the company in a targeted manner and make the potential of the role as Chief of Staff visible.

The final session is for sharing, reflecting and deepening your own insights. It provides a space to share experiences, receive inspiration and reflect on personal growth. As the certification takes place in class, there is always the opportunity to exchange ideas with the other participants as learning mentors, to learn from each other and to support each other.

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Find out from Diana Brandl and Christopher Sorg what the role of Chief of Staff entails and what you can expect from the course:
Interview with Ann Hiatt Former Right Hand to CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon & Eric Schmidt of Google

You can watch 2 videos about the event.

Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

Chief of Staff: Tasks, Skills & Salary

A Chief of Staff (CoS) works largely autonomously in contrast to administrative assistants (Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Assistant to the Board of Directors/Management, etc.) and takes on a number of basic tasks with a clear focus on organizing time processes, the flow of information and decision-making processes in the company more effectively. The role is closely linked to that of the CEO. The Chief of [...]

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Find out from Diana Brandl and Christopher Sorg what the role of Chief of Staff entails and what you can expect from the course:
Interview with Ann Hiatt Former Right Hand to CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon & Eric Schmidt of Google

You can watch 2 videos about the event.

Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

Chief of Staff: Tasks, Skills & Salary

A Chief of Staff (CoS) works largely autonomously in contrast to administrative assistants (Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Assistant to the Board of Directors/Management, etc.) and takes on a number of basic tasks with a clear focus on organizing time processes, the flow of information and decision-making processes in the company more effectively. The role is closely linked to that of the CEO. The Chief of [...]

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Booking number
41675
€ 5.570,- plus VAT
11 days
Basic module and advanced module incl. examination
with certificate
German
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11 days
Basic module and advanced module incl. examination
In-person or Online
with certificate

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