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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking

  • Exploring strategic insight and its critical value
  • Distinguishing strategic thinking from operational thinking
  • Recognizing organizational priorities and key strategic challenges
  • Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
  • Utilizing SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
  • Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
  • Aligning organizational goals with broader business priorities
  • Applying strategic problem-solving and decision-making processes
  • Cultivating a strategic mindset
  • Practical Activity: Analyzing a real-world workplace case from a strategic perspective

Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action

  • Translating analysis into strategic choices
  • Identifying strategic options and viable alternatives
  • Assessing risks, opportunities, and potential business impact
  • Prioritizing initiatives and allocating resources effectively
  • Employing scenario planning and future-oriented thinking
  • Applying critical thinking to complex situations
  • Decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and incomplete information
  • Formulating strategic recommendations
  • Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
  • Workshop: Crafting a comprehensive strategic action plan

Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance

  • Foundations of coaching and mentoring
  • Differentiating coaching, mentoring, training, and management
  • The leader’s role as a coach and mentor
  • Establishing trust and psychological safety in teams
  • Mastering active listening and powerful questioning
  • Setting goals and facilitating development conversations
  • Providing and receiving constructive feedback
  • Utilizing established coaching models and frameworks
  • Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
  • Designing individual development plans
  • Practical Activity: Engaging in coaching and mentoring role-plays

Day 4 – Impact & Influence

  • Defining personal impact and professional credibility
  • Understanding the sources of influence and power
  • Influencing outcomes without formal authority
  • Mapping and analyzing stakeholders
  • Understanding varied stakeholder needs and motivations
  • Applying persuasive communication techniques
  • Constructing compelling business arguments
  • Projecting executive presence and confident communication
  • Managing resistance and engaging difficult stakeholders
  • Using negotiation and influence strategies effectively
  • Workshop: Participating in a stakeholder influence simulation

Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application

  • Synthesizing strategic insight, coaching, and influence
  • Influencing high-level strategic decisions
  • Leading through change and uncertainty
  • Handling difficult and high-stakes conversations
  • Building alignment across teams and stakeholders
  • Generating commitment and accountability
  • Coaching others to meet strategic objectives
  • Measuring the effectiveness of leadership interventions
  • Developing a personal leadership and influence action plan
  • Final Exercise: Completing an integrated strategic leadership case study
  • Creating individual action plans and reviewing course outcomes

Requirements

  • A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management concepts.
  • Professional experience in a supervisory, managerial, or specialized role is advised.
  • No specific formal certifications or technical prerequisites are necessary.

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