Adapting to operating challenges for Executives

Adapting to operating challenges for Executives

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate personal leadership capabilities, and benchmark against globally recognized leaders
• Influence the culture within their organization through higher engagement and employee involvement
• Create value by applying vital executive skills across the full range of responsibilities
• Evaluate organizational and workplace disruptions and take advantage of opportunities to maintain a competitive edge
• Write a personal executive agenda that drives top performance personally and organizationally

Target Competencies

• Organizational leadership
• Executive strategic thinking
• Dealing with organizational culture
• Value creation
• Leading operational transformation
• Risk management
• Executive decision making
• Cultural sensitivity

Course outline:

The Senior executive - An inward perspective

• A perspective on leadership: local vs regional vs global
• Competencies of a successful senior executive 
• Behavioral competencies
• Functional competencies
• Levels of executive leadership
• A discussion around Tim Collins 'Level 5 Leadership'
• A discussion around leadership styles
• Ethics and executive-ship 
• Interpreting ethics 
• Practicing ethics 
• Building an ethical framework
• Leadership mindset and self-awareness

The Senior executive – An outward perspective

• The view from the top
• Engaging the organization
• Influencing the culture
• Building the structure
• Involving the employees
• Interacting with the market
• Dealing with new market realities
• Understanding the new consumer
• Building partnerships and alliances
• The importance of market collaboration
• Dealing with competition – how well do you know them

From strategy to value creation

• Staying strategically nimble
• Driving operational versatility
• Knowing your numbers - where to start
• Mastering your business forecast
• Revisiting key financial statements
• Reviewing key measures and KPIs – keeping an eye on the right stuff
• Optimizing your decision in a challenging landscape
• Value Creation: three ways to creating value a senior executive must know
• The Clayton Christensen approach

Dealing with Market Variables

• From intermittent change to constant disruptions – the law of permanent transformation
• The executive challenge: balancing between stability and flexibility
• Introducing dexterity and resourcefulness across the organization
• Embracing risk and thinking alternatives

The Executive Agenda

• 5 things you must always do
• 4 strategic elements you need to have on your agenda
• Mentoring, coaching, and peer networking
• Self-development and personal wellness