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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.
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.