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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking
- The significance of strategic insight in leadership
- Distinguishing strategic thinking from operational focus
- Identifying key organisational priorities and strategic hurdles
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
- Applying SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
- Recognising trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organisational goals with broader business priorities
- Strategic problem-solving and decision-making processes
- Cultivating a strategic mindset
- Practical Exercise: Strategic analysis of a workplace scenario
Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action
- Transitioning from analysis to strategic choices
- Exploring strategic options and alternatives
- Assessing risks, opportunities, and business implications
- Prioritising initiatives and allocating resources effectively
- Scenario planning and forward-thinking strategies
- Applying critical thinking to complex situations
- Making decisions amid incomplete information
- Formulating strategic recommendations
- Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Formulating a strategic action plan
Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance
- Core concepts of coaching and mentoring
- Differentiating coaching, mentoring, training, and management
- The leader’s role as a coach and mentor
- Establishing trust and psychological safety
- Practising active listening and powerful questioning
- Setting goals and conducting development conversations
- Delivering and receiving constructive feedback
- Utilising coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioural challenges
- Designing individual development plans
- Practical Exercise: Role-playing coaching and mentoring sessions
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Defining personal impact and professional credibility
- Understanding sources of influence and power
- Exerting influence without formal authority
- Mapping and analysing stakeholder dynamics
- Recognising diverse stakeholder needs and motivations
- Employing persuasive communication techniques
- Constructing compelling business arguments
- Projecting executive presence and communicating with confidence
- Navigating resistance and engaging difficult stakeholders
- Mastering negotiation and influence strategies
- Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Synthesising strategic insight, coaching, and influence
- Driving influence on strategic decisions
- Leading effectively through change and uncertainty
- Facilitating difficult and high-stakes conversations
- Fostering alignment across teams and stakeholders
- Generating commitment and accountability
- Coaching others toward strategic objectives
- Evaluating the impact of leadership initiatives
- Creating a personal leadership and influence action plan
- Final Exercise: Integrated strategic leadership case study
- Personal action planning and course retrospective
Requirements
- A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
- Professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialist capacities is advised.
- Formal certifications or specific technical prerequisites are not mandatory.
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.
