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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking
- The significance of strategic insight in business contexts
- Distinguishing strategic thinking from operational thinking
- Recognising organisational priorities and strategic hurdles
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder assessments
- Applying SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
- Spotting trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organisational goals with business priorities
- Strategic problem-solving and decision-making processes
- Cultivating a strategic mindset
- Practical Activity: Analyzing a workplace case through a strategic lens
Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action
- Transitioning from analysis to strategic choices
- Identifying and evaluating strategic options and alternatives
- Assessing risks, opportunities, and business impact
- Prioritization and effective resource allocation
- Scenario planning and future-oriented thinking
- Applying critical thinking in complex environments
- Decision-making under conditions of incomplete information
- Formulating strategic recommendations
- Communicating strategic insights to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Constructing 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
- Mastery of active listening and powerful questioning
- Goal setting and conducting development conversations
- Providing and receiving constructive feedback
- Utilizing established coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
- Creating individual development plans
- Practical Activity: Role-playing coaching and mentoring scenarios
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
- Sources of influence and power in the workplace
- Exerting influence without relying on formal authority
- Stakeholder mapping and analytical approaches
- Understanding stakeholder needs and motivations
- Employing persuasive communication techniques
- Constructing compelling business arguments
- Demonstrating executive presence and confident communication
- Managing resistance and dealing with difficult stakeholders
- Techniques for negotiation and influence
- Workshop: Stakeholder influence simulation
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
- Influencing high-level strategic decisions
- Leading through change and uncertainty
- Managing difficult and high-stakes conversations
- Building alignment across teams and stakeholder groups
- Fostering commitment and accountability
- Coaching others toward strategic objectives
- Measuring the effectiveness of leadership interventions
- Creating a personal leadership and influence action plan
- Final Exercise: Integrated strategic leadership case study
- Individual action planning and course reflection
Requirements
- A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
- Recommended professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialist capacities.
- No specific formal certifications or technical prerequisites are 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.
