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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking
- Comprehending strategic insight and its critical importance
- Distinguishing strategic thinking from operational thinking
- Recognizing organizational priorities and strategic challenges
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
- Applying SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
- Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organizational objectives with broader business priorities
- Employing strategic problem-solving and decision-making techniques
- Cultivating a strategic mindset
- Practical Activity: Conducting a strategic analysis of a workplace scenario
Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action
- Transitioning from analysis to strategic choices
- Identifying strategic options and viable alternatives
- Evaluating risks, opportunities, and business impact
- Prioritizing initiatives and allocating resources effectively
- Engaging in scenario planning and future-oriented thinking
- Applying critical thinking in complex situations
- Making decisions despite incomplete information
- Formulating strategic recommendations
- Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Creating a strategic action plan
Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance
- Gaining an understanding of coaching and mentoring
- Differentiating coaching, mentoring, training, and management
- Recognizing the role of leaders as coaches and mentors
- Building trust and ensuring psychological safety
- Practicing active listening and powerful questioning
- Setting goals and facilitating development conversations
- Providing and receiving constructive feedback
- Applying coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
- Developing individual development plans
- Practical Activity: Executing coaching and mentoring role plays
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
- Identifying sources of influence and power
- Influencing outcomes without formal authority
- Maintaining stakeholder maps and conducting analysis
- Understanding the needs and motivations of various stakeholders
- Using persuasive communication techniques
- Constructing compelling business arguments
- Demonstrating executive presence and confident communication
- Managing resistance and engaging difficult stakeholders
- Applying negotiation and influencing techniques
- Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
- Influencing high-level strategic decisions
- Leading effectively through change and uncertainty
- Managing difficult and high-stakes conversations
- Building alignment across teams and stakeholders
- Fostering commitment and accountability
- Coaching others to meet strategic objectives
- Measuring the impact of leadership initiatives
- Formulating a personal leadership and influence action plan
- Final Exercise: Completing an integrated strategic leadership case study
- Finalizing individual action plans and reviewing course content
Requirements
- A fundamental to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
- Prior professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialized roles is advised.
- No specific certifications or technical prerequisites are necessary.
Testimonials (2)
Very open and good discussions
Martin - Novelis Deutschland GmbH
Course - Strategic Management
Very practical. Trainer was very flexible in ensuring we meet our needs.