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Course Overview Today's managers need to develop a wider business perspective in order to progress within the organisation. They need to be more strategically aware in order to manage both the 'big picture' and the day-to-day demands or their department/business. This course is an intensive programme that focuses on giving participants the skills to feel more confident about operating and influencing at a higher strategic level. It will enable them to ask the right questions and to contribute more effectively at strategic decision-making forums. Audience All managers who want to fast-track their understanding of the most important and effective strategic processes, ideas, tools and techniques. Skills Gained By the end of the course you will be able to: - contribute to the strategic debate in your organisation so that the quality of strategic decisions is improved
- evaluate different strategic choices open to your organisation
- engage your team members in your organisation's strategic goals
- assist your organisation to capitalise on the knowledge, skills and abilities of its people
- adapt more quickly to new opportunities, and respond more positively to threats in the environment
- implement strategy more effectively.
Course Outline Day 1 Welcome and introductions - clarifying the strategic issues in your organisation
- what is/should be your role in strategy?
- a framework for understanding different approaches to strategy
Analysing how things are now - clarifying your organisation's current mission, vision and values
- analysing the internal and external forces that impact your organisation - SWOT and PESTLE
- tangible and intangible assets to build on
- exploring strategic assets using asset mapping
- strategic positions
- Boston matrix
- Ansoff matrix
- Porter's generic strategies
- value chain analysis
Analysing how things can be in the future - creating a future vision and the concept of BHAGs
- scenario planning.
Day 2 Strategic change - types of change
- analysing the choices available to manage change
- systemic thinking
- engaging people in the change process
- communicating strategic change and overcoming resistance
Strategic influencing - overcoming groupthink
- strategic networking and using politics positively
- influencing upwards
- strategic influencing without using formal authority
Closing the knowledge-doing gap - roadblocks to doing: the smart-talk trap
- converting knowledge into value added action
- crafting an implementation plan.
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