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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking
- Exploring strategic insight and its critical importance
- Contrasting strategic thinking with operational thinking
- Recognizing organizational priorities and strategic hurdles
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
- Utilizing SWOT and PESTLE analysis frameworks
- Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organizational goals with broader business priorities
- Applying strategic problem-solving and decision-making techniques
- Cultivating a strategic mindset
- Practical Activity: Analyzing a workplace case from a strategic perspective
Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action
- Transitioning from analysis to strategic selection
- Identifying viable strategic options and alternatives
- Assessing risks, opportunities, and business impact
- Managing prioritization and resource distribution
- Engaging in scenario planning and future-oriented thinking
- Employing critical thinking in complex environments
- Making decisions amidst incomplete information
- Formulating strategic recommendations
- Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Designing a strategic action plan
Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance
- Understanding the principles of coaching and mentoring
- Distinguishing between coaching, mentoring, training, and management
- The role of leaders as coaches and mentors
- Establishing trust and psychological safety
- Mastering active listening and powerful questioning
- Setting goals and conducting development conversations
- Providing and receiving constructive feedback
- Applying established coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
- Creating individual development plans
- Practical Activity: Executing coaching and mentoring role-plays
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
- Identifying sources of influence and power
- Influencing outcomes without relying on formal authority
- Performing stakeholder mapping and analysis
- Recognizing diverse stakeholder needs and motivations
- Utilizing persuasive communication techniques
- Constructing compelling business arguments
- Demonstrating executive presence and confident communication
- Managing resistance and engaging difficult stakeholders
- Applying negotiation and influencing strategies
- Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Synthesizing strategic insight, coaching, and influence
- Influencing high-level strategic decisions
- Leading effectively through change and uncertainty
- Managing high-stakes and difficult conversations
- Fostering alignment across teams and stakeholders
- Driving commitment and accountability
- Coaching others to realize strategic objectives
- Evaluating the impact of leadership interventions
- Developing a personal leadership and influence action plan
- Final Exercise: Analyzing an integrated strategic leadership case study
- Individual action planning and course reflection
Requirements
- A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
- Relevant professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialist positions is advised.
- 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.
