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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking
- Gaining a clear understanding of strategic insight and why it matters
- Distinguishing between strategic thinking and day-to-day operational thinking
- Recognising organisational priorities and key strategic challenges
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
- Utilising SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
- Spotting trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organisational objectives with broader business priorities
- Applying strategic problem-solving and decision-making methods
- Cultivating a strategic mindset
- Practical Activity: Performing a strategic analysis on a workplace case
Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action
- Moving from analysis to making strategic choices
- Identifying potential strategic options and alternatives
- Evaluating risks, opportunities, and the overall business impact
- Handling prioritisation and allocating resources effectively
- Engaging in scenario planning and forward-looking thinking
- Applying critical thinking within complex situations
- Making informed decisions even when information is incomplete
- Formulating strong strategic recommendations
- Communicating strategic insights clearly to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Developing a strategic action plan
Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance
- Exploring the concepts of coaching and mentoring
- Differentiating between coaching, mentoring, training, and management
- Understanding the leader’s role as a coach and mentor
- Fostering trust and psychological safety
- Practising active listening and asking powerful questions
- Setting goals and facilitating development conversations
- Giving and receiving constructive feedback
- Applying recognised coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioural challenges
- Designing individual development plans
- Practical Activity: Engaging in coaching and mentoring role plays
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
- Identifying sources of influence and power
- Learning how to influence without relying on formal authority
- Making and interpreting stakeholder maps
- Understanding the varied needs and motivations of different stakeholders
- Using persuasive communication techniques
- Building compelling business cases and arguments
- Projecting executive presence and communicating with confidence
- Managing resistance and dealing with difficult stakeholders
- Applying negotiation and influencing strategies
- Workshop: Participating in a stakeholder influence simulation
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Integrating strategic insight, coaching skills, and influence tactics
- Influencing high-level strategic decisions
- Leading effectively through change and uncertainty
- Managing difficult and high-stakes conversations
- Building alignment across teams and diverse stakeholders
- Cultivating commitment and accountability
- Coaching others to help them achieve strategic objectives
- Measuring the tangible impact of leadership interventions
- Creating a personal leadership and influence action plan
- Final Exercise: Working through an integrated strategic leadership case study
- Conducting individual action planning and reviewing the course
Requirements
- A basic to intermediate understanding of leadership and management principles.
- Professional experience in a supervisory, managerial, or specialist role is recommended.
- No formal certification or specific technical prerequisites are required.
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.
