Strategy ● Understood ● Applied

Strategic Thinking & Planning

(3 Days)

 

Introduction
In today’s information rich business environment, the challenge of executives is both to identify strategically important priorities, which ensure corporate success, but also to transform these priorities into deployable practices, through proper planning and appropriate approaches.

Course Objectives
Through this highly interactive practical course you will learn how to identify Strategically important priorities (creativity techniques will enable you to expand the scope of your thinking, beyond product and services, to alternative areas such as organisational structure and even new business models), identify personal and corporate obstacles of “outside the box” strategic thinking, as well as transform Strategically important priorities into practice (by utilising tools such as the Balanced Scorecard, to translate vision and strategy into operational objectives that drive performance and behaviour).

Benefits of Attending
By attending this course you will be able to:
Understand the concept of organisational Strategy in all its dimensions
Recognise new areas Strategic priorities can potentially emerge from
Identify personal obstacles and potential lethargy in “thinking outside the box”
Identify organisational obstacles and potential lethargy in developing a clear Strategy
Become a catalyst to systematise and build a culture of creativity and innovation
Prioritise Strategic issues within your organisation (or department)
Master the process to develop a Strategy and translate this Strategy into an Action Plan
Understand and handle required Change within your organisation to implement your Strategy in a systematic way

Who Has Attended
Executives from organisations such as Coca-Cola HBC, Johnson & Johnson, Citibank, Bosch, Carrefour, Heineken, TNT, Nestlé, Mercedes, Novartis, Henkel, Exus, WWF, Etisalat, ADNOC, FAB, SCAD etc.

Training Style
The course will use a combination of techniques, such as presentations, global studies,  visual illustrations, case studies from leading organisations (such as Vodafone, Yell, Google, Apple, Interface, DHL), as well as sharing of participants’ experience. Furthermore, the course is strengthened by individual and team workshops, in order for participants to embed managerial techniques taught and receive coaching and feedback on their performance.

Content Summary
Module 1: The Strategy Concept
Within this Module, participants will be inducted into the concept of Strategy and its importance for successful organisations in the past and future.

Module 2: Global Strategic Thinking
Within this Module, participants will be introduced to the Global Aspects of Strategic thinking, such as understanding how successful organisations in the future will look like, realising different competition strategies and acknowledging emerging trends such as sustainability.

Module 3: Corporate Strategic Thinking
Within this Module, participants will be introduced to the Corporate Aspects of Strategic thinking, such as understanding how lethargy, internal organisation, culture and processes impact long terms success.

Module 4: Human Strategic Thinking
Within this Module, participants will be introduced to the Human Aspects of Strategic thinking, such as understanding peoples’ barriers to think strategically, realising characteristics of successful future employees and facilitating a culture  of “outside the box thinking”.

Module 5: Developing a Strategy
Within this Module, participants will learn how to develop a Strategy, based on understanding external expectations and trends, as well as internal performance results.

Module 6: Implementing a Strategy
Within this Module, participants will learn how to implement a developed Strategy, based on managing its deployment, and well as handling potential internal resistance.

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