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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.
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.