Executive Program in Leadership & Organisational Strategy


OBJECTIVES

This Executive Program in Leadership & Organisational Strategy training course aims to enable participants to achieve the following objectives:

  • Develop good Vision and Mission statements in support of strategy formulation
  • Carry out stakeholder analyses to enable management of diverse interests
  • Relate leadership qualities to culture and strategy development
  • Develop a “systems thinking” view of organisations
  • Turn strategy into business and operational plans

Outline

The Strategizing Process
  • Why strategize: 21st century changes and challenges?
  • Psychological aspects of decision making
  • Strategic thinking – who, how, when & why
  • Examples of strategy success and failure
  • The functions and capabilities of a strategic manager
  • Culture and strategic choices
The Strategic Process
  • Impact of external change: competitive positioning, technology, regulation
  • Innovation: Blue v Red Ocean strategies
  • The strategy hierarchy
  • Realising the strategies: making them happen
  • Recognising & reacting to disruptive competition
  • Competitive positioning
Strategic Management Skills
  • Leadership theories & styles
  • Attributes of successful leaders
  • Strategic skills: traits or contextual
  • Visioning, communicating & framing
  • Team and organisation perspectives on implementing strategies
  • Leading others through the strategic process
Managing the Culture
  • The significance of corporate culture
  • Facets of culture: the cultural web
  • The Leaders role in establishing the culture
  • Managing in a multi-cultural corporation
  • Impact of culture on strategy roll out
  • Challenges of mergers & acquisitions
Tactics and Plans
  • Employing tactics to achieve objectives
  • What type of plan?
  • Owning and implementing plans
  • Strategic execution: budgeting, forecasting & adjusting to reality
  • Aligning corporate to individual objectives
  • A culture of learning

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