Leadership in the Global Enterprise Experience
Lead a global team and master the art of inspiring, unifying, and innovating to create impactful solutions for a better world.

Course overview
The Team Leader programme blends an intense challenge to lead a global team with unwavering support. Join a network from 137 countries in this award-winning contest and leave with a new level of confidence in your leadership ability and friends for life. Impact the UN Sustainable Development Goals as you navigate pressure, celebrate diversity and defy all odds to deliver a business concept for social good.
You’ll receive training in developing a business proposal, using virtual team technology, fostering creativity, honing leadership skills, understanding social entrepreneurship, and most importantly, personal growth. Access educational resources, attend interactive webinars, participate in peer-support workshops, and receive personal one-to-one coaching.
Compete for awards and prize money and the opportunity to win seed capital to bring your business concept to life.
You can opt for a level 7 micro-credential from Victoria University of Wellington after completion.
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Course Elements
- Leading a cross-cultural virtual team
- Business proposal development
- Economics, financing and marketing
- One-to-one personal coaching and business coaching
- Innovation process
- Creative tools for concept development
- New venture strategy
Further Information
Global Enterprise Experience for Free
Not keen on leading but want to try out the experience? You can enrol as a team member for free.
Micro-credential
Completion to an acceptable standard earns you the option of a Victoria University of Wellington Leadership in the Global Enterprise Experience Micro-credential (12 points at NZQA Level 7). You have the option of this additional recognition for $304.75 incl. GST.
Course format
You may choose to enrol as a single participant or as a pair. Sessions are interactive two-hour webinars with rich connection to peers. Sessions are repeated so the times suit people in different time zones and work circumstances.
Benefits for organisations
As a particpating organisation will benefit through improved:
- Leadership skills learnt through experience and insight
- Capacity to make new ideas happen
- Insights on impacting the UN SDGs profitably
- Diversity, inclusion and belonging skills and strategies
- New venture planning
- Personal growth to take on challenges and excel
Here's what others are saying
“I learnt more in these three weeks than all my years at university. All the ideas to make a project happen were crafted into one awesome team proposal.” Rick Stemm, United States
“When I finally saw the results my eyes filled with tears of joy. No matter our race or religion we can succeed with just unity.” Aziz Samandari, Iran
“Our team was a symphony of diversity – across ages, cultures, and world views. We were divided by geography, but united by technology.” Jean Terblanche, South Africa
“When we used the creativity tools to our surprise we were flooded with great ideas to profitably impact the UN SDGs.” Salome Pellan, Vanuatu