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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking
- Grasping the concept of strategic insight and its significance
- Distinguishing between strategic and operational thinking
- Recognising organisational priorities and strategic hurdles
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
- Utilising SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
- Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organisational objectives with business priorities
- Strategic problem-solving and decision-making processes
- Cultivating a strategic mindset
- Practical Activity: Strategic analysis of a workplace case study
Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action
- Transitioning from analysis to strategic choice
- Identifying viable strategic options and alternatives
- Assessing risks, opportunities, and overall business impact
- Prioritisation and effective resource allocation
- Scenario planning and forward-thinking approaches
- Applying critical thinking in complex situations
- Decision-making under conditions of incomplete information
- Formulating strategic recommendations
- Conveying strategic insights to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Drafting a strategic action plan
Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance
- Comprehending coaching and mentoring principles
- Distinguishing between coaching, mentoring, training, and management
- The leader’s role as a coach and mentor
- Establishing trust and psychological safety
- Employing active listening and powerful questioning
- Setting goals and facilitating development conversations
- Providing and receiving constructive feedback
- Applying coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioural challenges
- Designing individual development plans
- Practical Activity: Role-playing for coaching and mentoring
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
- Exploring sources of influence and power
- Influencing outcomes without formal authority
- Mapping and analysing stakeholders
- Understanding diverse stakeholder needs and motivations
- Techniques for persuasive communication
- Constructing compelling business arguments
- Exhibiting executive presence and confident communication
- Managing resistance and difficult stakeholders
- Negotiation and influencing techniques
- Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
- Influencing key strategic decisions
- Leading through change and uncertainty
- Managing high-stakes and difficult conversations
- Building alignment across teams and stakeholders
- Fostering commitment and accountability
- Coaching others to meet strategic objectives
- Measuring the effectiveness of leadership interventions
- Personal leadership and influence action plan
- Final Exercise: Integrated strategic leadership case study
- Individual action planning and course reflection
Requirements
- A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
- Practical professional experience in a supervisory, managerial, or specialist capacity is advised.
- No specific formal 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.
