Strategic Leadership and Management Course

Introduction

Strategic Management and Leadership Course offers guidance to any leader who wants to make smart decisions about important components like new business strategies, succession planning, and the utilization of human capital to support and nurture their business

Today’s leaders have a lot more responsibility on their shoulders, especially with the increasing uncertainty of these times. They need to focus on what will navigate their business through the obstacles of time, towards successful returns.

The course focuses on strategic management, which develops the skills behind strategic thinking and developing good leadership strategies to support the strategic planning function. Your success as a leader ultimately depends on persuading others to adopt and run with your ideas. This training will improve your ability to work with and through others to drive business success. You will learn the fundamentals of effectively leading people, teams, and organizations and develop tools to analyze business situations.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the participant should be able to;

•          Examine their own personality and behaviours to enhance self-awareness
•          Review leadership styles and practice – identifying overlaps and differences
•          Harness the team’s ability to innovate
•          Develop and motivate the team for optimum performance
•          Evaluate how leaders impact culture and climate
•          Understand how leaders navigate change, strategy, and innovation
•          Understand and harness cultural differences
•          Differentiate between leadership, management, influence, and power
•          Understand the leader’s role in implementing change

Who should attend:

This course is targeted at managers and any other professional who want to hone their leadership skills  

Duration

5 days

Topics to be covered

Leadership: An Overview 

•          Leadership Styles  
•          The modern business environment 
•          Accountability mechanisms 

Core Leadership Competencies 

•          Leader or manager? 
•          Influence, authority, and power 
•          Emotions, mood & disposition 
•          Rapport-building 
•          Communication and its part in leadership 
•          Teamwork development 
•          Conflict resolution 
•          Coaching skills   

Leadership and Change 

•          Different approaches to change 
•          Models of the change process 
•          Individual reaction to change 
•          Politics of change 

Strategic Planning and Management 

•          Strategy definition and features 
•          Introduction to strategic management 
•          Introduction to strategic planning 
•          Strategic plan elements 
•          Components of a strategy statement 
•          Importance of strategic planning and management in an organization 

The Strategic Pillars 

•          Differentiate Between Mission and Vision 
•          Core Values and Their Role in Strategic Planning 
•          Articulate the Unique Value for Your Unit 
•          Value of Purpose in Ensuring a High-Performance Organization That Achieves Results 
•          Mission and Vision Statements  

Strategic Planning and Management Process 

•          Environment Analysis 
•          Strategy Formulation 
•          Strategy Implementation 
•          Strategy Evaluation 

Analyzing the Environment 

•          External environment 

o    Macro and micro factors 

o    Macro and Market Trends  

o    The performance matrix 

•          Internal environment 

o    Components of an Internal Assessment 

o    Concept of Core Competencies 

o    Importance of Culture in an Internal Assessment 

o    Internal Assessment Diagnostic  

•          Tools/Techniques for Conducting External and Internal Assessments 

Making Strategic Decision

Building a Strategic Plan – Key Elements 

•          Where you stand 

o    Internal/external assessment, mission, & principles 

•          What do you expect to accomplish? 

o    Vision, goals, & objectives 

•          How to get there? Strategy Map 
•          Developing strategic initiatives 
•          Developing an action plan 
•          Strategic performance measures 
•          What are the strategic risks? 

Communicating and Executing the Strategic Action Plan  

Strategy Review 

Three D’s in Strategic Planning 

Strategic Concerns in Competitive Environment 

Strategic Thinking 

Leadership and Strategy