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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking

  • Defining strategic insight and its critical role in leadership
  • Distinguishing between strategic and operational thinking
  • Pinpointing organizational priorities and strategic hurdles
  • Conducting environmental and stakeholder assessments
  • Applying SWOT and PESTLE analytical frameworks
  • Recognizing trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
  • Aligning organizational goals with broader business priorities
  • Strategies for strategic problem-solving and decision-making
  • Cultivating a strategic mindset
  • Practical Activity: Strategic analysis of a workplace scenario

Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action

  • Translating analysis into strategic choices
  • Exploring strategic options and alternatives
  • Assessing risks, opportunities, and potential business impact
  • Prioritizing initiatives and allocating resources effectively
  • Engaging in scenario planning and future-oriented thinking
  • Applying critical thinking in complex environments
  • Decision-making processes when information is incomplete
  • Formulating strategic recommendations
  • Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
  • Workshop: Creation of a strategic action plan

Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance

  • Fundamentals of coaching and mentoring
  • Differentiating coaching, mentoring, training, and management
  • The leader’s role as a coach and mentor
  • Establishing trust and psychological safety
  • Techniques for active listening and impactful questioning
  • Setting goals and facilitating development conversations
  • Providing and receiving constructive feedback
  • Utilizing coaching models and frameworks
  • Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
  • Designing individual development plans
  • Practical Activity: Coaching and mentoring simulations

Day 4 – Impact & Influence

  • Building personal impact and professional credibility
  • Identifying sources of influence and power
  • Exerting influence without formal authority
  • Mapping and analyzing stakeholders
  • Understanding diverse stakeholder needs and motivations
  • Techniques for persuasive communication
  • Constructing compelling business cases
  • Exhibiting executive presence and confident delivery
  • Handling resistance and difficult stakeholder dynamics
  • Employing negotiation and influence strategies
  • Workshop: Stakeholder influence simulation

Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application

  • Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
  • Shaping strategic decisions
  • Leading effectively through change and uncertainty
  • Navigating difficult and high-stakes conversations
  • Fostering alignment across teams and stakeholder groups
  • Driving commitment and accountability
  • Coaching others to meet strategic objectives
  • Evaluating the impact of leadership interventions
  • Developing a 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 concepts.
  • Professional experience in a supervisory, managerial, or specialist capacity is advisable.
  • No specific certifications or technical prerequisites are necessary.

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